The burden and frequency of hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains high, requiring increased vigilance for changing symptoms and risk factors for exacerbations. It also requires that acute phase, emergency medicine, and inpatient healthcare providers (HCPs) are able to evaluate patient status and provide therapies matched to individual patient needs and severity levels. Gaps remain in HCPs’ ability to recognize individualized risk factors in patients with COPD and in collaboration between inpatient and outpatient providers. This activity was designed to promote awareness of the role of the emergency department and hospital in improving COPD care and to educate HCPs on the latest guideline recommendations for patient management and the many COPD therapies and devices available.
Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Bruce Webster Professor of Medicine
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York
This educational initiative has been designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and pharmacists involved in the management of patients with COPD in the hospital and transitional care setting.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
GOLD = Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME/CE credit for this activity.
During the period of December 18, 2020 through December 18, 2021, participants must:
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 70% or better. Pharmacists must check the CPE monitor for their credits within 60 days of the activity.
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Integrity Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Global Education Group designates this free continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (Universal Activity Number: 0530-9999-20-312-H01-P.)
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The following planners and managers (along with their spouses/life partners) reported no financial relationships nor relationships to products or devices with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity: Lindsay Borvansky, Ashley Cann, Andrea Funk, Donna Fausak, Liddy Knight, and Ashley Marostica.
Faculty Disclosures
Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS
Consulting Fees: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, CSL Behring, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi/Regeneron
Contracted Research: Afferent/Merck, Bayer, Biogen, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Respivant, Promedior/Roche, Veracyte
Data Safety Monitoring Board: Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Integrity Continuing Education and Global Education Group do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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This CME activity is provided by Integrity Continuing Education.
This CEU/CNE activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Integrity Continuing Education.
This activity is supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.