COPD: Diagnosing, Managing and Treating
A webinar presentation hosted by Dr. Barry Make
Target Audience
This activity was developed for Primary Care Physicians and Physicians who work in Family or Internal Medicine.
Goals and Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will demonstrate the ability to:
- List the barriers to recognition, assessment and optimal management of COPD.
- Discuss the use and interpretation of spirometry to diagnose COPD.
- Select appropriate therapeutic interventions for COPD patients at each stage of disease.
- Describe appropriate uses of bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and other pharmacologic agents in treatment of COPD.
Accreditation and Designation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Elements, and Accreditation Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of National Jewish Health and Reed Medical Education. National Jewish Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medication education for physicians.
National Jewish Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Information Listed for CME Content Development and Approval Committee and Participating Program Faculty
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, National Jewish Health requires that all program faculty, content developers, CME approval committee, and medical writers in a position to control the content of this activity are expected to disclose any or no significant financial interest or other relationship with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services, with the exemption of non-profit or governmental organizations and non-health care related companies. Our goal is to ensure that there is no compromise of the ethical relationship that exists between those in a position to control the content of the activity and those attending the activity and their respective professional duties.
Significant financial interest is defined as receiving, or in the past twelve months having received, a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received or expected.
All CME Educational Activities sponsored by National Jewish Health are reviewed by our faculty CME committee to ensure a balanced and evidence-based presentation. Any potential conflict of interest among program faculty has been identified and resolved according to ACCME guidelines.
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, National Jewish Health requires that all persons in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including the CME review committee disclose all significant financial interest with commercial interests.
KEY
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- Advisory Board |
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- Consultant |
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- Investigator |
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- Speaker |
Barry Make, MD
Co-Director, COPD Program
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
National Jewish Health
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado Denver
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- AstraZeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Schering-Plough
C - AstraZeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chiesi, Dey L.P., GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Respironics, Schering-Plough, Squal, and Talecris
SP - Boehringer-Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer
Commercial Support
This program was made possible by an educational grant from Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Software Required
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