New Strategies for Managing COPD

5:30pm - 8:45pm on June 19, 2012 @ The Molly Blank Center on the campus of National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

The goal of this program will be to improve the knowledge, competence and performance in assessment and treatment of COPD through a live evening symposium, incorporating case-based learning, multi-media approaches and written materials.

 

Target Audience

Family and Internal Medicine Physicians, Pulmonologists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, and allied health professionals who work with COPD patients in the Rocky Mountain Region.

 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this educational conference, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the 2011 GOLD recommendations for the combined assessment of COPD.
  2. Determine appropriate therapies for COPD patients based on the new GOLD patient groups.
  3. Apply evidence-based management to your patients with COPD.

 

Dinner and syllabus will be provided.
There is no fee for this educational activity.

 

Register online or call 800.844.2305 to register

 

Faculty

Barry Make, MD (Program Chair)
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
National Jewish Health

Brendan Carolan, MD, MRCPI
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
National Jewish Health

Steven E. Lommatzsch, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
National Jewish Health

 

Agenda

Time Topic Speaker
5:30-6:00 pm Registration, Pre-Test and Exhibits  
6:00-6:05 pm Welcome  
6:05-6:10 pm Case Presentation Barry Make, MD
6:10-6:50 pm New Paradigm for COPD Assessment Brendan Carolan, MD
6:50-7:20 pm Break/Dinner  
7:20-8:00 pm Update on Therapy for COPD Steven Lommatzch
8:00-8:40 pm Interactive Cases Barry Make, MD
8:40-8:45 pm Closing Remarks Barry Make, MD

 

Register online or call 800.844.2305 to register

 

Physician Accreditation and Designation Statement

National Jewish Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

National Jewish Health designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Pharmacist Accreditation and Designation Statement

National Jewish Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

ACPENational Jewish Health designates this live activity for 2.25 contact hours (0.25 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Universal Activity Number: 0831-0000-12-002-L01-P
Type of Activity: Knowledge-Based

 

Nursing Accreditation

National Jewish Health is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 12724. This program is accredited for 2.5 Nursing Contact Hours. Participant attendance throughout the entire program is required to receive contact hours.

 

Sponsored by National Jewish Health in collaboration with:

Colorado Pharmacists Society    COPD Foundation

 

Register online or call 800.844.2305 to register

 

Commercial Support

This activity is supported by educational grants from Boehringer Ingelheim and Merck.

 

Exhibiting

This event is a great venue for communication physicians and members of the healthcare community, as well as great learning opportunity for you. Exhibit space is conveniently located steps away from the meeting space and the agenda is designed to allow time for attendees to visit the exhibit hall.

If you are interested in exhibiting at this event, please fill out and return the application to Mandy Comeau via fax 303-728-6521 or email. You can contact Mandy directly with any questions at 303-728-6585.

 

Continuing Medical, Pharmacy and Nursing Education Disclaimer

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CME/CE Opportunities 

The Office of Professional Education is the proud recipient of the CACME 2010 Outstanding CME Activity Award, in recognition of Making The Right Diagnosis: The Need For Spirometry. The award acknowledged this program’s creativity, innovative quality, significance of outcomes, and impact on the continuing medical education profession.