Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and adult asthma
Updates on assessment and treatment for both COPD and adult asthma.
Presentations
- Introduction and need for multidimensional assessment – Jeff Garrett
- Perspectives on assessment of dyspnea, functional status, health literacy, anxiety and depression – Nicola Corna & Sarah Candy
- Biomarkers in assessment and management – a new paradigm – Jeff Garrett
- Inhaler techniques and adherence – Nicola Corna
- Small airways – are they important? – Jeff Garrett
- Pulmonary rehabilitation – Nicola Corna & Sarah Candy
- Pulmonary clearance techniques – Sarah Candy & Jeff Garrett
- Severe asthma assessment & management – Jeff Garrett
- Case histories – Jeff Garrett, Sarah Candy, Nicola Corna
- When & how to use antibiotics in inflammatory airways disease – Jeff Garrett
2. Perspectives on assessment of dyspnea, functional status, health literacy, anxiety and depression (34 minutes)
Nicola Corna & Sarah Candy
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and adult asthma
Seminar held 20 August 2015
Facilitator
Dr Lynn McBain Director, PHARMAC Seminar Series
General Practitioner and Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington
Presenters
Dr Jeffrey Garrett Respiratory Physician, Clinical Director of Medicine, Middlemore Hospital CMDHB
Nicola Corna RN MN Clinical Nurse Specialist
Sarah Candy Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist & Pulmonary Rehab Coordinator / Director
These presentations are provided for professional development purposes for the benefit of qualified health practitioners and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of PHARMAC. PHARMAC accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.