COPD: clinical review![]() ![]() Content developed by MIMS Learning http://www.mimslearning.co.uk/ INTRODUCTIONThis resource covers the aetiology and risk factors for COPD, simple interventions such as stopping smoking, and the value of pulmonary rehabilitation, plus pharmacotherapy. LEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter completing this module the general practice nurse should be better able to:
AUTHORActivity author Dr Nicholas Hopkinson, Reader in respiratory medicine and clinical lead for COPD at Royal Brompton Hospital; Clinical senior lecturer at Imperial College London; Medical adviser for the British Lung Foundation Chairman of the British Thoracic Society specialist advisory group on COPD Practice Nurse featured articlesGuidelines in a nutshell. COPD: GOLD 2017 COPD Masterclass: Keeping pace with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Beverley Bostock-Cox Exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Beverley Bostock-Cox This resource is provided at an intermediate level by MIMS Learning. Read the article and reflect on what you have learned, then answer the test questions at the end. Complete the resource to obtain a certificate of completion to include in your revalidation portfolio. You should record the time spent on this resource in your CPD log. Complete the resource to obtain a certificate of completion to include in your revalidation portfolio. |
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