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Case Study: Post-hospital Follow-up After a COPD Exacerbation is organized by Pri-Med and will be held from Oct 12, 2018 - Oct 30, 2019. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Overview :
This case focuses on the management of COPD in a 75-year-old male who was recently discharged from the hospital, with special attention to the challenges of post-hospital management, and the importance of individualizing pharmacologic management based on patient- and disease-specific characteristics. Through discussion of guideline-based management and recommendations, participants will learn how to manage complex patients, reduce further hospitalizations, and recognize when it is appropriate to refer a patient.

Learning Objectives :
• Improve understanding of diagnosis and assessment of COPD, so as to better incorporate guideline recommendations and diagnostic tools to establish severity of disease and stratify care.
• Initiate and individualize therapy for patients with COPD based on guideline recommendations, patient subtypes, symptomology, exacerbation risk, and phenotype characteristics.
• Understand proper techniques for inhaler use and other self-management strategies, in order to effectively educate COPD patients and their caregivers, so as to help improve management and health outcomes

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.