Point-of-Care101 – Demystifying New Evidence for COPD Management: Best Practices for Primary Care

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of primary care providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, involved in the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

As their lung function progressively declines, patients with COPD are at increased risk for exacerbations and hospitalizations—major drivers of morbidity, mortality, and overall medical costs associated with the disease.1,2 Additionally, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has placed patients with COPD at even greater risk for poor outcomes, while confounding frontline primary care clinicians as to how to best manage this at-risk patient population.3,4 In this Point-of-Care101 (POC101) educational program, a renowned expert in COPD will review best practices in evaluating and managing patients with moderate to very severe COPD, particularly within the present COVID-19 landscape. Faculty will also highlight recently released clinical data surrounding available and emerging maintenance therapies for this at-risk patient population. With the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes, this program provides recommendations on how the latest evidence and updated COPD guidelines can best be utilized to tailor individualized COPD management strategies within today’s primary care practice.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Discuss the recent published data from national conferences and peer-reviewed journals on the ongoing treatment of patients with COPD
Tailor maintenance regimens for patients with COPD to reflect disease severity, exacerbation risks, comorbidities, and the latest clinical evidence