Supplemental Course - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Provides evidence-based strategies for the assessment and management of COPD among community-dwelling older adults.
Target Audience
Registered nurses (RN) and healthcare providers focusing on best practices in chronic disease management, case management, caregiver education and support, transitional care, and geriatric evaluation and management.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the diagnostic criteria for COPD
- Discuss evaluation and treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD
- Describe the management goals for the COPD patient
- Identify relevant comorbidities of COPD, such as hypoxemia and depression
- State the role of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD
Enid R. Neptune, MD