We have issued pragmatic guidance for the routine and crisis management of patients with asthma and COPD during the UK Covid-19 epidemic.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, PCRS Pragmatic Guide, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRS Pragmatic Guide, Standard, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Can Only Plan Daily - COPD is a serious disease needing the right diagnosis and treatment with the person’s need sitting front and centre.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Podcasts, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this Pulmonx Sponsored PCRS Podcast, Dr Fiona Mosgrove (GP and PCRS Education Committee Member) is joined by Dr Neil Greening (Consultant Respiratory Physician in Leicester who leads one of the UK's largest LVR services) for a discussion about what Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) is, the
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Exacerbations, or 'flare-ups', can be common occurrences for some individuals with COPD. These are periods when breathing can be difficult, physical activity is harder and inhalers need to be taken more frequently. They may also require admission to hospital.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Keeping physically active is hugely important for anyone, but particularly for individuals with respiratory conditions. Keeping active and healthy reduces strain on the lungs, maintains muscle strength and enhances symptom management over time.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Smoking is the primary cause of COPD and, according to NHS figures, is thought to be responsible for 9 in every 10 cases of the condition.
The webinar will be held on Wednesday 17th July 2024 at 17:30 for 90 minutes. Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), we will focus on smoking, movement for health and COPD exacerbations with guest speakers Darush Attar-Zadeh, Steve Holmes and Alicia Piwko. They will discuss:
Taxonomy: Allergy, Asthma, COPD, Event information, Infection, Other organisation/charity produced, Standard
Offering an opportunity to discover the latest equipment and solutions, gain insights and knowledge that directly impact your day-to-day role in primary care and network with like-minded individuals.
Taxonomy: Allergy, Asthma, Behaviour change, COPD, Event information, Greener Healthcare, Health inequalities, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The start of a new year is an ideal time to support people to consider small ways to begin working towards a healthy lifestyle.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Sixteen years ago I was diagnosed with COPD. My COPD means I get breathless very quickly now doing activities or things I previously did easily without and difficulty.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Other, PCRS Pragmatic Guide, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for people with COPD can improve their lung and exercise capacity, and quality and length of life for many years in addition to what medical treatments can achieve.
PCRS advocate a pragmatic approach to the pharmacological management of patients with COPD guided by the predominance of breathlessness and/or exacerbations and the presence or absence of comorbid asthma.
In this article the authors review current evidence and guidance for the treatment of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in order to bring up to date the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) consensus approach and algorithm first published in 2017 known as ‘Keeping it Simple’.
Spirometry is a component of the diagnosis and management of respiratory conditions in primary care and should ideally be performed via referral to a primary care network respiratory diagnostic service or community diagnostics centre (CDC) with expertise in the diagnosis of the most common respir