Originally presented at the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2020 Dr Patrick White presents COPD and Post-COVID Session: the acutely unwell COPD patient
Taxonomy: COPD, COVID-19, Peer Support Network information, 1 hour
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, COVID-19, Current, Infection, Other, PCRU, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS have issued a position statement on strategies to care for patients with respiratory disease and frailty in the community setting. Frailty is thought to affect around 10% of those aged over 65 years and up to half of those aged over 85 years.
Taxonomy: COPD, COVID-19, Current, Greener Healthcare, Infection, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Standard, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article Angela Wixey discusses a local programme of work that was established to unravel the risk factors associated with under- and over- diagnosis of COPD. The service was operated by a Respiratory Nurse Specialist (RNS) credited by the Association of Respiratory Techno
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, Health policy information, Infection, Respiratory tests and investigations, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) for the acute assessment of worsening symptoms in people known to have COPD can safely reduce the use of antibiotics and could help improve the diagnostic approach towards someone presenting in such a crisis.
This report presents results from an analysis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) primary care data in Wales from the second round of the Welsh primary care audit compon
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, Current, Event information, Other organisation/charity produced
This online symposium is aimed at general internal medical and respiratory specialists, GPs, Doctors in training, allied health care professionals and medical students. Topics include:
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, News, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The start of a new year is an ideal time to support patients to consider small ways to begin working towards a healthy lifestyle.
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, Current, News, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, Winter Wrapped, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, Advanced, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, Expert
Noel Baxter PCRS Policy Lead and Tracey Lonergan PCRS Policy Coordinator.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been included as a key intervention in the NHS Long Term Plan. However the PR audit1 showed that only 62% of people referred go on to complete the course.
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, Event information, Other organisation/charity produced
The aim of this conference is to learn and share knowledge on current research, leading worldwide researchers, scientists, academic scientists, industry researchers, scholars, decision makers and other professionals to gather in COPD and Lung Health 2021.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Inhaler devices, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Get ready for winter now... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge amount of upheaval and changed the way we live our lives in a very short space of time.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Inhaler devices, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Dr Duncan Keeley and Prof Martin Partridge have set out that there are advantages of separating out the routine inhaled treatment of asthma and COPD from that needed in more acute situations.