Description
The aim of the package is to enable healthcare professionals to provide effective evidence-based care for patients suffering from COPD.
Learning outcomes
Having completed this course, you should be able to:
- Outline the clinical presentation of COPD
- List the factors contributing to its development
- Describe its morbidity, mortality and economic impact
- State the under underlying pathophysiology of COPD
- Specify diagnostic criteria and appropriate investigations
- Critically review the evidence-based for managing COPD and its complications
- Identify your role in improving the care of this patient group
