Symposium
The management of acute exacerbations of COPD
Clinical
Aims : This session will provide an update on the useful non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies for preventing acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD); describe the complex consequences of AEs; detail how current interventions can be adapted to meet the needs of patients following an AECOPD; and discuss the application of distance interventions and the role of modern technology in post-AE care.
Target audience :
Allied health professional, Clinician, Fellow, General practitioner, Junior member, Lung function technician, Nurse, Patient, Physiologist, Physiotherapist, Public health official, Pulmonologist, Researcher, Respiratory physician, Respiratory therapist, Scientist, Student
10:45
Patient's testimonial
C. Warburton(London, United Kingdom)
COI
1
3468
10:57
Identifying novel targets of acute exacerbations
L. Donnelly(London, United Kingdom)
COI
2
3469
11:24
The extra-pulmonary consequences of an exacerbation
M. Puhan(Zürich, Switzerland)
COI
-
Description
3
3470
11:51
Adapting interventions to meet the patients' needs after an AE
S. Harrison(Middlesbrough (Stockton-on-Tees), United Kingdom)
COI
-
Description
4
3471
12:18
The prevention of AECOPD
J. Garcia-Aymerich(Barcelona, Spain)
COI
-
Description
5
3472
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