Asthma and COPD: An Overview

Course Description

The ever-increasing asthma and COPD patient population continues to fuel the demand for exciting, innovative developments within respiratory medicine.

This programme will provide delegates with the invaluable opportunity to learn about the theories behind these diseases and to experience first-hand the clinical assessments and clinics, including pulmonary rehabilitation. Patients with both asthma and COPD will present a unique insight into their daily lives and reveal the reality of living with their diseases.

Our experienced speakers will introduce these therapy areas, review current treatment and management techniques, present new developments and explore the direction of future research.

CPD accreditation:
Healthcare's programmes are approved by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine for CPD accreditation.

Topics to be covered include:

• The respiratory system
• Asthma
• Lung function assessment
• Drugs used in treatment of asthma
• Paediatric asthma
• Drug delivery devices in adults and children
• COPD
• Assessment of COPD
• Treatment and management of COPD
• Asthma and COPD in general practice