CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Location:
This is a web-based CME activity

Course Instructors/Directors:
MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS
Louis Kuritzky, MD
Fernando Martinez, MD, MS
Frank C. Sciurba, MD, FCCP
Harvey Parker, PhD
Michelle Frisch, MPH
Alan Goodstat, LCSW

Registration Fee: Free

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Number of Credits:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Detailed Description:
This webcast was captured live at the NACE Emerging Challenges in Primary Care Series: Update 2009 and features Dr. Louis Kuritzky. Dr. Kuritzky is the Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainseville, Florida.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, learners should be able to:

  1. Discuss the need for early recognition,prevention, and treatment of COPD
  2. Discuss the role of lifestyle modification in the prevention and treatment of COPD
  3. Use spirometry for diagnosis based on prescreening with validated instruments
  4. Discuss current concepts of therapy, appreciating the importance of adopting evidence based guidelines for improving COPD patient care in clinical practice