COPD

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JOURNAL CHEST^®

Climate Change and Inhaler Selection in Patients With Respiratory Disease

Individual Risk Factors of PM_2.5 Associated With Wintertime Mortality in Urban Patients With COPD

Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry and COPD Accelerate Frailty Progression

Consideration and Assessment of Patient Factors When Selecting an Inhaled Delivery System in COPD

Association Between Regular Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Initiation Following COPD Diagnosis and Mortality

GUIDELINE AND CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Guidance on Mitigating the Risk of Transmitting Respiratory Infections During Nebulization by the COPD Foundation Nebulizer Consortium

CHEST^® PULMONARY

Guideline Alignment and Medication Concordance in COPD

CHEST JOURNAL PODCAST

The Role of Palliative Care in COPD
Anand S. Iyer, MD, MSPH, and Gretchen Winter, MD (moderator)

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Does pulmonary rehabilitation improve outcomes in COPD in terms of direct cost, exacerbation, and mortality?

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COPD resources to enhance patient care

Clinician education and in-person training

ONLINE GAME

Unshuffling COPD Treatment

In this game, sort patients based on whether their COPD is appropriately managed, and adjust their treatment plans.

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PODCAST

Recognizing & Addressing the Burden of COPD Exacerbations

What is a COPD exacerbation, and what puts patients at risk of them? Drs. Stephanie Christenson and Ron Balkissoon discuss them and the burden of COPD exacerbations on patients.

VIRTUAL PATIENT TOUR

COPD Unmet Needs – The Patient Perspective

Explore the challenges faced by patients with COPD from their own perspective to better identify issues that need to be addressed and enhance your own delivery of care.

SIMULATION

Management of Advanced Heart and Lung Failure With ECMO and MCS

Learn how to select, manage, troubleshoot, and liberate patients who are candidates for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and mechanical circulatory support, April 11-12.

SIMULATION

Advanced ECMO Cannulation for VV, VA, and ECPR

Gain cannulation skills for venovenous, venoarterial, and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation ECMO, April 13.

E-LEARNING

CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma

Access the best of CHEST's asthma learning resources.

Downloadable educational assets

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Help guide your patients through COPD therapy options

Three new infographics highlight the steps to take when choosing a therapy path for a patient with COPD. Understand the options to ensure your patients get the most appropriate treatment.

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Initial Maintenance Therapy Selection for Patients With COPD

Escalating Therapy in Patients With COPD Who Remain Symptomatic

Escalating Therapy in Patients With COPD Experiencing Exacerbations

This is a nonpromotional, non-CME disease state educational program brought to you by CHEST in collaboration with and sponsored by GSK.

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COPD news and notes

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ASTHMA AND COPD SECTION

Emerging role of biologics in COPD: A new direction
Type 2 inflammation has been recognized as an important phenotypic pathway in asthma, but its role in COPD has been much less clear.

PULMONOLOGY DATA TRENDS 2023

Updated Guidelines for COPD Management: 2023 GOLD Strategy Report
Explore infographics on a new proposed definition of COPD, chronic bronchitis, new proposed etiotypes for COPD, and an updated COPD assessment tool.

CHEST DAILY NEWS

Experts take sides in controversies on asthma-COPD overlap and treatable traits
Four experts in asthma and COPD debated whether health care professionals should take a “treatable traits” approach to managing patients’ diseases.

CHEST ADVOCATES

Tackling the Massive Threat of Climate Change
Hear from Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS, on how clinicians can take an active role in matters of environmental justice.

CHEST PHYSICIAN^®

What do you recommend for this patient with COPD?
The authors describe the case of a patient with COPD exacerbations and talk through possible treatment recommendations.

CHEST DAILY NEWS

Presenters highlight emerging data on use of biologics in asthma, COPD
Diego J. Maselli, MD, FCCP, and other experts provided updates on biologics approved in asthma and in trials for COPD.

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