Bronchoscopic Tools for COPD: Valves, Lung Denervation, and Liquid Nitrogen
Course: #1377Level: Advanced 1 Hour 136 Reviews
New treatments for COPD have emerged for patients with emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This course provides an overview of these new therapies and where they may be applied now and in the future.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AARC - CRCE/1.0; CE Broker/1.0 Direct Delivery Of Respiratory Care Services, CE Broker #20-872333; IACET/0.1
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to express the importance of hyperinflation on symptoms of COPD.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize targeted therapies that must match COPD endotypes to be effective.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe new bronchoscopic therapies to patients with COPD.
Course created on October 28, 2021
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Hyperinflation and Traditional Management |
| 10-30 Minutes | Valves |
| 30-40 Minutes | Coils |
| 40-45 Minutes | Steam |
| 45-50 Minutes | Targeted Lung Denervation |
| 50-55 Minutes | Liquid Nitrogen |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary |
Reviews
136 ReviewsPresented By
Charlie Strange
MD
Dr. Strange is a pulmonary and critical care specialist in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he has been faculty for the past 35 years. He is a grant reviewer for the Chest Foundation and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Strange is on the NHLBI Pulmonary Data Safety Monitoring Board and is a committee member for the Alpha-1 Foundation Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee. For the American Thoracic Society, Dr. Strange is a member of the Ziskind Clinical Research Scholar Award Committee and chair the Documents Committee. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and participates as Principal Investigator on current research initiatives in which he holds a longstanding interest in bronchoscopic methods to improve COPD outcomes.
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American Association for Respiratory Care
This non-traditional program has been approved for a maximum of 1 contact hour(s) Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063. Course # 186374000
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