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Course Faculty

Patrick J. Dunne
MEd, RRT, FAARC
HealthCare Productions, Inc.
Fullerton, CA

Bill Galvin
MSEd,RRT,CPFT, AE-C, FAARC
Gwynedd Mercy College
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Karen L. Gregory
MS, APRN-BC, CNS, RRT, AE-C
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic
Oklahoma City, OK

Mary Hart
BS, RRT, AE-C
Martha Foster Lung Care Center Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Tom Kallstrom
BS, RRT, AE-C, FAARC
American Association for Respiratory Care
Irving, TX

Patricia B. Koff MEd, RRT
University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, Colorado

Robert A. Sandhaus, MD, PhD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health Medical Director, AlphaNet and Alpha-1 Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee, COPD Foundation

Agenda

Thursday, October 1

1:00 P.M.–1:15 P.M.
Course Overview/Welcome

1:15 P.M.–2:15 P.M.
COPD Overview

2:15 P.M.–3:00 P.M.
Communication: Assuring It Is Clear, Complete, Concise, Convincing, Credible and Culturally-Sensitive

3:00 P.M.–3:15 P.M.
Break

3:15 P.M.–3:45 P.M.
Pulmonary Function

3:45 P.M.–4:15 P.M.
Big Fat Reference Guide

4:15 P.M.–5:00 P.M.
Assessment of COPD

Friday, October 2

8:00 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Medications and Personalized Management

8:45 A.M.–9:45 A.M.
Prescribing Oxygen: The Right Dose—The Right Device

9:45 A.M.–10:00 A.M.
Break

10:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M.
Patient Education: It’s More Then Telling People About Their Disease

11:00 A.M.–12:00 noon
Tobacco Cessation: The What, Why and How

12:00 noon–1:30 P.M.
Lunch (provided)

1:30 P.M.–2:30 P.M.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Living with COPD

2:30 P.M.–3:15 P.M.
Exacerbation Management at Home: “I Don’t Want to be Hospitalized”

3:15 P.M.–3:30 P.M.
Break

3:30 P.M.–4:00 P.M.
Management of COPD: The Transition from Hospital to Home

4:00 P.M.–4:30 P.M.
Nutrition

4:30 P.M.–5:00 P.M.
Resource Review and Panel Discussion