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ACCREDITATION AND CREDITS
EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
EXCEL Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of four AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants + Nurse Practitioners: AAPA and AANP accept AMA Category 1 Credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
FL Provider # 50-619 for the following:
Nurses: 4 contact hours
Registered Respiratory Therapists: 4 CRCE
Pharmacists: 4 credit hrs course 20-308521, 10-1224395 Board of Pharmacy approved for pharmacists & pharmacy technicians provided by Dade County Pharmacy Association (50-2488)
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this conference, you should be able to:
- Identify symptoms, risk factors, causes, characteristics and management goals for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Describe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), its function, possible effects of AATD and diagnosis
- Identify parameters used in asthma control assessment and discuss importance of combining them for more realistic assessment of your patients
- Evaluate therapeutic options to personalize treatment of your patients with COPD, AATD and/or asthma
- Utilize smoking cessation interviewing techniques to improve the outcomes of your patients who smoke
- Explain the role of spirometry in diagnosing these diseases and interpret results to properly manage and monitor your patients with limited lung function
TARGET AUDIENCE AND SYMPOSIUM GOAL
This educational activity is designed for Pulmonologists, Primary Care and Internal Medicine Physicians, Fellows, Residents, Pharmacists, RRTs, Physician Assistants, Nurses and other HCPs who want to update their knowledge and competence regarding the latest developments in managing and treating these respiratory diseases in order to improve patient outcomes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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