IH35 COPD - care in the community

Course summary

An ideal course to help the practitioner care for patients who have been diagnosed with COPD; it provides you with the tools to promote patient well-being in the community and decrease hospital admissions.

Who should attend?

Nurse practitioners
Practice nurses
District nurses
Community nurses

Important notes

All course material, evaluations and certificate of attendance provided.

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	7 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

Build on your knowledge and skills to care for the COPD patient in their home
Develop an appropriate care pathway between primary care and secondary care

Course programme

COPD - the clinical picture
Assessment of the disability and health status of the COPD patient
Therapeutic interventions in COPD
How to manage and when to refer the patient with an exacerbation of COPD
Provision of care: the stable patient.
Educating and supporting the housebound COPD patient
The role of long-term oxygen therapy
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Community & secondary care: the ideal package.

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