Breathing Deeply: Managing COPD and Comorbid Depression – Video

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Breathing Deeply: Managing COPD and Comorbid Depression
To receive credit, visit: http://www.freece.com Program Overview Currently there are an estimated 12 million US adults with physician-diagnosed COPD. Data suggests that approximately 24 million US adults have evidence of impaired lung function, indicating that COPD is significantly underdiagnosed. While COPD is not curable, early diagnosis, proper treatment, and patient adherence can slow the progress of the disease. However, depression and anxiety are common comorbidities for the COPD patient, both of which undercut nearly all facets of potential treatments, such as medication adherence, smoking cessation, exercise regimens, and lifestyle modification. This presentation shows how pharmacists interventions for COPD patients can improve, to varying degrees, positive patient outcomes on all fronts. Thus, it is vital for pharmacists to understand the recommendations for communicating with and counseling the COPD patient. Nurse Educational Objectives - List prevalence, severity, causes, and exacerbations of common comorbidities that complicate the treatment of COPD patients, with an emphasis on the relationship between COPD and comorbid depression - List classes, efficacy, and safety of commonly used medications to treat the spectrum of COPD disorders Pharmacist Educational Objectives - List prevalence, severity, causes, and exacerbations of common comorbidities that complicate the treatment of COPD patients, with an emphasis on the relationship between COPD and comorbid depression ...From:FreeCEonlineViews:0 0ratingsTime:47:47More inEducation

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