COPD Advanced

Courses available on demand throughout 2024/2025. Start date commences following registration with Rotherham Respiratory.  Please review course length and completion time frames.

Start Date
01 Apr, 2024
End Date
31 Mar, 2025
Qualification
CPD Points
Delivery
Online
Course Length
45 hours of education - 4 months to complete

This professional education module aims to give students an in-depth understanding of the breadth of COPD. Students will gain an understanding of how history taking and important diagnostic tests such as spirometry are used to ensure safe and accurate diagnosis. To appreciate and apply the principles of COPD management, integrating behaviour change theory, lifestyle adaptations and appropriate drug therapy to reduce the burden and risks associated with COPD and learning how to effectively review and care for patients at all stages of disease, including acute exacerbation management and palliative care. Important interventions in COPD such as pulmonary rehabilitation, and the management of respiratory failure are addressed with reference to current evidence and guidance. The impact of COVID-19 on COPD care is also covered in this module.

Delivered by Rotherham Respiratory

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