Evidence-based approach to COPD management: Exploring new guidelines and treatment options for managing COPD exacerbations
Monday, March 257:00 – 9:30 p.m.,
Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Dinner provided at 7:00 p.m.
Learning Objectives: After completing this program, participants should be better able to do the following:

• Discuss considerations for reducing the risk of exacerbations in the inpatient and ambulatory setting.
• Raise awareness of strategies to improve COPD standardization of care across sites of care.
• Evaluate the role of long-acting bronchodilators to treat underlying pathophysiology of exacerbations.
• Understand the importance of inhaler selection when initiating maintenance therapy or reassessing treatment based on disease progression.

Faculty: Haley M. Hoy, PhD, ACNP, FAANP, The University of Alabama Huntsville, Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Sponsored by: Boehringer Ingelheim.