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High-value Interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for the Primary Care Provider
Activity description
This webcast will equip primary care providers with the latest evidence-based strategies for managing COPD. Attendees will explore high-value interventions that can significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life, including the appropriate use of inhaled corticosteroids, the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation, and effective patient counseling on vaccinations. Attendees will also learn how to select suitable patients for supplemental oxygen therapy and discuss recently approved medications for COPD.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other HCPs who have an interest in learning about the management of COPD.
At the end of this webcast, participants should be able to:
- Review the indications and potential harms of inhaled corticosteroid use in patients with COPD.
- Discuss the benefits and implementation of pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients.
- Identify strategies to effectively counsel COPD patients on the benefits of vaccinations.
- Describe parameters for identifying appropriate patients for treatment with supplemental oxygen.
- Explain the indications and value considerations for recently approved medications for COPD patients.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Moderator
Joshua Jacobs, MD, FAAFP
National Medical Director
Optum Health
Presenter
Curtis C. Sather, MD
Pulmonologist and Senior Medical Director
Optum California
About the presenter
Dr. Curtis Sather is Senior Medical Director for the Optum California market. He joined HealthCare Partners in 2010 after earning his medical degree at UC Davis and completing post-graduate training at UCLA-Olive View and Cedars-Sinai. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and enjoys spending some time each week seeing patients in the clinic and hospital.
His current market roles include leading inpatient Utilization Management and Employee Health.
His wife, Mary Ellen, is an IPA pediatrician. They have two teenagers. The Sather family enjoys taking full advantage of all the outdoor, entertainment, cultural, and sporting events Los Angeles has to offer.
Activity planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Sarah Chart, RN
Vice President
Optum Health Education
Joshua Jacobs, MD, FAAFP
National Medical Director
Optum Health
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The presenter and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour ([0.10] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 1.00 contact hour.
Unique Activity Number(s): JA0007123-9999-25-004-H01-P/T
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
- 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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