COPD in Primary Care: Clinical Directions

Volume 1, Issue 8

In this issue:

Spirometry, FEV1, the FEV1/FVC ratio, the GOLD guidelines — in this case-based podcast, Dr. Emily Brigham from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine explains how these elements work together to provide primary care practitioners the information they need to diagnose, manage, and (when necessary) refer their patients with COPD to a pulmonary specialist.

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Primary Care Practice Management: New Perspectives on COPD

Volume 1, Issue 6

In this issue:

In her recent Newsletter issue, Dr. Nirupama Putcha from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine analyzed the impact the newer research may have on improving outcomes in patients with COPD.

In this case-based podcast, she discusses how that information can be put to clinical use in primary care practice.

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Lung Transplant and CRC Screening

Volume 8, Issue 2.

Screening to avoid the morbidity and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with CF, with the incidence of CRC rising, has become an increasingly important challenge, particularly among lung transplant patients.  But how and when should patients be screened? With colonoscopy or non-invasive FIT? Before or after transplant?  Are there patients who should not be screened, and why?

In this issue, Dr. Denis Hadjiliadis from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania discusses the clinical aspects of screening patients with CF to prevent CRC.

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Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinical Workup & Diagnosis

Volume 1, Issue 6.

In this podcast Dr. Paul Hasson from Johns Hopkins explains the complexity of pulmonary hypertension
and the importance of a rigorous diagnostic workup and describes the basic diagnostic algorithm to accurately classify the type of pulmonary hypertension encountered in a specific patient.

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COPD: Inhaled Strategies in the Clinic

Volume 1, Issue 4.

In this podcast, Dr. Nadia Hansel discusses the evidence describing the preferred treatment for symptomatic patients with COPD who have a low risk of exacerbations, describes the evidence for the preferred treatment strategy for patients with GOLD grade D COPD, and explains the role of supplemental oxygen therapy in patients with COPD.

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CFTR Modulators: Clinical Insights

Volume 7, Issue 12.

In this podcast Dr. John P. Clancy reviews CFTR modulators, and discusses insights presented at the 2017 NACFC.

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New Directions in CFTR Modification

Volume 7, Issue 8.

In this podcast Dr. George Solomon discusses new directions in CFTR modification in the context of case studies.

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Future Landscape of CFTR Modulators

Volume 6, Issue 12.

Claire Wainwright, FRACP, MD and Tonia Douglas, MD cover the important topic of the Future Landscape of CFTR Modulators in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Eradication and Outcomes: Key Questions

Volume 6, Issue 10.

Christopher Oermann, MD covers the important topic of the Pseudomonas Eradication in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice.

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Nutritional Issues in Cystic Fibrosis

Volume 6, Issue 8.

Dr. Deepak Agrawal, MD covers the important topic of Nutritional Issues in Cystic Fibrosis in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice.

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