Breathe Easy: Asthma, Opioids, COPD, Sleep Apnea, Office Emergencies

Course overview

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to: 1.Define treatment goals for patients with asthma. 2. Discuss evidence-based recommendations and guidelines for diagnosing, treating and controlling asthma. 3. Develop a drug therapy and monitoring plan for patients with asthma. 4. Identify strategies to support patient education and adherence within inhaled medications for asthma. 1. Describe evolving opioid prescribing and regulatory practices in the United States. 2. Discuss recently released opioid prescribing guidelines, highlighting the relevance to primary care providers. 3. Describe best practices and patient care resources for managing patients with chronic nonmalignant pain, highlighting guidance from a regulatory perspective. 1. Define treatment goals for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2. Discuss evidence-based recommendations and guidelines for diagnosing, treating and controlling Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 3. Develop a drug therapy and monitoring plan for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 4. Identify strategies to support patient education and adherence within inhaled medications for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 5. Identify the pathophysiology and comorbidities often associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 6. Discuss lifestyle, medication, biomechanical and surgical options for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 1. Identify the most common office emergencies encountered in the primary care setting. 2. Develop immediate action plans to address the most common office emergencies, to include appropriate medication, equipment and staff training. 3. Discuss ways in which the primary care provider can either initiate or integrate into already established national, state and local community resilience efforts.