COPD – an update on the new SWL Medicines Optimisation COPD guidelines

Speakers:

Dr Roshan Siva, Associate Medical Director for Research and Development

Clinical Lead Croydon Respiratory Team

Dr Jane Watson, Respiratory Nurse Consultant, St Georges Hospital

Darshan Negandhi, Morden PCN Clinical Pharmacist and Trainer CPPE Tutor - London

Amy Grant, Service Manager for Croydon Respiratory and Integrated Cardiac Rehab Teams Croydon University Hospital

Learning Outcomes:

• COPD      diagnosis and the importance of smoking cessation
• Changes to      the SWL COPD guidelines and recommended treatment pathways
• Managing      COPD in primary care
• Pulmonary      rehab – benefits, referral criteria & process