Originally presented at the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2020 Sian Williams presents Strictly COPD: Dance your way to health
Taxonomy: COPD, Peer Support Network information, Videos / Webinars, 1 hour
Taxonomy: COPD, COVID-19, Peer Support Network information, 1 hour
Originally presented at the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2020 Dr Patrick White presents COPD and Post-COVID Session: the acutely unwell COPD patient
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, COVID-19, Current, Infection, Other, PCRU, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS have issued a position statement on strategies to care for patients with respiratory disease and frailty in the community setting. Frailty is thought to affect around 10% of those aged over 65 years and up to half of those aged over 85 years.
Taxonomy: Archive, COPD, COVID-19, Greener Healthcare, Infection, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Standard, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article Angela Wixey discusses a local programme of work that was established to unravel the risk factors associated with under- and over- diagnosis of COPD. The service was operated by a Respiratory Nurse Specialist (RNS) credited by the Association of Respiratory Techno
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, Current, Event information, Other organisation/charity produced
This online symposium is aimed at general internal medical and respiratory specialists, GPs, Doctors in training, allied health care professionals and medical students. Topics include:
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Winter Pressures, 30 minutes, Advanced, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, Expert
Noel Baxter PCRS Policy Lead and Tracey Lonergan PCRS Policy Coordinator.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Winter Pressures, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been included as a key intervention in the NHS Long Term Plan. However the PR audit1 showed that only 62% of people referred go on to complete the course.
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, Event information, Other organisation/charity produced
The aim of this conference is to learn and share knowledge on current research, leading worldwide researchers, scientists, academic scientists, industry researchers, scholars, decision makers and other professionals to gather in COPD and Lung Health 2021.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Inhaler devices, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Get ready for winter now... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge amount of upheaval and changed the way we live our lives in a very short space of time.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Inhaler devices, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Dr Duncan Keeley and Prof Martin Partridge have set out that there are advantages of separating out the routine inhaled treatment of asthma and COPD from that needed in more acute situations.
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Respiratory tests and investigations, Service development and improvement, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Guidance was published in April 2021 regarding the reinstatement of spirometry services during and post-COVID-19.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Infection, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
A video has been produced by Dr Katherine Hickman, Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire and Harrogate and a GP in Bradford, about managing stable COPD and asthma patients over the phone.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, Greener Healthcare, PCRS Position Statement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS support initiatives to improve air quality and minimise short- and long-term damage to the environment, particularly those with an impact on climate change resulting from greenhouse gases.