Critical Challenges and Compelling Questions for COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Despite its significant impact on the World’s population, mush about the disease remains poorly understood. Further research is crucial to inform healthcare providers about pathogenesis, risk factors, and better therapeutic approaches. This session will identify gaps in our current knowledge base, describe recent progress in the field of COPD research, and outline strategies to help answer compelling questions relevant to this disease. 

This course is an edited and enhanced recording of the ATS 2022 International Conference session with the same name.

Grant Support: This educational module is supported by an independent medical educational grant from AstraZeneca LP.

Target Audience

Clinicians (physicians, nurses, fellows, residents), researchers, administrators, and policymakers: anyone involved in the delivery of care and the science of patients with COPD

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this module, learners will be able to:
• Discuss novel concepts in disease pathogenesis, health disparities, and therapeutic strategies
• Identify critical areas of future COPD research priorities for the upcoming decade
• Describe the challenges for optimal implementation of COPD research in an effort to impact local and national treatment outcomes

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
    The American Thoracic Society designates this for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.50 Participation
Publication Date: 
09/22/2022
Credit Expires: 
12/05/2023
Rating: 
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NameTitleInstitutionRoleRelationship
Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS. Director, Asthma and COPD ProgramNorthwestern University Feinberg School of MedicinePresenterGlaxoSmithKline: Advisory Committee for promotional purpose
AstraZeneca: Advisory Committee for promotional purpose
CVS Caremark: Consultant
Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSFAssociate Professor of MedicineThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPresenterVerona: Consultant
Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultant; Research - investigator initiated
Teva: Consultant; Research - investigator initiated
Midmark: Consultant; Research - investigator initiated
Optimum: Consultant
GlaxoSmithKline: Consultant
Polarean: Consultant
National Institutes of Health: Research - investigator initiated
Christine M. Freeman, PhDAssistant Research ProfessorUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborPresenterNONE
Stefanie Krick, MD, PhDAssistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamPresenterNONE
Lisa Postow, PhDProgram Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Institutes of HealthPresenterNONE

Accreditation Statement

The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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This educational activity may include discussion of unapproved uses of a drug, product, or device. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

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Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
    The American Thoracic Society designates this for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.50 Participation
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