Event Date/Time: Jun 20, 2008
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End Date/Time: Jun 20, 2008 |
Registration Date:
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Early Registration Date:
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Description
This one day masterclass will answer all your questions about the management of your patients with respiratory infections and diseases in primary care. Understand exactly what you need to know for the management and care of your patients with asthma, COPD, respiratory allergic conditions and infections. You will also learn some practical approaches to smoking cessation, giving you greater ability to support your patients to better respiratory health.
Learn about:
- Diagnosis and management of asthma and COPD
- Chest infections
- Allergies
- End of life care for people with COPD
- Approaches to smoking cessation.
Venue
Additional Information
Dr Hilary Pinnock
Clinical Research Fellow
Division of Community Health Services, GP Section, University of Edinburgh
Principal in General Practice
Whitstable Medical Practice, Whitstable, Kent
Dr Mark Levy
Editor in Chief
General Practice Airways Group and Primary Care Respiratory Journal
Clinical Research Fellow
Division of Community Health Sciences, GP Section, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Dr David Fishwick
Reader in Respiratory Medicine and Co-Director and Clinical Director
Centre for Workplace Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
Professor Aziz Sheikh
Professor of Primary Care Research and Development
General Practice Section, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Dr Samantha Walker
Director of Education and Research
Education for Health
Honorary Senior Lecturer
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Dr Patrick White
Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Primary Care
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, London
Dr Alex Bobak
GP with a Specialist Interest in Smoking Cessation
Wandsworth, London
Dr Simon Watkin
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich