3rd national conference: COPD 2012: from evdience to practice
Venue: Hallam Conference Centre
Location: London, United Kingdom
Event Date/Time: Nov 08, 2012 | End Date/Time: Nov 09, 2012 |
Registration Date: Nov 08, 2012 | |
Early Registration Date: Aug 13, 2012 |
Description
COPD 2012 assembles some of the most highly respected and influential professionals in the fields of respiratory medicine, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and clinical pharmacology to discuss the current issues and strategies used in the management and treatment of COPD.
Highlights include:
• Epidemiology of COPD, Dr Jennifer Quint, London
• COPD and smoking: more than a lifestyle choice, Dr Louise Restrick, London
• Update on NICE quality standards, Dr Michael Rudolph, Middlesex
• NIV in the community, Dr Sunny Kaul, London
• Challenges of COPD diagnosis and management in primary care, Dr David Bellamy, Bournemouth
• New insights in diagnostic MRI of COPD, Professor Geoffrey Parker, Manchester
• Physiological assessment in COPD, Dr Brendan Cooper, Birmingham
• Biomarkers and pathophysiology of COPD, Professor Robert Stockley, Birmingham
• Update on pulmonary rehabilitation, Professor Sally Singh, Leicester
• Prevention of exacerbations of COPD, Professor Wisia Wedzicha, London
• Lung volume reduction in advanced emphysema, Dr Nicholas Hopkinson, London
• Sleep apnoea and COPD, Dr John O’Reilly, Liverpool