Breaking Barriers: Addressing Disparities in COPD Management

SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 20 Minutes

Overview

This text-based, micro-activity with accompanying podcast will offer learners an in-depth review and presentation on patient care in underserved communities. The presentation will provide peer-guided insights to tailoring the clinical encounter to overcome barriers and biases in patients in these communities.  This activity may also incorporate various media types such as short audio or video clips, or visual charts/graphs to reinforce learning. Integrated pre- and post-tests and question-pairing will assess learner proficiency, providing deeper insights about learner confidence in reviewing clinical data.

Target Audience

This educational initiative has been designed for pulmonology physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants involved in the management of patients with COPD.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify and recognize patients from underserved communities who are at risk of or suffering from COPD.
  2. Tailor clinical encounters to address and overcome barriers and biases, improving the management and outcomes of COPD in these populations

Commercial Supporter

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sanofi
 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Course opens: 
04/15/2024
Course expires: 
04/15/2025
Cost:
$0.00
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Faculty

Nicola (Nick) A. Hanania, MD, MS

Dr. Hanania is professor of medicine in the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and director of the Airways Clinical Research Center at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He also serves on the Faculty Senate at Baylor College of Medicine. He is the Chief of Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Ben Taub Hospital. He completed his medical training at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan, followed by a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. He subsequently completed a fellowship in critical care medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he later earned a master’s degree in clinical investigation.

Dr Hanania has received multiple awards, including the ACCP’s Distinguished Scholar in Respiratory Health, Baylor College of Medicine Master Clinician Award, ACCP distinguished CHEST educator (DCE), ACCP Humanitarian Award, Career Investigator Award (K23) from the National Institutes of Health, Fulbright and Jaworski’s Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation, and the Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is editor-in-chief of Respiratory Medicine and is associate editor of the journals, Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma Section), and Lung. He serves on the editorial board of Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, COPD (J of COPD Foundation).

Dr Hanania’s research interests focus on the pharmacology and management of asthma and COPD. He has published more than 320 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, editorials, and reviews on these topics. His research has been funded by NIH, ALA and industry and focuses on clinical trials investigating novel treatments. He is principal investigator for the American Lung Association Airways Clinical Research Center and COPD Gene study at Baylor College of Medicine, as well as principal investigator or co-investigator in several clinical trials in asthma and COPD. Dr Hanania has been invited and has lectured widely at local, regional, national, and international meetings.

Disclosures

Horizon CME requires all planners, faculty, and other contributors to disclose any financial relationships with an ACCME defined ineligible company within the past 24 months and Horizon CME has resolved any conflicts prior to this educational activity.

Nicola Hanania, MD declares that he is a speaker for Sanofi and Regeneron as well as on an Advisory Board for Sanofi, Regeneron, GSK, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca and Genentech. In addition to this he conducts research for GSK, Sanofi, Genentech and AZ.

Available Credit

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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