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Bridging Specialties®: Timely Diagnosis and Treatment for COPD

Research shows that the opportunity to diagnose COPD at an earlier stage is missed in about two-thirds of patients with COPD. That’s a problem, since delayed diagnosis is linked to a higher rate of exacerbations, more comorbidities, and increased costs compared with an early diagnosis.

We’re developing tools and resources for pulmonologists, primary care physicians, and advanced practice providers to help improve the time to diagnosis and treatment for COPD.

Expert-based clinical resources

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SELF-PACED LEARNING

Decision-making guidance for patients with COPD

Learn how to administer appropriate diagnostic tests, determine the severity of disease, and proceed with next steps in the treatment and management of COPD.

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PODCAST

From symptom recognition to treatment strategies

Listen in as Farrukh Abbas, MD, FCCP, and Megan Conroy, MD, MEd, FCCP, discuss the role of the care team in COPD diagnosis, recent changes in classifications and updates to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines, how triple-inhaler therapies and biologics can be used to treat patients with COPD, and more.

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COMING UP NEXT: CLINICIAN TOOLKIT

Our experts are developing a clinician toolkit containing research-backed resources that you can use to better identify and treat COPD.

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STEERING COMMITTEE

Megan Conroy, MD, MEd, FCCP

Megan Conroy, MD, MEd, FCCP, Chair

Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University

Nate Falk, MD, MBA, CPE, CAQSM, FAAFP

Nate Falk, MD, MBA, CPE, CAQSM, FAAFP

Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Professor, Family Medicine and Rural Health
Florida State University College of Medicine

MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS

MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
University of Michigan Health

Farrukh Abbas, MD, FCCP

Farrukh Abbas, MD, FCCP

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

CHEST gratefully acknowledges the following supporters of Bridging Specialties: Timely Diagnosis and Treatment for COPD.
Supported by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and Sanofi