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Save the Date! Patients as Partners: Using the “My COPD Action Plan” for Effective COPD Management
Patients as Partners: Using the "My COPD Action Plan” for Effective COPD Management
A webinar for health care professionals and those who have been diagnosed with COPD
Free of charge
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
The “My COPD Action Plan” empowers individuals with COPD to be active participants in their COPD management, helping them be more likely to:
- Receive prompt treatment
- Have a reduced exacerbation recovery time
- Avoid hospital admissions
- COPD Action Plans Really Work! How to Get Physicians to Use Them
- Features of the “My COPD Action Plan” and How to get the Most Out of It
- How a COPD Action Plan Helps me Stay Healthy
Dr. Byron Thomashow, Pulmonary Disease Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Jane Martin, BA, LRT, CRT, Assistant Director of Education, COPD Foundation
Caroline Gainer, individual with COPD
Register for the “Patients as Partners: Using the My COPD Action Plan” webinar
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I'm really excited about this webinar! It will give us all a great opportunity to get down to business - talk about the My COPD Action Plan, how it works, how it helps people with COPD avoid exacerbations, and how to get the most out of it.
If you're a person with COPD, you will learn how to talk with your doctor about using the My COPD Action Plan.
If you're a health care professional working with people with COPD, you will learn how to talk with your patients' doctors about using the My COPD Action Plan.
I'm looking forward to you joining us on this webinar!
I am registered!
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