COPD Educator Course
July 12, 2010
COPD Education is an area of growing employment opportunities. And with a growing COPD population, it is important you are able to discuss issues with your patients. In this course, designed in conjunction with the American Association for Respiratory Care, you will learn more about diagnosis, assessment, treatment, oxygen therapy, medication, and disease management. Plus, you will learn how to teach your patients about COPD and how to motivate them to control it.
COPD Educator Course Learning Objectives:
1. Describe components of assessment for a patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
2. Describe in the types of pulmonary function testing including spirometry, lung volumes, diffusing capacity, and oximetry.
3. Explain and contrast the 3 general approaches to smoking cessation
4. Describe the required elements of a personalized medication care for COPD patients.
5. Recognize common causes for miscommunication and identify strategies to avoid them.
6. Given adequate information about a COPD patient, select the most appropriate oxygen delivery equipment to met their needs.
7. Explain how participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program can improve a COPD patient’s quality of life.
8. Recognize the common barriers found in adult learning and discuss strategies to overcome them.
9. Explain the pathophysiology of COPD in terms a COPD patient can understand.
10. Recognize the signs and symptoms of malnutrition and describe its effect of on COPD patients. #Explain the purpose of the COPD Big Fat Reference Guide (BFRG).
Click here for more information: http://www.aarc.org/education/copd_course/