Grand Rounds: Update on COPD

Join us Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. for Family Medicine Grand Rounds in the Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine Building, Room 1150.

Guest Lecturers, Drs. Jim Lewis, Medicine – Dept. of Physiology & Phamacology, Sofia Nastis – PGY1 FM Resident, and Stacey Valiquet, Family Medicine – VFMC, will give an update on COPD.

At the end of today’s Grand Rounds you will be able to:

1.Understand the significant morbidity and mortality associated with COPD exacerbations.
2.Develop treatment strategies aimed at preventing COPD exacerbations.
3.Understand the role of a novel homecare program (CC2H) currently underway for patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation.

When livestreaming, it is important to start promptly at 8:30 a.m. and end right at 9:30 a.m. To avoid disrupting the session we request you to PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

If you can't make it in person, please join us live at http://livestream.com/SchulichSchoolofMedicineandDentistry/events/4865187. If you experience difficulties connecting please contact ETMS at 519-661-2111 ext. 83035 for assistance.