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Welcome to the
Pulmonary Practice Pearls for Primary Care Physicians
14-part eNewsletter series

Barbara P. Yawn,
MD, MSc, FAAFP
Director of Research
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Yawn disclosed that she serves on advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and has received grant support from AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

This series for primary care physicians has discussed key topics in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma within the context of current national guidelines and clinical practice. This last issue in the Pulmonary Practice Pearls for Primary Care Physicians series (Issue 14) with Dr. Barbara Yawn focuses on the burden of COPD exacerbations in patients with COPD and approaches for their management and prevention. The goals of this issue are to help primary care physicians:

better understand the role that exacerbations play in the progression of COPD
become more knowledgeable about the physical and psychological effects of COPD exacerbations on patients
become more familiar with the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches that can be employed to prevent future exacerbations

To view the eNewsletters, click on the links below.

#14: Burden of COPD Exacerbations: Focus on Optimal Management and Prevention

#13: Microbiome in Asthma and COPD

#12: A Practical Guide to the GOLD and COPD Foundation Guidelines

#11: Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

#10: Differentiating Asthma and COPD

#9: Addressing Adherence in Asthma and COPD

#8: Pulmonary Rehabilitation: At Clinical Sites and at Home

#7: Action Plans as Part of Self-Management for Asthma and COPD Patients

#6: Highlights From the Updated 2011 GOLD Guidelines and Application to COPD Management

#5: Understanding the Role of Bronchodilator Reversibility in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

#4: Teaching Proper Inhaler Technique to Patients With Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

#3: Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Focus on Spirometry and Clinical History

#2: Screening for COPD in Primary Care

#1: Recognizing and Managing COPD in Patients With Multiple Morbidities

Recent Conferences of Interest

Information from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) conference in San Francisco can be found at the following links:

ACAAI Conference abstracts (searchable)
https://annualmeeting.acaai.org/conference_schedule.cfm

Medscape coverage from ACAAI 2016
https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/33923

Abstracts (searchable) from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) conference (CHEST 2016) can be found at the following link:

https://journal.publications.chestnet.org/issue.aspx?journalid=99&issueid=935778&direction=P

Information from the 2016 American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference in San Francisco can be found at the following links:

ATS International Conference abstracts (searchable):
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/book/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2016
ATS 2016 Conference press releases:
https://www.thoracic.org/about/newsroom/press-releases/conference/2016/index.php
Medscape coverage from ATS 2016:
https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/33708

Latest COPD, Asthma, and Allergy Guidelines Updates

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) international guidelines were updated in November 2016. These guidelines are available at: https://goldcopd.org/gold-2017-global-strategy-diagnosis-management-prevention-copd/
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) international guidelines were updated in 2016. These guidelines are available at: https://ginasthma.org/2016-gina-report-global-strategy-for-asthma-management-and-prevention/ and the pocket guide is available at: https://ginasthma.org/2016-pocket-guide-for-asthma-management-and-prevention/
A 2015 update for the GINA official guideline on asthma-COPD overlap syndrome is available at: https://ginasthma.org/asthma-copd-and-asthma-copd-overlap-syndrome-acos/
In April 2015, the ACCP and Canadian Thoracic Society released joint evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. The guidelines are available at: https://journal.publications.chestnet.org/article.aspx?articleid=1918414
An addendum to the current Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States for 2016 has been announced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. More information for the addendum, the original guidelines, a summary for clinicians, and a summary for families are available at: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/guidelines-clinicians-and-patients-food-allergy
Useful guidelines, policies, and statements from the ATS concerning COPD can be found at: https://www.thoracic.org/statements/copd.php
Useful guidelines, policies, and statements from the ATS concerning allergy and asthma can be found at: https://www.thoracic.org/statements/allergy-asthma.php