Session information
- Title:
- Initiating conversations about end-of-life care: COPD
- Description:
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This session looks at the key features of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), how to recognise where the patient is on the disease trajectory, and how to assess the impact of the disease on the patient and his or her family. This session was reviewed by Richard Kitchen and last updated in July 2020.
- Hierarchy:
- End of Life Care (e-ELCA) > e-ELCA 05: Specific conditions and contexts > Initiating conversations about end-of-life care: COPD
- Author(s):
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John Neden
Kate Neden
- Created:
- 29 Jun 2010
- Last Major Update:
- 8 Jul 2020
- Keywords:
- 215-0501, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, breathlessness, dyspnoea, FEV1, FVC, MRC, PEFR, Karnofsky, ECOG, LTOT
- Quicklink:
- 215-0501
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Presentation
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Interactivity
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Self assessments
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Overall rating
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Content
4.4/5
4.4/5
Presentation
4.5/5
4.5/5
Interactivity
4.4/5
4.4/5
Self assessments
4.4/5
4.4/5
- Title:
- Initiating conversations about end-of-life care: COPD
- Description:
-
This session looks at the key features of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), how to recognise where the patient is on the disease trajectory, and how to assess the impact of the disease on the patient and his or her family. This session was reviewed by Richard Kitchen and last updated in July 2020.
- Hierarchy:
- End of Life Care (e-ELCA) > e-ELCA 05: Specific conditions and contexts > Initiating conversations about end-of-life care: COPD
- Author(s):
-
John Neden
Kate Neden
- Created:
- 29 Jun 2010
- Last Major Update:
- 8 Jul 2020
- Keywords:
- 215-0501, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, breathlessness, dyspnoea, FEV1, FVC, MRC, PEFR, Karnofsky, ECOG, LTOT
- Quicklink:
- 215-0501