Ganésco Inc. and Global Education Group provide The COPD Patient: Acute to Post-Acute Integrated Healthcare

PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare professionals providing diagnosis, therapy or management to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), are invited to participate in one of the nation's most comprehensive continuing education programs, The COPD Patient: Acute to Post-Acute Integrated Healthcare,Friday, April 20, 2018, Dallas, TX, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center.

Every four minutes someone dies from COPD in the United States. It is estimated that up to 12 million Americans could have COPD, but are completely unaware of it. This event will educate professionals who treat patients with COPD – the third leading cause of death in the United States. Educators and speakers include prominent health care leaders, who will cover various topics, including:

• Updated GOLD strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD
• COPD: Comorbidities, Diagnosis and Treatment in the Hospital
• Role of Pulmonology Rehabilitation in COPD Patient Transition
• COPD Acute Exacerbations
• Healthcare Practitioner Role - Transitioning the COPD Patient to Post-Acute Care
• Advanced Illness Management (AIM): Palliative Care
• Executing a Longitudinal Care Pathway from Hospital to Home

The comprehensive training opportunity costs $250 physicians and $150 for other healthcare practitioners. Registration is available at https://ganesco.cvent.com/COPDPatient2018.

According to Nancy Nunley, president, Ganésco, who designed and developed the educational program in conjunction with the Global Education Group's Ultimate Medical Academy, the event will provide several advantageous continuing education opportunities to physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare practitioners, including:

• Traditional (live) continuing education (seven hours) and AARC non-traditional (three hours) online at www.ganesco.com  
• Deliberation on the transitional pathways from hospital-to-home for the COPD patient, and the clinician's role in instituting and managing those pathways
• Implementation strategies to initiate practice changes in the diagnosis, therapeutics, and management of COPD patients in acute to sub-acute environments
• Review of the latest updated strategies from the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
• Discussions on other clinically relevant topics from some of the top COPD practice leaders

"The information presented during this high-profile learning event is vital for healthcare professionals seeking to implement and enhance practice changes to improve the quality of life for COPD patients and the distribution efficacy of care," said Nunley.

For more information and to register for the continuing education event, visit https://ganesco.cvent.com/COPDPatient2018.

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SOURCE Ganésco Inc.