Kyle Copeland, PharmD

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Mylan Specialty, LP.

Learning to Breathe: Optimizing Management of COPD Based on Device Selection

The following contributors have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Pharmacy Times Office of Continuing Professional Education Planning Staff

Judy V. Lum, MPA; and Elena Beyzarov, PharmD

PTOCPE uses an anonymous peer reviewer as part of content validation and conflict resolution. The peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Upon completion of the educational activity, the participant should be able to:

		Review current treatment recommendations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

		Examine currently available medication devices (eg, metered-dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers, nebulizers) in COPD and use of patient-specific factors in device selection.

		Explore the pharmacist's role in device section and assessing proper device use.

		Apply the COPD device algorithm to determine the best treatment modality for a given patient.

Articles

A review of current treatment recommendations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a focus on currently available medication devices.

Deep Breath: Optimizing Selection and Use of Medication Devices in COPD

Kyle Copeland, PharmD, has no relevant affiliations or financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose related to this activity.

Judy V. Lum, MPA, Ann C. Lichti, CCMEP, and Elena Beyzarov, PharmD, have no relevant affiliations or financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose related to this activity.

Jennifer Whartenby and David Allikas have no relevant affiliations or financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose related to this activity.

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

		Examine current prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of COPD.

		Apply current guideline recommendations to improve standards of care and patient outcomes.

		Explore a patient-specific approach to managing difficult-to-treat patients with COPD.

		Discuss proper selection and use of currently available medication devices for COPD.