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BMJ Masterclass for Physicians: Respiratory Medicine, London
A practical one day update helping clinicians to manage common conditions in respiratory medicine such as COPD, asthma exacerbations, occupational lung disease, pulmonary complications of systemic disease, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.
| When |
Tuesday 10 February 2009 |
|---|---|
| Contact Name | BMJ Masterclasses events team |
| Contact Email | response.masterclasses@bmjgroup.com |
| Contact Phone | 020 7383 6281/6241 |
This masterclass has now ended. 2010 course dates will be available on the website later this year. In the meantime, you can view the 2009 course details below, or register your interest in the 2010 course and be notified when further information is available.
Overview
This masterclass will deliver essential updates on the lastest evidence based medicine and best practice for clinicians in respiratory medicine.
Chaired by Professor Wisia Wedzicha, Editor in Chief, Thorax, and Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London.
6 CPD hours/RCP
Click here for delegate fees
Learn about:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): non-pharmacological management
- Asthma – an update on exacerbations
- Occupational lung disease
- Pulmonary complications of systemic disease
- Tuberculosis: the difficulties in diagnosis
- Lung cancer.
Who should attend:
Consultants, specialist registrars, associate specialists and staff grades in:
- Respiratory medicine
- Cardiology
- General medicine
- Geriatric medicine
- Accident and emergency medicine
- Intensive care units and critical care
This masterclass will also be of interest to general practitioners with a special interest, nurses with a special interest, and physiotherapists.
Why attend?
- Keep up to date with recent changes and developments in respiratory medicine
- Interact with and learn best practice from leading experts
- Network with your peers and experts throughout the day
- Earn required CPD points
Below are topics from the past programmes to help you keep track of your learning progress:
2008 programme:
- Preventing exacerbations in asthma
- Smoking cessation
- Reducing COPD exacerbations
- Pleural effusions
- Pneumonia
- Sleep apnoea.
2007 programme:
- Managing patients with COPD
- Diagnosing and managing pulmonary embolism
- Bronchiectasis: impact, significance and management
- Pulmonary fibrosis: diagnosis, management and outcome
- Lung cancer: early detection and the latest treatments available.
2006 programme:
- How to diagnose and manage patients with difficult asthma
- How to manage patients with COPD and respiratory failure
- Opportunist mycobacterial disease: how to treat patients with pulmonary disease.
