Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout Minnesota. Lake Superior QIN, Minnesota Hospital Association, and the American Lung Association Minnesota Chapter are partnering to provide a webinar series to inform providers across the continuum of care in support of patients with COPD. In this third webinar in the series, Becky Anderson, RRT, will share the interdisciplinary inpatient COPD care program implemented in 2008 by Sanford Medical Center. The program features improved outcomes for patients, both short and long-term.

Objectives

• Learn about the preparation and partnerships that made this program possible and challenges faced along the way
• Recognize opportunities to improve or implement a COPD program for patients your organization serves

Audience

Health care professionals interested in improving chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care including, but not limited to: nurses, COPD program coordinators, program medical directors, quality improvement personnel.

Speaker

Becky Anderson, RRT, Sanford Medical Center, Fargo.

Recording

View the webinar recording.

Contact

If you have questions, contact Angela Pokharel, apokharel@mnhospitals.org.

Other Webinars in This Series

Webinar 1: COPD 101
Wednesday, May 22, 12 – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Cheryl Sasse, RRT, American Lung Association
View the webinar recording.

Webinar 2: Home Oxygen Therapy
Wednesday, June 27, 12 – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Shelly Klein, LRT, CRT-NPS, Handi Medical.
View the webinar recording.

Webinar 4: Care in Advanced COPD: Prognosis, Planning, and Palliation
Wednesday, August 29, 12 – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Jeff Rubins, MD, Hennepin Healthcare.
Register.