| Presented by: | The Southern Medical Association |
| Lecturer | Gaetano Caramori, MD, PhD, Ian M. Adcock, PhD, and Alberto Papi, MD |
| Approximate duration: | 1 hr. |
| Summary points: | In this text-based CME topic, the authors discuss the need for a standardised definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation to better assess the efficacy of new therapies for the treatment and prevention of COPD exacerbations. Topics discussed include current treatment guidelines, definitions of COPD exacerbation, differential diagnosis of COPD exacerbation, classifications of the severity of COPD exacerbations, and the clinical heterogeneity of the cause of COPD exacerbations. |
| Accreditation: | The Southern Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Southern Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
URL for CME: http://www.sma.org/smj/cmearticles/cme_credit.cfm?smjid=122
Expiration date: March 1, 2010. |
| Other: | Text-only CME. |
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