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COPD: Which Treatment Is Right for My Patient CME/CE Author Information and Disclosures Release Date: December 29, 2006; Reviewed and Renewed: January 10, 2008; Valid for credit through January 10, 2009 | Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians; Nurses - 1.0 nursing contact hours (0.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.) |  | To participate in this internet activity: (1) review the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures; (2) study the education content; (3) take the post-test and/or complete the evaluation; (4) view/print certificate View details. Contents of This CME/CE Activity- COPD: Which Treatment Is Right for My PatientBarry J. Make, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAACVPRFernando J. Martinez, MD, MS
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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: - Identify different forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema, chronic obstructive bronchitis, and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
- Discuss severity levels of COPD.
- Describe some of the current
approaches to selecting therapy for COPD.
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Medscape, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Medscape, LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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This Activity is sponsored by Medscape Continuing Education Provider Unit. Medscape is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing nursing education for RNs and NPs; 0.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.
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