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February 17, 2012
Forecast for the New GOLD Grading System: Hazier or Clearer?

COPD is the third leading cause of death, and its mortality is rising . The international committee of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) statement significantly changed the grading system of COPD in 2011. A summary of the major changes and their implications follow.

November 30, 2011
CHEST 2011 Network e-presentations

All presentations are in pdf format.
To download a presentation, please click on the NetWork name.

November 28, 2011
NetWork Special Presentations From CHEST 2011

All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.

October 14, 2011
Saturation in Portable Oxygen Concentrators

AG is a 75-year-old woman diagnosed with COPD 2 years earlier. Her room air oxygen saturation is 90% to 91% at rest. Treadmill oxygen titration revealed desaturation below 88%. She was prescribed 3 L via nasal cannula with saturation increasing to 98% at rest and 92% with exercise.

June 23, 2011
Airways Disorders NetWork Case Puzzler - June 2011

A 32-year-old white man with 3 months of fatigue and cough comes to you for evaluation. He had no fever, chills, night sweats, hemoptysis, or weight loss.

May 13, 2011
Step-down Therapy in Asthma: What Is the Optimal Approach?

Current asthma guidelines recommend a step-up approach when using pharmacologic therapy to control asthma and then stepping down therapy once asthma control is maintained for at least 3 months.

February 24, 2011
COPD Alliance

Since its launch in October 2010, the COPD Alliance, which includes the ACCP, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Physician Assistants, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and American College of Osteopathic Internists, has been very active in reaching out to its member organizations representing more than 300,000 clinicians.

December 29, 2010
Mini-Session Slide Kits from CHEST 2010

Take advantage of these mini-session slide kits, originally developed for use in the self-study library at CHEST 2010. Each mini-session features an executive summary, a 5-minute PowerPoint presentation on the topic, and references to cited literature.

December 20, 2010
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2010

All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.

May 14, 2010
Call for Nominations (ACCP NetWorks Steering Committees)
April 20, 2010
FDA Information About Phaseout of CFC Products

Member experts from the Airways Disorders NetWork participated in a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) teleconference titled, “Asthma and COPD Inhalers That Contain Ozone-Depleting CFCs” on April 13, 2010.

March 17, 2010
COPD

Dr. Braman speaks on COPD.

March 09, 2010
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2009
All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.
February 19, 2010
FDA Announcement on LABAs

On February 18, 2010, the ACCP participated in a teleconference hosted by the FDA to explain new information about long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). This new safety information for consumers and health-care professionals has been posted on the FDA Web site.

February 01, 2010
Follow-Up to the October 2008 Updated Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review of Tiotropium (marketed as Spiriva HandiHaler)
This is a follow-up to previous Early Communications issued in 2008 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) describing a potential increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, or death from a cardiovascular cause related to the use of tiotropium, which is marketed as Spiriva HandiHaler.
January 01, 2010
A Man With A History of Vasculitis and Wheezing

A 27-year-old man was diagnosed with Wegener granulomatosis (WG) and treated with corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents.

July 01, 2009
Airways Disorders NetWork Online Puzzler
The patient is a 57-year-old African-American man with a history of well-controlled asthma treated with mometasone. He had a positive PPD test in the 1970s and presented to the pulmonary clinic for evaluation of chronic, progressive cough and abnormal chest imaging. The patient’s cough began approximately 2 months ago. His cough was initially nonproductive but progressed to become productive with thick, tenacious yellow-green sputum. He denied any weight loss, fevers, chills, or hemoptysis.
January 15, 2009
COPD Literature Review

Dr. Brahman Reviews COPD Literature of 2008

November 01, 2008
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2008
All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.
January 16, 2008
Important differences between HFA and CFC inhalers
The older chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-containing inhalers will be completely off the market at the end of 2008, but they already are getting harder to find. Hydroflouroalkane (HFA) inhalers are as effective as CFC inhalers and have the same rate of side effects. However, if they are not used properly, patients will not get the adequate dose. As with older inhalers, it is the technique of using the inhaler that may lead to poor results, not the type of propellant.
January 01, 2008
Airways Disorders Literature Recommendations
Literature recommendations from the Airways NetWork.
November 01, 2007
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2007
All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.
January 01, 2006
Patient Instructions for Inhaled Devices In English and Spanish
These step-by step instructions are for patients and physicians. Select and print the appropriate sheets.
January 01, 2004
Living Well With COPD: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema

For most people, living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not easy.