Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve patient care, according to ...

Inhaler technique informs health care outcomes in COPD management and should be a primary focus in patient education priorities. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: [Let’s talk about] patient perspective ...

In general, the rate of general practitioner (GP) consultations in Norway is higher among patients in lower socioeconomic groups, whereas this association is reversed in specialised care. 21 To our ...

Patient education is critical for self-monitoring of COPD disease progression. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: Obviously, if a patient can’t breathe, they’re going to seek help. Or if they have an ...

Lung disease experts say Medicare's new policy to penalize excessive hospital readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will do more harm than good--hurting a vulnerable patient ...

Q: My doctor has recommended pulmonary rehab for my COPD. What will this involve? A: COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – is a group of disorders that damages the lungs and makes it ...

Miami (August 21, 2025) – Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve ...

Virtual and in-person education similarly improve inhaler technique and decrease healthcare utilization. Performance in both groups declined by the same amount following hospital discharge, suggesting ...

Reckitt has launched a new education and early detection campaign for patients with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Coming during National COPD Awareness Month, the specialty ...

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the launch of a global initiative to celebrate everyday wins by ...

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has become the first site in Europe to recruit a patient to a major international clinical ...