The American Lung Association in conjunction with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas is proud to sponsor the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Educator Institute, to be held on June 18-19, 2018, at the Irving Convention Center, 500 West Las Colinas Blvd, Irving Texas.

The purpose of the day and a half institute is to provide an overview of COPD for healthcare professionals and students who provide or are preparing to provide, self-management education for individuals diagnosed with COPD. The training will include practical information to be used when working with this population.

The course will include practical information healthcare professionals can use in their work with COPD patients. Specific attention will be given to COPD Diagnosis and Management, Disease Overview, Smoking Cessation, Spirometry/ Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Oxygen Therapy, Patient Activation, Education and Adherence, Medications and Delivery Devices, Reducing COPD Readmissions, Palliative Care, Hospice and End of Life Issues.

Fee Coverage: Lunch, beverages/snacks for both days will be provided, parking is also covered
Registration Fee: $125 will cover all costs including resource materials
Early Bird Registration Fee: $100
Where: Irving Convention Center 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039
Day 1: 11am-4:30pm
Day 2: 8am-4:30pm
CEUs: Now offering RRTs 12 Continuing Education Units

For More Information: Email Natasha Jahani or Angela Brunkhardt @ Natasha.jahani@lung.org OR angela.brunkhardt@lung.org