| identify the state-of-the art understanding of current management strategies for the care of patients with asthma, including an understanding of current initiatives active within our institution |
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| review 2022 ATS/ERS interpretive strategies for lung function tests |
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| compare differences from 2005 ATS/ERS statement |
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| discuss ATS/ERS statement regarding Race and Ethnicity in PFT interpretation |
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| explain how radiologists and pulmonologists are faced with incidental radiographic findings of pulmonary nodules |
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| describe how to manage findings to determine if nodule is early-stage lung cancer and requires prompt diagnosis and definitive treatment |
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| recognize the identified benefits and potential harms of steroid administration in community-acquired pneumonia |
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| identify patient groups more and less likely to benefit from steroids while recognizing the limitations of current trial data |
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| identify understanding of the clinical benefit of pulmonary rehabilitation in the care of chronic respiratory diseases, including an understanding of current initiatives active within our institution |
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| discuss MyCareChoices and Palliative Care benefits for people with serious respiratory illness |
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| introduce Respecting Choices Person-Centered Communication and EPIC ACP Activity |
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| discuss general principles of prognostication and specific prognostic tools for people with serious respiratory illness |
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| discuss how to treat symptoms and reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations and improve exercise tolerance and health status for patients |
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| explain the importance of reducing patient's respiratory effort to allow other treatments to take effect and avoid intubation |
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