Speaker(s): 

Victoria Manyele, MD- Internal Medicine Resident PGY-3, Staff Member, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose.

Moderator(s): 

Connor Dougherty, DO, Staff Member, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose. 

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

• Differentiate True COPD Exacerbations from common mimics & overlapping clinical syndromes
• Use of nebulized bronchodilators during acute exacerbations in the hospital
• Explain, LABA/LAMA do not improve acute exacerbation outcomes
• Compare, Inhaled vs systemic corticosteroids in acute COPDE
• Review, using blood eosinophil counts to individualize steroid therapy

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with/without Commercial Interests:

The Planning Committee consisting of Connor Dougherty, DO, Karlyn Paglia, MD, Juan R. Escobar, MD, Melad Kamel, MD, Shashank Kotakonda, MD, Jayalakshmi Nair, MD, Jignesh Patel, MD, Jameson Woodard, MD, Hasan Zerti, MD, Robert Yanoshak, DO, and Habib Hamoud, MD have no identified disclosures. 

CE Committee Member/Content Reviewers have nothing to disclose. 

Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Content Disclosure: 

This presentation/content is HIPAA compliant. 

Commercial Support for this Session

None.