Pacific Coast Lung Health Conference
Overview
Organization: Emphysema Foundation of America
Start Date: 11/2021
End Date: 11/2021
Primary Goal: Goal 2: Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the health care continuum.
Secondary Goal(s):
- Goal 4: Increase and sustain research to better understand the prevention, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD.
Objective(s):
- Develop, disseminate, and maintain unified, multidisciplinary, and patient-centric national guidelines for COPD that are accessible and easy to follow
- Develop a unified, multidisciplinary educational curriculum for health care professionals, including primary health care providers, using harmonized clinical practice guidelines
- Improve access to care for people with COPD, particularly for those in hard-to reach areas
- Help expand, coordinate, and optimize COPD research efforts
- Improve methods for earliest detection and diagnosis and develop effective strategies for preventing the onset and progression of COPD
- Define and characterize the pathogenesis of COPD heterogeneity
- Promote research that can lead to strategies that help prevent the onset and progression of COPD and improve the quality of COPD care and management
Collaboration: Breathe Southern California
Trudeau Society
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Activity Type: Event, Provider education, Research
Activity Description
The Pacific Coast Lung Health Conference is an accredited health professional event that allows corporate and healthcare partners an opportunity to showcase new and improved treatments, research, and technologies in the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other lung health diseases. The conference will bring together physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and allied health care providers from local health systems, hospitals, and community clinics throughout the Pacific Coast. This conference alliance with the National Action Plan goals 2 and 4 to help improve the quality of care delivered to those with COPD and allow current health care providers to see new research in the prevention and care of lung disease. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Audience
General Audience: Health professionals, Researchers
Focused Audience: Men, Women
Program Reach: State: California, Oregon, Washington
Type of Area: Urban, Suburban, Rural
Setting: Online
Cost and Funding Sources
Impact Analysis
2019 COPD Conference - 122 health care providers attended.Snapshot from the 2019 conference.
86% -Reported that the conference met their expectations.
88% - Would attend the COPD Conference again.
88% - Reported that the speakers were engaging.
92% - Reported that the information learned is useful to improve the quality of care among COPD patients.
92% - Reported that the conference is relevant to their career and interests
Advice or Lessons Learned
Plan within enough time (8 - 6 months in advance)Related Links
Contact Information
Emphysema Foundation of America
Senior Manager of Programs & Research
LOS ANGELES
California