Course Aims

To provide underpinning knowledge associated with best practice for performing safe and effective care and treatment for patients with COPD and to promote awareness of the principles of “Pulmonary Rehabilitation” in relation to COPD.  

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss legal and professional responsibilities associated with performing COPD care with local and national guidance.  
• Follow procedures for gaining consent and correct documentation.
• Describe anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system. 
• Describe the key aspects of diagnosis and assessment of COPD. 
• Outline the non-pharmacological treatments for patients with COPD and when their use might be appropriate. 
• List different ways in which inhalation therapy might be used. 
• Explain the cautions that need to be considered when administering oxygen. 
• Understand the need to manage health and safety risk.  
• Identify and discuss the range of available equipment. 
• Discuss the importance of holistic care.