Reframing the role and impact of pharmacy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory disease that requires comprehensive care. Community pharmacists and their teams are ideally placed to raise COPD awareness, identify those at risk and be the driving force behind earlier detection and referral to primary care partners for screening, diagnosis and intervention. At this event, the “COPD Pharmacy Toolkit” to support pharmacists in providing a range of COPD pharmacy services will be presented. Participants will also learn about the new Speak Up for COPD Coalition publication "The Global State of COPD: Driving Change to Tackle a Lung Health Crisis". Join this event to mark World COPD Day.

Moderator:

- Luís Lourenço, Professional secretary FIP, Portugal

Panellists:

- Tonya Winders,President & acting CEO of the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP); Chair of Speak Up for COPD, USA

- Inês Nunes da Cunha, FIP Practice Development and Transformation Projects Manager FIP, The Netherlands - Ema Paulino, President National Pharmacy Association (ANF), Portugal