COVID-19 And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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COVID-19: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Tobacco Smoking

Patients with COPD are at high risk from coronavirus infection. Similarly, tobacco smoking appears to both increase the risk of infection and result in a poorer outcome.

This updated programme:

• Discusses the evidence available from previous coronavirus epidemics and early reports from the current pandemic
• Provides practical guidance on the management of this high-risk group

 
Presenter
Associate Professor Richard van Zyl-Smit
Consultant Pulmonologist
Groote Schuur Hospital,
Cape Town, South Africa





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Useful resources

• GOLD COVID-19 Guidance

• Coronavirus and COVID-19

• COVID-19 open-source sources of information

• COVID-19 rapid guideline: community-based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine – COVID 19 Special issue 1

 


This report was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Cipla. The content of the report is independent of the sponsor.