COPD & Upper & Lower Respiratory Tract Infections – Diagnosis

Our study days are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, who provide funding that allows us to offer all events completely free of charge. Sponsors have no involvement in agenda development, speaker selection, or clinical content – this is managed entirely by MORPh’s clinical team.

The “COPD & Upper & Lower Respiratory Tract Infections – Diagnosis ”  webinar is free to access for all registered healthcare professionals that have a MORPh Account.

The webinar will be open from 18:30 for welcome and introductions the training will begin shortly after. Our expert speakers will be discussing the following topics:

COPD – long term treatment

• COPD current evidence and treatment. 
• Use of Biologics (pathway) 
• Preparing for winter pressures  

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections – Diagnosis

• How to differentiate between URTI and LRTI 
• Common presentations, diagnosis  
• Assessing severity of LRTI- clinical examination, observations, CRB-65 
• How to recognise red flags, safety netting, escalation 
• Risk factors-age, frailty, chronic conditions, immunosuppression 
• Treatment & Antimicrobial Stewardship 
• Treatment failure and further investigations