Primary Care Respiratory Group

Primary Care Respiratory Group (PCRG-US) , the US affiliate of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCGR), a not-for-profit organization representing fifteen different countries, is a national educational initiative providing comprehensive respiratory disease education. PCRG's mission is to provide education for primary care clinicians involved in respiratory disease management and raise standards of patient care through the dissemination of best practices, education programs, and communication among its members. PCRG-US has over 3000 members.

• Asthma
• COPD
• Infectious Respiratory Disease
• Tuberculosis
• Pleural and bronchial disorders

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View a great "question and answer" session with Barbara Yawn, MD, MSc, FAAFP, Dept of Family and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Respiratory Specialist. After a recent presentation "New Perspectives in COPD Management," Dr. Yawn answers questions about COPD management, including spirometry reports, vaping/smoking cessation, black box warning on inhalers, spacers, palliative care, age-appropriate prescribing, and what qualifies as an exacerbation. It's a short but very informative session. Enjoy!

Upcoming Partner Events:

New Perspectives in COPD Management, sponsored by Primary Care Education Consortium (PCEC), will be presented at the following upcoming conferences:

Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, October 4th, 2021
South Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants, October 7th, 2021
North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, December 4th, 2021

Free CME Webinar:  Strategies for Preventing COPD Exacerbations

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