Live event: Preparing patients with Asthma and COPD for Winter

10 Nov

Friday 10th November 2023

Time: 12pm

Virtual Online Event

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About this event

Join us for “Live event: Preparing patients with Asthma and COPD for Winter”

An interactive 45-minute live virtual event for all primary and secondary care healthcare professionals who are involved in the management of people with Asthma & COPD.

The event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams and the event link will be sent out on the morning of the event, but in case this has not been received you can use the “link to join event on teams” button below. Please note that until the event starts at 12pm on Friday 10th November 2023, a “this live event hasn’t started” message will show.

Due to some technical issues with Microsoft, the event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams as a Teams Meeting and the link will be sent out on the morning of the event, but in case this has not been received you can use the “link to join event on teams” button below. Please note that until the event starts at 12pm on Friday 10th November 2023, you will be directed to a waiting lobby and will be admitted once the event has started.

During the event the panel will be focusing on optimising the management of people living with asthma and COPD and improving the likelihood of them remaining stable during winter will help avoid unnecessary admissions

The event will be recorded, and a video made available on the West Yorkshire Platform for those unable to attend the event live.

Please note: If you are intending to watch the event from a mobile device, you will need to ensure that you have the Microsoft Teams Mobile app installed on your device as Microsoft Teams Live events are not supported via mobile web browsers.

During the event we will cover:

Why are respiratory conditions more difficult to manage in winter?
The essential preparations for every patient with asthma and COPD
What else can patients do proactively to stay well?
Tips for patients to stay active during winter
Using the app to support patients to stay well
Q&A Session

The event panel includes:

- Dr Katherine Hickman – GP & Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire
- Dr Llinos Jones – Respiratory Consultant
- Robert Daw – Respiratory Advance Care Practitioner
- Alex Morgan – Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist