Mini Short Course part 2: The next level - bronchiectasis beyond the bronchiectasis team

DAY 2

Chaired by: Professor Anthony de-Soyza (Newcastle) and Nicky Mills (Leicester)

3.45pm - Defending the lungs: bronchiectasis in immunocompromised individuals
Dr Ricardo Jose (London)

4.15pm - Overlapping airways: The challenge of bronchiectasis and asthma/COPD overlap syndromes in a biologics era
Dr Fiona Mosgrove (Aberdeen)

4.45pm - Inflammation in bronchiectasis; a beginner’s guide to why it’s important and treatable
Dr Merete Long (Dundee)

3:45 PM

90 MINUTE SESSION

Learning outcomes

  • Understand issues with immunodeficiency including work up and management.
  • Understand the complexities of managing mixed airways disease.
  • Understand how multicentre audit is completed and where care gaps exist vs current guidelines.

Curriculum mapping

  • Managing medical problems in patients in other specialties and special cases
  • Managing integrated respiratory medicine across the primary and secondary care interface including management of long-term disease
  • Formulates an appropriate diagnostic and management plan, considering patient preferences, and the urgency required.
  • Explains clinical reasoning behind diagnostic and clinical management decisions to patients/carers/guardians and other colleagues.