Webinar -
Respiratory
Vaccination in COPD
Understanding the choices for reducing your patient's risk.
Webinar given on March 8th 2019 by Dr. Alan Kaplan.
Objectives
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To create awareness on the importance of respiratory immunization in COPD
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To discuss different strategies for prevention of exacerbation in COPD, including the benefits of immunization (against influenza and pneumococcal) in chronic respiratory illness.
About our speaker
Alan Kaplan, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Alan Kaplan is a Family Physician working in York Region, Ontario, Canada and the Chairperson of the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (www.fpagc.com), the Past-Chairperson of the Respiratory Section of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and Senate member of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. He co-chaired the Community Standards of COPD program for Health Quality Ontario. In addition, Dr. Kaplan provides his expertise to a number of medical journals across the world.
