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Join our webinar
- Register for the launch of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard.
- COPD is a serious and debilitating chronic lung condition that affects 1 in 13 Australians over the age of 40.
- This common lung disease is a leading cause of potentially preventable hospitalisations.
- The new Standard outlines how to care for people with COPD in community and hospital settings.
- Find out how to improve care for people with COPD, including:
- accurate diagnosis with spirometry
- non-medication management strategies such as pulmonary rehabilitation and physical activity
- adopting a step-wise approach to pharmacotherapy.
Expert opinions
Join us to learn more about best practice care for COPD that will:
- ensure people living with COPD get the right treatment
- support people with COPD to self-manage their condition
- reduce exacerbations and improve quality of life for people with COPD.
Hear our panel discuss the challenges of managing this chronic lung condition and how implementing the Standard will ensure better support for people with COPD.
For more information, visit safetyandquality.gov.au/COPD-ccs
Your Host
Dr Jonica Newby
Science Presenter and Author
Jonica is a science reporter, author, speaker, TV presenter and director, best known for two decades presenting ABC TV’s popular weekly science program, Catalyst. She has twice won Australia’s most prestigious science journalism award, the Eureka Prize, and is recipient of a World TV Award.
Expert Speakers
Dr Lee Fong
Medical Advisor, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
and General Practitioner, Newcastle
Lee is a practising GP who provides leadership in primary care projects at the Commission. He led the development of the COPD Clinical Care Standard and chaired the Topic Working Group. He also has roles in clinical governance, service development, guideline development and advocacy. Lee has a keen interest in organisational collaboration and innovation to bring about system changes and improve healthcare equity.
Professor Jennifer Alison
Professor of Respiratory Physiotherapy, University of Sydney; Professor of Allied Health, Sydney Local Health District
A leader in respiratory physiotherapy, Jenny led the development of the Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines and the web-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit. Jenny chairs the Australian Pulmonary Rehabilitation Network for Lung Foundation Australia and was awarded the American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Award for services to pulmonary rehabilitation.
Dr Kerry Hancock
General Practitioner and Chair, RACGP Respiratory Medicine Specific Interests Group; Chair, Lung Foundation Australia Primary Care Clinical Council
A GP with a longstanding special interest in respiratory medicine, Kerry is an influential advocate for primary care management of respiratory and related conditions. She has contributed to the development of national primary care respiratory guidelines and is active in education and research. Kerry is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne.
Ms Mary Roberts
Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant, Westmead Hospital; Clinical Fellow, IMPACCT Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney
Mary is a clinical nurse consultant with over 35 years’ experience in respiratory medicine, including in high dependency inpatient units, outpatient clinics and pulmonary rehabilitation centres. She is an active member of the Lung Foundation Australia and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, and a recent recipient of the Lung Legend award. Mary is also a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney.
Associate Professor Natasha Smallwood
Consultant Respiratory Physician, The Alfred Hospital; Head Chronic Respiratory Disease Laboratory, Monash University; President-Elect, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Natasha is a consultant respiratory physician who leads the Breathlessness and Advanced Respiratory Disease Clinic at the Alfred Hospital. She is also Head of the Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Group at Monash University and has authored over 130 publications. Natasha is an expert member of several national and international respiratory guideline development groups.
The Standard will be launched by Professor Christine Kilpatrick AO, Chair of the Board at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
We will also be joined by the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care.
The Standard has been endorsed by 20 peak bodies, including the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and Lung Foundation Australia.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care acknowledges the Traditional Owners, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation on whose land the Commission’s office is located, and the lands across Australia where those we partner with work. The Commission pays our deep respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging.
Sea urchin design: Ms Tanya Taylor is a Worimi artist (mid-north coast of New South Wales) who is drawn to the underwater world through a deep connection with her saltwater heritage. Tanya’s design is inspired by the patterns found in the sea urchins, corals and sea creatures found in the ocean.
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