Wednesday, November 1, 2023

6:00pm – 7:00pm PT

  7:00pm – 8:00pm MT

  9:00pm – 10:00pm ET

  Learning Objectives:  

• Review key updates to the 2023 CTS COPD Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Assess the implications of cardiopulmonary comorbidities and their impact on COPD management
• Examine patient case studies and clinical scenarios to apply the CTS COPD guidelines in practice

Speakers:

Dr. Mohit Bhutani

MD, FRCPC, FCCP

Dr. Mohit Bhutani is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta. His main clinical interests are in the fields of Asthma and COPD. He is currently the clinical director of the Asthma and COPD clinics at the University of Alberta. Provincially, he is the Co-chair of the Alberta Health Services (AHS) COPD Connect Care Pathway development program. From 2014 to 2020, he was Co-chair of the Airways Working Group of the AHS Respiratory Health Strategic Clinical Network. Nationally, he is the past Co-chair of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) COPD Clinical Assembly. He is one of the lead authors of the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023 CTS COPD Pharmacotherapy Guidelines. He was elected to the CTS Executive in 2020. He is the current Co-chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Adult Respiratory Examination. Dr. Bhutani has a number of research interests in both COPD and Asthma and has received research funding from many public and private granting agencies, including CIHR and Alberta Innovates.

Dr. Nathaniel Hawkins

MBChB, MD, MPH, FESC

Nathaniel Hawkins is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC and holder of the Dr. Charles Kerr Distinguished Scholar in Heart Rhythm Management. He completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency at Edinburgh University, before undertaking his Doctorate of Medicine research degree in heart failure at Glasgow University. He moved to Liverpool for cardiology and fellowship training in device therapy. Concurrently, he completed a Masters of Public Health focusing on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, population modelling, and health systems. He holds dual training and certification in Heart Function and Heart Rhythm management, providing an innovative perspective on integration of technology with chronic disease management. He is now an Assistant Professor at UBC in British Columbia. His research is focused on improving quality of life and outcomes for patients with heart failure, by addressing comorbidities, using implantable and external devices, remote monitoring, and improving systems of care.