Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO 


  Guest: Brian Smith, MD, MPH 



  
    Primary care physicians play a critical role in screening for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But who should they be screening, and how? And what are some of the diagnostic challenges they should be aware of? Here to help answer those and other key questions for primary care physicians is Dr. Brian Smith, who’s in private practice at Versailles Family Medicine in Kentucky. Click here to order free AlphaID™ screening kits to rule out alpha-1 deficiency in your patients. 

Examining the Primary Care Physician’s Role in Screening COPD Patients for Alpha-1

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Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP 


  Guest: Brian Smith, MD, MPH 



  
    According to the current recommendations, we should be testing all patients with COPD for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). But unfortunately, there are many barriers that can keep us from following these recommendations. That’s why Dr. Brian Smith joins Dr. Charles Turck to share strategies for addressing those barriers and proactively detecting AATD in patients with COPD. Dr. Smith specializes in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Versailles Family Medicine in Kentucky. Click here to order free AlphaID™ screening kits to rule out Alpha-1 deficiency in your patients.  

COPD and Alpha-1: Addressing Testing Barriers in Primary Care

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP 


  Guest: David C. Mares, MD 



  
    Several different professional organizations have created guidelines for screening for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in COPD that can help us proactively detect and treat patients. Joining Dr. Charles Turck to break down those various guideline recommendations and share best practices for implementing them into clinical practice is Dr. David Mares, who specializes in adult pulmonology and critical care in Anderson, Indiana. Click here to order free AlphaID™ screening kits to rule out Alpha-1 deficiency in your patients.

Alpha-1 Screening in COPD: Translating Guidelines into Clinical Practice

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP 


  Guest: David C. Mares, MD 



  
    It’s absolutely critical to proactively detect alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in our patients with COPD, but it’s just as important to know how to manage patients with this deficiency once we reach a diagnosis. That’s why Dr. David Mares joins Dr. Charles Turck to share his experiences and a patient case in managing AATD-associated COPD. Dr. David Mares is an adult pulmonology and critical care specialist at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital in Indiana. Click here to order free AlphaID™ screening kits to rule out Alpha-1 deficiency in your patients.

Managing AATD in COPD: Lessons from a Patient Case and Clinical Practice

Host: Jonathan Chung, MD 


  Host: Seth Kligerman, MD 



  
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: The Role of Radiology in Accurate and Timely Diagnosis

Guest: Ina Park, MD 



  
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Examining the Primary Care Physician’s Role in Screening COPD Patients for Alpha-1

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