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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Improving Patient Care

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November is National COPD Awareness Month.
Free registration during November!
Send an e-mail to ContactCenter@aafp.org with your AAFP ID number (or indicate that you are not an AAFP member) and request the COPD METRIC module.

Don't breathe easy. COPD is the only major disease with an increasing death rate. Fact Sheet: 2009 Survey of COPD Awareness Among U.S. Adults. (2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

With METRIC you can:
  • Improve outcomes for your patients with COPD.
  • Enhance your practice and earn 20 Prescribed CME credits.
  • Compare with your peers.
  • Build your patient-centered medical home.
  • Complete MC-FP Part IV.
Register -- For the online module now.


Questions?

Call or e-mail METRIC staff:
800-274-2237, ext. 4132
metric@aafp.org
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins January 20, 2007. Term of approval is for two years from this date with option for yearly renewal. This activity has been renewed from January 20, 2009 to January 19, 2011. METRIC is designated only as an online CME program.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this education activity for a maximum of 20
AMA Category 1 Credits?. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Family Medicine as an external provider of Part IV Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians credit. This activity has been renewed from February 28, 2009, to February 28, 2010. This approval may be renewed annually.


Support for ?Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Improving Patient Care? is made possible by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pfizer Inc.
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