Low- and middle-income countries: Their influence on global COPD guidelines (S4/E3)
This week’s guest on the Medical Insider COPD podcast is Professor Eric Bateman, a Chest Physician and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Join him and Dr Richard Russell as they explore the barriers to the use of global COPD guidelines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and how global guidelines may cater to LMICs, before highlighting the importance of treatment accessibility worldwide. Dr Russell will then present important takeaways from a new and exciting publication on the use of diaphragm movement as a prognostic marker of COPD. This will be followed by a dive into social media where patients with COPD are discussing the safety of resuming travelling. Don’t miss out on this exciting episode of the Medical Insider COPD and remember to subscribe!