Professor Jill Ohar joins Dr Richard Russell this week to discuss the management of COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Take notes as they explore the impact of lockdown on COPD outcomes, which treatments should be used, and how we can continue to improve our use of telemedicine in the future. Following this, Dr Russell will explain the key findings and takeaways from a recent publication on the risk of acquired Pseudomonas with ICS use before taking us through this week’s social media topic of COPD communities during the pandemic. Keep an eye out for future episodes of Season 3 of the Medical Insider COPD podcast!

To begin Season 3 of the Medical Insider COPD podcast, Dr Richard Russell is joined by Professor James Chalmers once more to delve into the topic of Bronchiectasis. Specifically, they will be discussing how patients with bronchiectasis compare to patients with COPD, what treatments are the most appropriate, and what the guidelines recommend. Dr Russell also presents a new publication looking into the impact of air pollution on the respiratory health of patients with COPD, and highlights what patients have been talking about on social media this week, including vaccination and exercise programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the final episode of Season 2 of Medical Insider COPD, Professor Jadwiga Wedzicha joins Dr Richard Russell to discuss the importance of early intervention in COPD. She will discuss the use of optimised bronchodilation to improve early symptoms and physical activity, what the guidelines recommend when treating milder patients, and how HCPs can start making a difference earlier. Dr Russell will then highlight the important takeaways from a 12-year follow-up study on mortality prediction in COPD, followed by a social media update on what patients are thinking about the current COVID-19 pandemic. Don’t miss out on this exciting episode of the Medical Insider COPD!

The topic of the role of epidemiology and comorbidities in COPD will be thoroughly discussed on this week’s episode of Medical Insider COPD as Dr Richard Russell is joined by Professor Jennifer Quint. They will explain the differences between COPD populations in randomised controlled trials and real-world observational studies, as well the importance of treating cardiovascular comorbidities in people with COPD. Following this discussion, Dr Russell will talk through the most important takeaways from a recent publication on exacerbations and muscle loss in smokers with COPD. Finally, he will discuss biomass fuels and their effect on people with respiratory disorders, which has been hot on social media this week.

On the Medical Insider COPD Podcast this week, Dr Richard Russell is joined by Professor MeiLan Han from the University of Michigan in the United States. She will be discussing early COPD and how imaging can play a role in the diagnosis and management of COPD. Listen as she explores the benefits of identifying COPD earlier in the course of the disease as well as in younger patients. She will also delve into her experience working on large long-term cohort studies. Dr Russell will then present a new publication on the use of beta-blockers in patients with COPD, following a myocardial infarction. Stay to the end to hear his thoughts on the ‘invisible epidemic’ of COPD and how we can increase awareness of the disease across the globe!

Professor Jodie Simpson (Newcastle, Australia) joins Dr Richard Russell on the Medical Insider COPD podcast this week to discuss the management of airway inflammation in COPD. Listen as she explains the different types of airway inflammation and the role of macrolides in COPD patient treatment. Dr Russell will follow this discussion by reviewing an important recent publication on the effect of muscarinic antagonists on airway inflammation. As this week’s social media hot topic, he will be highlighting what patients with COPD think of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

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Professor Arschang Valipour is this week’s expert guest on the Medical Insider COPD podcast. Join him and Dr Richard Russell as they discuss the role of phenotyping in patients with COPD and how it could influence management decisions. A new publication on the use of low-dose morphine for chronic breathlessness will be discussed by Dr Russell, alongside the effects of winter weather on respiratory disease, which has been hot on social media this week.

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The Season 2 of the Medical Insider COPD starts with Dr Richard Russell and Dr Marc Miravitlles, as they are discussing the role of ICS in COPD treatment. Listen as they describe which subgroups of patients with COPD are most likely to benefit from ICS and what clinical studies into dual bronchodilation vs. ICS reveal. Dr Russell will follow this by discussing key takeaways from a new publication into the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalised with COPD, and by talking to us about a hot social media topic; this week it involves singing and COPD.

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In this last episode of Season 1, Dr Richard Russell is joined by Dr Omar Usmani to discuss inhalation effort and factors that influence drug delivery in patients with COPD. They will explain why inhaler choice is an important consideration and what patient characteristics to look out for when prescribing.

Dr Richard Russell will also delve into a newly released publication on fungal sensitisation and the impacts this has on patients with COPD. Following this, he will highlight what people are talking about on social media regarding COVID-19 and COPD, including mask wearing and the effect of the pandemic on exacerbation rates.

Prof Dave Singh joins Dr Richard Russell this week to explore the benefits of using dual bronchodilation versus monobronchodilation in patients with COPD. They will explain the impact of breathlessness and physical inactivity on patients, as well as what the clinical guidelines recommend in terms of initial and follow-up treatment for COPD.

A new publication focusing on the long-term effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in elderly patients will be highlighted by Dr Russell, followed by a review of the impact of biomass fuel on COPD, a topic that is hot on social media at the moment.

Don’t miss out on future episodes in the Medical Insider COPD podcast series!