Pulmonary and Respiratory

CE Courses

The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of free continuing education (CE) activities for members and nonmembers.

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NP Tools and Resources

AANP-developed Resources to Support NPs in Treating Your Patients

• Practice Brief: Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2014

Patient Education Tools and Resources

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Flipchart

Venous Thromboembolism: Blood Clots in Veins and Lungs is a flipchart created by expert NPs to support clinicians in the education of patients with VTE and is available in English and Spanish. This tool serves as an engaging visual patient teaching aid while prompting the clinician to utilize the most current evidence-based strategies for patient-centered VTE management. The ultimate goal of this flipchart is to assist patients at risk for or with VTE to maximize their autonomy, avoid or control complications and enhance their quality of life.

• English flipchart and accompanying patient handouts
• Spanish flipchart and accompanying patient handouts

AANP developed and produced this educational tool through support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance.

External Resources

Conveniently Curated Information from Other Top Sources

There are many resources available for both patients and providers. Some of them are listed below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.

Asthma

• Global Initiative for Asthma
• NHLBI Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3)

COPD

• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• COPD Alliance

Sleep Apnea

Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine

• Educational Resources
• Perioperative Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Management and Case Studies
• Single Sheet Summary
• Current Guidelines