Pulmonary and Respiratory
CE Courses
The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of free continuing education (CE) activities for members and nonmembers.
JAANP Resource Center
Find evidence-based articles, up-to-date guidelines and other pulmonology and respiratory resources at this resource center, brought to you by the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP).
Nurse Practitioner (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.
- Practice Brief: Sleep Disorder Management Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines Summary.
Smoking Cessation Videos
Hear from AANP members and expert NPs as you gain advice to help your patients quit smoking.
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.
Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Pharmacologic Treatment for Smoking Cessation
FDA-approved Pharmacologic Treatment for Smoking Cessation is a patient education tool designed to support clinicians in educating patients on their options for pharmacologic smoking cessation therapies, including nicotine-replacement therapy, non-nicotine therapy and combination therapy. This tool puts information about smoking cessation medication dosing and common side effects at your fingertips.
AANP developed and produced this tool through support from Pfizer Inc.
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
COPD
Sleep Apnea
Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine