Pulmonary/Respiratory
Enhance your knowledge of the Pulmonary/Respiratory specialty with up-to-date CME resources, educational sessions, research articles, and more.
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patients with asthma or COPD are treated annually by PAs.
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leading cause of death for Americans is COPD.
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Americans have asthma.
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outpatient visits per year in the U.S. are caused by RSV.
Clinical Guidelines & Point-of-Care Resources
Clinical Overview of RSV
The CDC offers a clinical overview of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) tailored to healthcare providers, summarizing who’s at risk, how RSV presents across age groups, and more.
GOLD COPD Guidelines 2024
The 2024 GOLD Report presents an evidence-based global strategy for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of COPD, and more.
GINA Asthma Guidelines 2024
The 2024 update of the Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention incorporates new scientific information about asthma based on a review of recent scientific literature by an international panel of experts.
CME Resources
JAAPA CME Post-Test October 2025
Evaluation and Management of Hemoptysis | Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Enhancing Patient Outcomes
InNetwork CME – Updates on RSV Prophylaxis
Until recently, there was only one option for prophylaxis against RSV, and only for a small, select population. There are now four new agents to use in the fight against RSV disease and they are… more
Optimizing Immunization Practices: Episode 5 – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
The Optimizing Immunization Practices podcast series focuses on how you can optimize adult immunization in your practice. In this episode, the faculty will focus on respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, and discuss… more
Explore these sessions on pulmonary/respiratory conditions available as part of AAPA Conference on Demand 2025.
What’s New in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Primary care clinicians must be well-versed in the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. This presentation aims to give primary care clinicians an update on current and emerging pathogens, diagnostic modalities, and antibiotics recommendation.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Chronic Lung Diseases
COPD impacts 30 million Americans, but half of cases go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. PAs are well-positioned to identify patients with COPD and impact the health and quality of the lives of millions.
Helping Our Patients Breathe Easier: An Update on COPD/Asthma Management
In the past year, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and the Global Initiative for Asthma have updated their recommendations for the management of both COPD and asthma. Faculty will discuss the new recommendations, how they compare to previous recommendations, and the pros and cons of these new management techniques.
Research
Which patients with COPD need an inhaled corticosteroid?
Inhaled bronchodilators are recommended to treat patients with any category of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This article outlines which patients with COPD may benefit from an ICS.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
An acute, diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) affects up to 10% of patients in the ICU and leads to multiorgan failure and death in nearly half the patients affected. This article reviews the causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment of ARDS.
Treating asthma in the age of biologics
Many patients with severe asthma continue to have high symptom burden despite maximization of conventional therapy. As the understanding of asthma pathophysiology has evolved, however, more personalized therapy options have become available.
Videos & Webinars
Advancing COPD Care
This four-part series by PA Brian Bizik explores the role of type 2 inflammation in COPD, guiding clinicians through the latest understanding of disease mechanisms, diagnosing, personalized treatment, and exacerbation prevention.
Understanding COPD and Empowering Patients
This four-part video series by PA Brian Bizik explores the diagnosis, management, and treatment escalation of COPD, with a focus on empowering PAs to provide guideline-based, personalized care.
Identifying and Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This four-part video series led by PA Nicole Fox delves into obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition affecting approximately 1 billion people worldwide.