Understanding inspiratory effort in COPD management

In this episode of the Medical Insider COPD podcast, Dr Richard Russell is joined by Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich to explore the importance of inspiratory effort in COPD. ¹ They will discuss the different types of inhalers available, the impact of suboptimal inspiratory effort on the management of COPD and the key considerations for clinicians when prescribing an inhaler. ^2–4 Dr Russell will also share highlights from a recent publication on dust allergen sensitisation, modifying home circumstances and the impact of these factors on exacerbations, ⁵ before sharing this week’s social media hot topic – fatigue in COPD. Subscribe now and join us again next time on the Medical Insider COPD!

^1. Kocks J, et al. ERS 2021:OA81 (poster presentation);
^2. Ghosh S, et al. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2017;30:381-387;
^3. Loh CH, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017;14:1305-1311;
^4. Usmani O. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2019;5:461-472;
^5. Putcha N, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;205:412-420.

Disclosures
Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich
Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich reports Advisory Board Consultancies and lecture honorarium from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Mundipharma, Mylan, Sanofi and TEVA Pharmaceuticals.

Bios:

Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich
Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich is a Professor at Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney, Australia, the Research Leader of the Quality Use of Respiratory Medicines Group and the Director of Development at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Alongside this, she is a Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist at Woolcock Respiratory Clinic, Australia, and Associate Editor of several high impact international respiratory journals including European Respiratory Review and European Respiratory Society Monograph.

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The Medical Insider COPD podcast series discusses hot topics in the world of COPD with those who know it best, aiming to spread information, debunk myths and improve the lives of patients. The Editorial Board of the Medical Insider COPD podcast is comprised of Professor James Chalmers, the British Lung Foundation Chair of Respiratory Research at the University of Dundee (UK), Professor Michael Dreher, the Head of the Department of Pneumology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital Aachen (Germany), and the host and moderator, Dr Richard Russell, a Consultant Chest Physician at Lymington New Forest Hospital (UK), a Senior Clinical Researcher at the University of Oxford (UK) and the founding editor of the International Journal of COPD. These series of podcasts have not been peer-reviewed, but have been vetted by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief.