Creating Optimism in Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Guest Editors 

Robert A. Wise, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Donald P. Tashkin, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, and Hospitalists

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

University of California–Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

This supplement is based on the educational program Creating Optimism in Managing Pulmonary Disease, developed by a team of nationally known opinion leaders in the field of pulmonary disease to raise awareness and dispel misperceptions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The program—which consists of live events, a dedicated Web site, print material, and e-newsletters—is based on scientific and clinical evidence and is intended for an audience of primary care physicians and community-based pulmonologists. This program, presented by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is supported by an unrestricted educational grant provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Pfizer Inc. Editorial support was provided by Health Learning Systems (HLS; part of CommonHealth), Parsippany, New Jersey.

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