guidelines for COPD and the British Thoracic Society SIGN guidelines for asthma emphasise this. Often when HCPs prescribe inhalers they don't take the time to show the patient how to use it properly.

Diane Kay, COPD Patient I was diagnosed with alpha 1 in '99 but I had symptoms for years and being a flight attendant I had a difficult time keeping up with the rest of the crews. Narrator ...

Thus direct patient-physician discussions are central to managing end-of-life care. However, these discussions are infrequent in the case of COPD and when present, typically occur late in the ...