Chair(s): Cláudia Sofia De Almeida Vicente Ferreira, Luke Daines
Session type: Forum
María Mar Martínez Vázquez
Session content
Strategies for family physicians to mitigate air pollution and manage chronic respiratory conditions
Ee Ming Khoo
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Alan Kaplan
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Neda Kostova
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Patients’ beliefs and the impact on health and the environment
María Mar Martínez Vázquez
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Session aims
to address real problems of clinical management in respiratory health in primary healthcare, such as vaccine hesitancy, the impact of pollution and climate change, and inappropriate inhaler medication use, and which changes are needed and can bring great benefits to the patient and community; to explore and explain how to manage patient information regarding vaccination, antibiotic use and use of chronic versus rescue medication, thereby making doctor-patient communication more efficient with greater adherence to best practice; to identify strategies for improving respiratory health outcomes and promoting effective public health.