Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation Development Workshop: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Arlington, VA US
March 31, 2026 to April 3, 2026

Description

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for physicians, physician associates/physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, dental hygienists, dental technicians, audiologists, speech language pathologists, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, psychologists, optometrists, social workers, registered dieticians, dietetic technicians, certified counselors, kinesiotherapists, certified case managers, allied health professionals, and clinical leaders and subject matter experts involved in guideline development. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

Day 1: Foundational Concepts

  1. Structure a clinical question using the PICO framework.
  2. Apply the GRADE domains to evaluate the certainty of evidence for a key question.
  3. Collaborate within a breakout group to apply foundational concepts to a case study.

Day 2: Refining Recommendations

  1. Refine draft recommendations by determining their appropriate strength and direction.
  2. Analyze a set of recommendations to ensure consistency in strength, direction, and language.
  3. Collaborate with peers to achieve consensus on draft recommendations.

Day 3: Patient-Centered Recommendations

  1. Identify methods for eliciting patient values and preferences.
  2. Appropriately incorporate patient values and preferences into guideline recommendations.
  3. Modify draft recommendations to reflect patient-centered considerations.

Day 4: Finalization and Future Work

  1. Confirm the completeness of a full set of clinical recommendations.
  2. Validate the final strength, direction, and rationale for each recommendation.
  3. Ensure the final recommendations are complete and ready for post-workshop drafting.
Course summary
Course opens: 
03/24/2026
Course expires: 
04/17/2026
Event starts: 
03/31/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/03/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
AMA Conference Center
2345 Crystal Drive
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22202
United States

Gwendolyn Holland, MSN, RN. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Lynn Young, BSN, RN. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

 
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How to claim CE/CME credit

Credits are awarded by session. Enter the access code, then proceed to enroll in the event. Once enrolled, click on a session you attended and proceed to take the evaluation and posttest to claim your certificate. Evaluations open immediately after each session ends. You have until Apr 17, 2026 to claim credit.

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