Accredited Webinars

After completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) who are suitable for outpatient management and initiate evidence-based treatment.
2. Formulate an approach to investigations to exclude complications of AECOPD (e.g., CAP, pulmonary embolism, ACS/AMI, and pneumothorax).
3. Manage critically ill patients with COPD exacerbations and effectively use non-invasive ventilation in both community and urban ED settings. 

Kevin Skoblenick  MD MSc PhD FRCPC

Kevin Skoblenick completed his MSc in neuropharmacology at McMaster University and his PhD in neurophysiology at Western University before pursuing his MD. He is a graduate of the FRCPC emergency medicine program at University of Alberta and currently works as an emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, AB. He also has an appointment with the University of Alberta as a Research Scientist in the Department of Emergency Medicine. His research focus is on the neurophysiology of addiction and behavioural emergencies, exploring potential treatments for novel interventions in the emergency department.

Brian H. Rowe MD MSc CCFP(EM) FCPF FCCP FCAHS

Dr. Rowe is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the School of Public Health in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Alberta. He held Tier I Canada Research Chair funding in evidence-based Emergency Medicine from 2001 to 2018. He recently completed two terms as the Scientific Director of the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2015-2023). He was the Editor of the textbook Evidence Based Emergency Medicine, has authored over 620 peer-reviewed manuscripts and contributed to 38 book chapters. He was elected as a member to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2015.

Bo Zheng MD MSc  FRCPC

Dr. Bo Zheng is an emergency physician at the University of Alberta Hospital and Clinical Lecturer within the University of Alberta Department of Emergency Medicine.  He completed residency training in emergency medicine with a clinical epidemiology research fellowship at the University of Ottawa.  He completed a Master of Science in Epidemiology, and his thesis examined the role of antibiotics in the management of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  He is an early career clinician-investigator with an interest in respiratory illnesses within emergency medicine.