Best Practice Programme 2026

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The breathless older patient: when it isn't just COPD

08 Oct 2026
Respiratory Skills Theatre
Practical skills Respiratory

Breathlessness in older patients is often complex, with frailty, heart disease, deconditioning and respiratory conditions overlapping. This session will help clinicians think more broadly, recognise when symptoms do not fit, and make safer decisions about escalation.

Speakers
Louise Ryan, Clinical leader and GP - NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland