Copd research day - 6th edition

Acquisizione competenze tecnico-professionali:Copd is one of the most frequent causes of unscheduled visits in the offices of general practitioners and specialists and of emergency wards visits and hospital admissions. Furthermore copd, causes 3.2 millions of deaths worldwide and represents one of the top causes of death among the italian population. In addition, copd care, both directly and indirectly, use a substantial amount of the resources of italian national health service, with a significant impact on social expenses. despite recent trends in reduction of copd standardized mortality rates and some recent successes in anti-smoking efforts in a number of western countries, the overarching demographic impact of ageing in an ever-expanding world population (' 8 billion in february 2023), joined with other factors such as the high rates of cigarette smoking, will ensure that copd will remain a challenge for clinicians within the 21st century epidemiologic point of view.