VOLUME5 I NUMBER1 I 2014 Lung Health Professional MAGAZINE COPDReadmissionsShort Summary NewOpenAccess,Online COPDJournalComingthis May PulmonaryRehabilitation: AdvancesinthePast10Years ProgressinLungCancer ScreeningoverthePast 10Years COPD8usaEnduringMaterial COPD:What’sItAllAbout Feature Story: COPD COPDFoundation:ADecadeofProgress FOUNDATION Page29 Letter from the Managing Editor: KatelynTurner 014isanexcitingyearfortheCOPD Members,ispleasedtoprovideyouwithan Foundation,becausewearecelebrating opportunitytoreceivecontinuingmedical our10-yearanniversary!Throughoutthe educationcredits.Pleasereadmoreaboutthis year,wewillbefeaturingarticlesthat excitingopportunityonPage26. commemoratethepastdecadeofprogressfor theCOPDFoundationandCOPD FeatureonaDecadeofProgress: btcaHtyrehehoothaaaumianlncmltlktkufoehsaanosllPifwllhritatoootryffhfheeeyoisoCuoCnsuruOiOgroaefPPnnu1oaeD0trDlrthyahopFFolrooo,uassuunrsdnnnwiesddibhnuaavlpootetept,iriomiosoarannantn,grk.dryeIseIpIlwsLeeowaocnugauniocnrnft.ogcituOcetrostnoage wIaBDaianonarsaddmercwCPdetraoxiotM-crtrFeiitootcemfieunbadnEbeAdday.ruebcrCoJDauerOJtlt.oliPeoGhonDuenn,rrFWSRafco.Nreou.adtWnttaTTdulurhaCsreeteihriyan,roroetan,CiltlcaPOClrePBO,eSsDPw,ihFDdRieFRcnTht, wcairoetnhtgirynaoutueorfuusclloytlolreeaalclgeuwievhsionagmnwdaokpneadteiitrefhnuatlpsp—aerwntei.calerseand cdgcoieonvcmtiamrnduigenbuiuosttfyeaCd.nOtihPneisDridtfehrvoouimgethwhtetsioratobhoewunCtOptehPresDppeacsttive, NewCOPDJournal: LungCancerScreeningandPulmonaryRehab: Wfoecuasreeseoxnciotuerdotopehnavaeccaensostjhoeurranratlicilnetthheatfield IamsogratefultoDr.AmirSharafkhanehand ofCOPD.ChronicObstructivePulmonary Dr.RichardCasaburiforsubmittingarticles Diseases:JournaloftheCOPDFoundation onlungcancerscreeningoverthepastdecade wWairelt’lircpelreposvrtiohdauetdtrtheoesiheraarlvicebhreaarnrsieeadsindtdoorrineaoaltdbesoruasbrsadccrciebsesttoo. 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U.S.LicenseNo.1871 Revised:June2012 Lung Health Professional MAGAZINE VOLUME5 I NUMBER1 I 2014 TableofContents Page LetterfromtheManagingEditor 2 KatelynTurner COPDReadmissionsShortSummary 6 COPDFoundationStaff PulmonaryRehabilitation:AdvancesinthePast10Years* 8 Dr.RichardCasahuri NewOpenAccess,OnlineCOPDJournalComingthisMay 15 ManagingEditor: CathyCarlomagno KatelynTurner ProgressinLungCancerScreeningoverthePastIOYears* 22 COPDFoundation Dr.AmirSharafkhaneh BGyuersotnTEdhiotmora:show,MD EClOisPhaDM8aulsanagEanduringMaterial 26 NCoelwuYmobrikaPresbyterian FSceoatttuCreerr:etCa,OBPS,DRRFTo,uPnadtaJteilloenn,:RAN,DGeecraarddeTuorfinPor,oMgDr,eJsosh*nW.Walsh 29 Contributors: COPD:What’sItAllAbout ElishaMalanga GerardTurino,MD,translationbySaraG.Alegri'a,Ed.D. COPDFoundation KatyaHernandez OriginalImpressions,Inc. FabianaTalbot COPDFoundation *ThisarticleisspecialfortheCOPDFoundation's10-yearanniversary. 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AfSTCOPDFOUNDATION CUPDsuREAmDMmISSiIONtS Integrating COPD into PatientCentered Hospital Readmission Reduction Programs OnOctober11,2013theCOPDFoundationconvenednationalhealthserviceresearchexperts,policymakersand foremostexpertsinCOPDclinicalcaretohelphospitalsystems,integrateddeliverysystems,academiccenters andallthoseresponsiblefordesigningcaremodelsandprogramsforreducingreadmissionsanswerchallenging questionsandultimatelyimproveoutcomesforthoselivingwithCOPD isanumbrellatermusedtodescribeprogressivelungdiseases includingemphysema,chronicbronchitis,refractory(non-reversible)asthma,andsomeformsofbronchiectasis.This diseaseischaracterizedbyincreasingbreathlessness HPorsopgirtaalmReadmissionsReduction CLDEOAEDPIANDTGCHIASUItSSTEEHOFEiSTLHIRlMDk HO8FOSPR0ITVAOL0IZMA,TEIO0NSP0RERY0EAR • RequiresCMStoreduceIPPSreimbursementsto fit b\ hospitalswithexcessreadmissions • SincebecomingeffectiveonOctober1,2012it 1IN5HOSPITALIZED hasappliedtothreeconditions INDIVIDUALSOVER40 ABOUT20% • COPDwillbeincludedinprogrambeginning HASADIAGNOSIS OFHOSPITALIZEDPATIENTS inFY15.Apatientcenteredsystemforreducing OF COPD AREREADMITTEDWITHIN hospitalreadmissionsmustaccountfortheneeds 30 DAYS ofthepatientwithCOPD,withoutignoringthe realityofacomplexpatientandthedemandsof todaysdeliveryenvironment. • Interventionsdesignedtoreducetheriskof subsequenthospitalizationsinpatientsrecently • heAmfoesfsaeapcsituc,traooelmrismzhueeandnrisfmtuo.ryre,CtwOheaPtnDneoemdaadtydoihttaaivkoeenaballelnhepafoirstsm,ibnisloe RCIANOTTEMSHMWEUEPRNEOIOHTIRGIEHEESSSTT AAINSNOTCHAELRSU3E.D8CEMIODLLNICODNOASTPRAYDYS caused. Featuring V^ARE g§TRANSITIONALCAREMODEL IRANSi'TPSriIoVg#rIlafm3 Thesummitwasattendedbyroughly100in-person attendeesandover125participantswatchingvialive REGISTEREDIN-PERSONATTENL)EES videostream. • Thesummitkickedoffwiththefirstpanel,chairedbyTom Physician 20 Kallstrom,RRT,presentinganoverviewofcurrentCOPD nurse 18| measures,hospitalreadmissionstatistics,majordeterminantsof PharmaceuticalCompany 18 COPDrelatedto30-Dayhospitalreadmissions,andresearchand RepiratoryTherapist 17 demonstrationprojectsaddressingCOPD. DME/Manufacturer 9 • TpinrhieetsieasnteitcvaoetniadonndpsaPnorefolT,jhemceotTdBreaOrnOasStiteTid.onbaylDCra.rJeillMoOhdaerl,,iTnhceluCdaerdeTransitions HHoesaplitthaclarAedmPirnosviitdreartGoerneral 96|1 • Thethirdpanel,moderatedbyDr.JerryKrishnanandJohn Patient 4 Walsh,includedadiscussiononfuturecollaborationtoaddress Insurer 2 ( COPDrelatedreadmissionreductionresearchandinformation Total 103 dissemination. MOVING FORWARD Withallstakeholdergroupspresent,thefinalsessionincludedarichfinaldiscussion.Four themesemergedasaframeworkformovingforward: 1. COPDcannotbeignoredinprogramsdesignedtoimprovepost-dischargeoutcomes 2. 30-dayPlus(30dayreadmissionsrepresentonlyoneofseveralimportantoutcomes;otheroutcomes includepatientexperience,functionalcapacity,andmortality) 3. Interventionstoimproveoutcomesneedtobetailoredtothesettinginwhichitistobeapplied,Community BuildingandPatientVoiceisneededtoensurethatpatient-centeredinterventions,ratherthandisease- specificstrategies,aredeveloped,tested,andimplementedtoimproveoutcomesimportanttopatients. 4. Aninfrastructuretopromoteandsustaincollaborationsbetweenpatients,caregivers,providers,payers, researchers,andotherstakeholdersisneededtoidentifystrategiesofcareneededtoimprovepost-discharge outcomesinpatientshospitalizedforCOPDexacerbations. Thestakeholdersexpressedinterestinseveralspecificoutcomes • Creatingacommonrepositoryforcurrentprogramsandknowledgetoenhancecommunitylearningand urgedtheCOPDFoundationtoleadthewaybycreatingaplatformforcollaboration • Adesireforariskstratificationtoolforin-hospitalandpulmonaryrehabilitationuse,and • Futurecollaborationbetweenstakeholderstoshareinformationincludingawebinarseriesandfuture summits.Individualsimplementingdifferentmodelsshouldbeinvitedtopresenttheirexperiencewith specifictoolsandtoolkitsanddiscusstheresults. CONCLUSION Allstakeholdersneedtocollaboratetodevelopinnovativeandpracticalsolutions.Therearemany unansweredquestionsthatnecessitatefurtherresearchbutwhiletherearegapsinknowledgewhich needtobefilled,theclockistickingforhospitalstoimplementchangestoreduceCOPDrelatedhospital readmissions.Wemustproceedtoshareandimplementbestpracticeswhilestrivingtomeasureresultsand Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Advances in the Past 10 Years RichardCasaburi,PhD,MD thasbeenthebestoftimes.Ithasbeenthe dysfunctiondevelopmentinCOPD,other RehabilitationClinicalTrials worstoftimes.Pulmonaryrehabilitationhas mechanismssuchasinflammation,oxidative Center Iundergoneaseriesoftectonicshiftsinthe stress,nutritionaldeficiencyandhypoxemia LRoesseAanrgcehleIsnstBiitoutmeedaitcal pscaisetnt1i0fiyceabrass,iseaocfhthoenethiemrappryo.viWnhgatthehas likelyplayarole5. HCeanrtbeorr-UCLAMedical peomteerntgieadlitsoabnenienftietrCveOntPiDonpuatnimeanttsc.heAtdtihneits LCiOmPbDmuasncdlheadsyismfpuonrcttiaonnticslipnriecvalaliemnptliicnations Torrance,CA sametime,eventsintheUnitedStateshave suchasreducedexercisetolerance;itisalso conspiredtomakepulmonaryrehabilitation stronglycorrelatedwithpoorqualityoflife eThviesnelsesssayavwaiilllapbrloevtiodtehaenpeoovpelreviwehwoofnteheedseit. aadnvdarnecdeusciendosuurrvuinvadle.rsTthaenrdeinhgavoefbtheeenexrteecnetnt developmentsandsuggesthowthefieldis andnatureofthestructuralandbiochemical likelytomoveforward. aClOtePraDtiaonnsdianlsloimibntmhuescmleecshainnipastmisentswith Inthepast10years,pulmonaryrehabilitation underlyingthesealterations. professionalshavefoundtheirvoice.Working throughnationalandinternational Structuralalterationsincludegeneralizedfiber organizationssuchastheAmericanAssociation atrophy,ashiftfromtypeI(aerobic)fibersto ofCardiovascularandPulmonary typeIIx(anaerobic)fibers,adecreasein Rehabilitation,theAmericanCollegeofChest capillarity,reducedmitochondrialdensityand Physicians,theEuropeanRespiratorySociety functionalityandincreasedapoptosis. andtheAmericanThoracicSociety,highprofile Bioenergeticalterationsincludedecreased Statements,State-of-the-ArtReviewsand aerobiccapacity(butpreservedglycolytic AGreumhieadrbeiillciiantnaetsTihohnaovraaetclbioecnegSnolcpaisuetbtlay,icshphiueeldvm1e’4od.nAWaisrtsyheimnblthye cshapipegachcieiertsyr)(a.tReOsB,oSwtahhnirdcehaRcNmtiSav)yeaoorxveyesgryewnnhtehalenmsditznieisdtsruaeotgen status,cementingitsroleasmainlinetherapy. aOnxtiidoaxtiidvaendtacmapaagceitmyaaynddayimealgdeoxciedllativestress. Todistilltheaccumulatedevidence,pulmonary components,eventuallyleadingtocelldeath; rehabilitationhasbeendocumentedtobethe contractileperformancemaybetherebybe mosteffectivewaytodecreasedyspnea, impaired. improveexercisetoleranceandimprove htmeerxaaecglaentteihmd-tesrunedttlheaootposetfediboqfenuonsrae.lafiliMtltoyarivoenafoitlvliheafeerbsl,ieenpopCuuhlOtamPcroDomnam.acerosTylhwoeeglilc wModifousrsCeckaOslrePea,tDffeaaspttaiiitgngiuueCeenOthoPsaf,Dste.hbveeeIemnnnuiasfncsotluuhebnossdstoeatfnowtaiiomtacblhcuufslrreaavatcettiriloeoonnw rehabilitationhasbeenshowntodecrease hasbeenfoundtobetheprimaryfactor exacerbations,hospitalizationandother limitingexerciseendurance.Forthese measuresofhealthcareuse,reducedepression patients,improvinglungfunction(e.g.,by andanxietyandimprovecognitivefunction bronchodilatoradministration)wouldnotbe andself-efficacy.Whethersurvivalisimproved expectedtoincreaseexercisetolerance6. ilesavraugnleculaeetnaero,tuhlgiashrogaeunltdycbooefmcseauuhffsaievceireyanetntddtouomraibteziepodenrttrfoioarlsmed. fOafctyiigcmulpeionirgstemaxonecrreeciilsniekcetllhiynaitncoailbnerweaaslelkairimcnihtg,itnmaguskfssac.clteoItrin Target:DysfunctionoftheLimb dedsyesrfvuensctmieonntiwoornstehnastmduursicnlge Muscles exacerbationsofCOPDandrecovery Althoughphysicalinactivityisof isslow. primaryimportanceinlimbmuscle ThisarticleisspecialfortheCOPDFoundation's10-yearanniversary. 8 LUNGHEALTHPROFESSIONALMAGAZINE•VOLUME5INUMBERII2014 NowAvailableat Inhale and exhale CVS/Pharmacy more with every breath. TheRespiratoryTrainerstrengthensyour respiratorymusclestohelpyoubreatheeasier, feelbetterandimproveathleticperformance andtheactivitiesofdailyliving. TheRespiratoryTrainerusesdualpurpose training-LowIntensityEnduranceAerobic TrainingandHighIntensityAnaerobicInterval Training,whilestrengtheningyourinspiration andexpirationmuscles. LimbmuscledysfunctioninCOPDis showntobeadditive,performingexercise remediable,atleastinpart,byprogramsof programswiththeadditionofoptimal exercisetraining.Thisremediation bronchodilation,helioxbreathingor constitutestheprimaryphysiologictargetof supplementaloxygen,shouldallowtheCOPD pulmonaryrehabilitation. patienttotoleratehigherexerciseintensities and,thereby,inducegreatergainsin Target:DynamicHyperinflation ambulatorymusclefunction.Aninteresting newoptionofbreathingretainingthrough Edxyesrpcniesae)iinstooflteernantchee(cahnidefitcsocmopnlsaeiqnuteonftCOPD caoimmpeudtaetrieznecdouvreangtiilnagtiaosnl-ofweeerdbdaecekpdeirsplays10, patients.Pulmonaryrehabilitation breathingpatternduringexercise,may successfullyimprovesexercisetolerance;the similarlyreducedynamichyperinflation. physiologicmechanismsbywhichitdoesso havebecomeclearer.Becauseflowrates ExerciseTrainingStrategies duringexhalationareslow,whenexercise demandsgreaterrespiratoryrateandtidal Exercisetrainingisthecoreofpulmonary volume,apointisreachedatwhichthetime rehabilitation.Trainingstrategieshave allottedforexpirationisinsufficientto advancedasourunderstandingofthe completetheexhalation.Theconsequenceis importance(andthemechanisms)ofmuscle vproolgurmeesss,ivaeplyheinncormeeasnionngeknndo-wexnpiasradtyonryamliucng daydsdfruenscstdieofnichiatssienvboolvtehdm5.usItcliseiemnpdourrtaanntcetoand hyperinflation7.Theproblemcomeswhen strengthasbothareimportantinactivitiesof dynamichyperinflationengendersend- dailyliving,thoughmuscleenduranceseems inspiratorylungvolumesthatapproachthe tobeamoreimportantdeterminantofoverall maximumabilitytoinspire(thetotallung functionandqualityoflife.Ingeneral, capacity).Dyspneaincreasesmarkedlyatthis endurancetraining(cycling,walking) point,andexercisemustterminate. increasesendurancecapabilitiesyielding increasedaerobicenzymeconcentrations, Thisunderstandinghasledtotherational mitochondrialnumberandcapillarity. hdyepseirginnfolfasttiroanteagsieaswtaoylteossiemnpdryonveameixcercise cRaelsiisstthaennciecst)rianicnrinegas(ewsemiughstcllieftsitnrg,ength, tolerance.Itcanbereasonedthatany yieldingfiberhypertrophy.Whilethe interventionthateitherallowsalongertimefor molecularmechanismsmediatingthecause exhalationorspeedstherateofexpirationwill andeffectrelationshipbetweenmuscular lessenthetendencyfordynamichyperinflation exerciseandstructuralandbiochemical and,consequently,improveexercisetolerance8. changesremainsmysterious,changesin Practicalinterventionshavebeenfoundto certainmediators,suchasinsulin-likegrowth accomplishdynamichyperinflationreduction. factor-i(IGFl)andmyostatin,seemlikelyto fBaosttherberxopnicrhaotdoirlyatfloorws;asnudpphleelmioexntbarleaotxhyignegnallow beinvolved5. slowsbreathing.Importantly,aprogramof ResponsestoexercisetrainingamongCOPD pulmonaryrehabilitationhasalsobeenfoundto patientsseemquitevariable;itislikelythat reducedynamichyperinflationbymeansof thereisageneticcomponentofthis slowingbreathing9.Themechanismisthought variability11.Astoendurancetraining,astrong torelatetoreductioninlacticacidosis(a determinantoftrainingresponsesisthe stimulustobreathing)atagivenlevelof toleratedexerciseintensity.Inadditiontothe exercise,thoughothermechanismsmayalsobe strategiesdesignedtodecreasedynamic involved. hyperinflationmentionedabove,other approacheshavebeentriedinanattemptto Thislineofevidenceexplainsatleastpartof allowhighertrainingintensities.Interval themechanismbywhichpulmonary training,inwhichhighintensityandlow rehabilitationimprovesexercisetolerance. intensityexerciseperiodsarealternated, Importantly,italsosuggestsstrategiesthat allows(transient)tolerationofworkratesthat willallowrehabilitativeexerciseprogramsto couldnotbetoleratedinaconstantworkrate bemoreeffective.Becauseinterventions task.Interestingly,inseveralstudies,interval reducingdynamichyperinflationhavebeen trainingwasnotfoundtobemoreeffective 10 LUNGHEALTHPROFESSIONALMAGAZINE•VOLUME5INUMBERII2014