Pulmonary Review: Pulmonary Function Testing and Pulmonary Hypertension, and Long Covid 

Course Description: The course is intended to provide a practical overview of interpretation of pulmonary function tests, including changes implemented within the last 5 years; discuss the classification, diagnosis, and basic management of pulmonary hypertension; and discuss some of the potential chronic pulmonary implications of severe COVID-19 infection.

Instructor:
Andrew Wilson is a pulmonary and critical care physician at M Health Fairview. He studied
medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, completed residency in internal
medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at
the University of Minnesota. His research there involved post intensive care depression and post
traumatic stress disorder. He has been in clinical practice since 2012 and is medical director of
pulmonary rehabilitation at St John’s Hospital and Woodwinds Hospital.

Disclosures:
none to disclose

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to better understand:
•How pulmonary function testing can be used to classify and stage obstructive and restrictive lung diseases
•Describe the basic classification, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and monitoring of pulmonary hypertension
•Raise awareness about possible long-term effects of COVID 19 infection
Timed agenda
Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation and Classification/Staging of Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Discuss post COVID 19 symptoms and a few other requested topics

 Pulmonary Review_ Pulmonary Function Testing and Pulmonary Hypertension-20240508_173109-Meeting Recording.mp4