Escalating COPD Care: From Flares to Long-Term Control
From Deep Breaths: Updates from CHEST by ReachMD
February 10, 2026 · 17 min
About this episode
This episode features Drs. Ravi Kalhan and Meilan Han discussing the latest updates in COPD care, focusing on exacerbations and treatment strategies.
Guest: Ravi Kalhan, MD Guest: MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exacerbations are early indicators of disease progression—not just isolated events. In this expert-led discussion, Drs. Ravi Kalhan and Meilan Han break down the latest GOLD updates, explain how to use eosinophil counts to guide treatment, and discuss when to consider adding biologic therapy. Dr. Kalhan is the Louis A. Simpson Professor of Pulmonary Medicine and Director of the Asthma and COPD Program at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Han is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor. This episode of Deep Breaths: Updates from CHEST was supported by a non-promotional, non-CME educational program brought to you by CHEST in collaboration with and sponsored by GSK.
People in this episode
Guests: Meilan K Han Md Ms, Ravi Kalhan Md
Topics covered
- COPD
- exacerbations
- treatment
- biologic therapy
- GOLD updates
Keywords
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- eosinophil counts
- long-term control
Sponsors
GSK
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Places: Chicago, Ann Arbor
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