Case Studies

Supporting Assessment and Education

SUPPORTING ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION

Salmon Creek Medical Center: Designing a Care Protocol to Support Patient Assessment and Education

Overview

In June 2017, Salmon Creek Medical Center began testing PIF in patients with In-Check DIAL G16. Based on those insights, they believed they needed to develop a new COPD approach that incorporated PIF assessment and patient/provider education.

The Challenge

Salmon Creek Medical Center wanted to integrate a standardized assessment tool into a care protocol for patients with COPD and educate patients on proper device technique.

The Approach

Incorporated PIF into the Adult Respiratory Care Protocol
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  Respiratory therapists measured PIF using In-Check Dial prior to the first dose of any dry-powder inhaler or metered-dose inhaler
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  Color-coded PIF reference sheets were placed by every dispensing machine for reference
Educated hospital staff on how to train patients with COPD to use their inhalers

COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PIF=peak inspiratory flow.

Data on file. Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.