A Novel Provider Education Module to Enhance Detection of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.

Ross C SchumacherChia-Ying ChiuJovana LubardaPakinam AboulsaoudJennifer BombergerJ Michael Wells

Published in: ATS scholar (2023)

Targeted healthcare provider education can improve the confidence in testing for AATD. Improvements in provider confidence corresponded to improvements in AATD screening in a subspecialty pulmonary clinic. More than one-fourth of screening tests suggested AATD, underpinning the value of testing in high-risk individuals.

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