Copdx.org.au Website Review

Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD Guidelines: The COPD-X plan Version 2.55, August 2018 Lung Foundation Australia’s COPD Guidelines Committee, manages the co-branded Lung Foundation and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand’s, “The COPD-X Plan: Australian and New Zealand guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”. To ensure you stay up-to-date with these guidelines, register below. COPD-X Concise Guide for Primary Care This 40 page, fully searchable pdf docu*ent is designed to help busy GPs, nurses and the general practice team in the management of patients with COPD. It contains clear recommendations and practice tips Do*nload Single page translation of the non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies across the disease severities. New table to guide addition This action plan is for completion by the clinician in consultation with the patient. It helps the patient recognise when their symptoms Algorithm - Managing COPD Exacerbations in Primary Care. This algorithm provides health professionals with clear step-by-step instructions on how to manage COPD exacerbations and identifies when to refer to hospital. This is an online decision support tool, specially developed to summarise COPD-X Guidelines, including a spirometry calculator and lung age estimator. This supports primary care practitioners in diagnosis and management of COPD. Endorsed by the following organisations according to their respective approved criteria: We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.