COPD NICE QRG - Conditions of Use

Purpose
The purpose of this online Quick Reference Guide is to provide you with succinct information on the diagnosis and management of COPD in primary care based on the PCRS-UK publication of the same name. This online guide should be used in conjunction with the PCRS-UK publication - CLICK HERE and the full National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Guideline 1010 - CLICK HERE . It must be stressed that the use of the Quick Reference Guide, as provided or adapted, must be sanctioned and approved by the appropriate authorised individual from the practice or primary care organisation in which it is to be used. The PCRS UK is neither responsible or liable, directly or indirectly for any form of damage or injury caused as a result of information provided in this resource.

Disclaimer

The content of this online Quick Reference Guide has been checked thoroughly by the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS UK) to ensure as far as possible that it is factually accurate and supported by research evidence. The PCRS UK has provided referenced information as appropriate. The publication was researched and written by qualified healthcare professionals.

All information produced by the PCRS UK is intended to be of an advisory nature only. It is intended for general use and should not be regarded as applicable to a specific case. In particular please note:
- The guide is intended for use by medical professionals only and not for non-medically qualified members of the general public
- Nothing in the online Quick Reference Guide is intended to provide personal medical advice or replace the advice of an individual’s physician
- Nothing in the online Quick Reference Guide may be regarded as clinical guidance or diagnosis
Items in the online Quick Reference Guide and/or slide kit may represent the views or findings of individual contributors and must not be regarded unless specifically identified as such as being the position of PCRS UK
We cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the online Quick Reference Guide which are not provided or maintained by us.

The materials contained in the online Quixck Reference Guide are the copyright of the PCRS UK and may be subject to other intellectual property rights. You may use the guide freely for:
- your own personal and non-commercial use;
- professional non-commercial use by you personally or within your healthcare organisation; and
- any non-commercial educational use.
- Free non-commercial use might include downloading, reproducing, distributing, displaying and storing the publication.
The above rights may be exercised in all media and formats whether now known or hereafter devised.

However, the following acts are prohibited in respect of this resource
- Public display except as set out above;
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- Reproduction except as set out above, including without limitation the extraction and/or storage in any retrieval system or inclusion in any other computer program or work, without the prior consent of the PCRS UK. If you wish to reproduce any content commercially, you must contact the PCRS UK and we may charge a fee. Please contact PCRS UK at info@pcrs-uk.org or telephone] who will be able to advise accordingly.
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General

If any part of these terms and conditions are not enforceable, this will not affect the enforceability of any other part.
These terms and conditions are governed by English Law and all disputes will be submitted to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

The PCRS-UK is grateful to Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones, Dr John Haughney, Dr Rupert Jones and Dr Noel O'Kelly as authors of the PCRS-UK booklet, Diagnosis and Management of COPD in Primary Care, on which this quick reference guide is based. This Quick Reference Guide has been supported by an educational grant from Allen & Hanburys, the specialist respiratory division of GlaxoSmithKline. The views expressed in this guide is not necessarily those of either the sponsor or the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK). © PCRS-UK

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