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COPD National Strategy Quick Reference Guide Primary Care Respiratory Society UK
Introduction Prevention & awareness Identification & diagnosis Chronic care Acute care Self care End-of-Life care Asthma Implementing the strategy

Acute Care Further Resources
COPD National Strategy Slide Kit (members only)
Consultation on a strategy for COPD (Feb 2010)
PCRS-UK COPD National Strategy Resources
PCRJ COPD National Strategy Supplement
PCRS-UJK Guidance on the Diagnosis and Management of COPD
GOLD COPD Guidance
NICE COPD Guidance
Conditions of Use
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COPD National Strategy Acute Care
Further resources for professionals

British Thoracic Society
BTS guideline:
 Intermediate care: Hospital-at-Home in COPD
Emergency oxygen use in adults

Primary care tools and resources
PCRS-UK:
Opinion: Management of acute exacerbations of COPD in primary care
Opinion: Self management of COPD in primary care
Protocol: Protocol for managing exacerbations of COPD in primary care

Map of Medicine: Management of acute exacerbations

Key reviews and evidence
Cochrane library. Ram FSF, Wedzicha JA, Wright JJ, Greenstone M. Hospital at home for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003573. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003573
Royal College of Physicians Clinical Effectiveness Unit. National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project 2008. London; Royal College of Physicians 2008
Author: Dr Hilary Pinnock, University of Edinburgh, and Whitstable Medical Practice, Kent  |  Editor: Dr Mark Levy, Kingsbury, London

This COPD National Strategy Quick Reference Guide is provided to you by the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK)
and is an interpretation of the document Consultation on a Strategy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in England (February 2010) written by the Department of Health.
This Quick Reference Guide has been supported by an educational grant from Allen & Hanburys,
the specialist respiratory division of GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca UK Ltd and Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd/Pfizer Ltd.
The views expressed in the materials are not necessarily those of either the Department of Health, the sponsors or the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK). © PCRS-UK
Introduction  |  Prevention & awareness  |  Identification & diagnosis  |  Chronic care  |  Acute care  |  Self care  |  End-of-Life care  |  Asthma  |  Implementing the strategy
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