The readers are encouraged to consider their roles of best practices in the primary care of people with COPD and beyond. Primary Author and Speaker: Damian Chi Hong Siu Additional Authors and Speakers: Liat Gafni-LachterSiu, Damian Chi Hong...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the internationally preferred term for chronic, progressive lung disorders which are characterised by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The symptoms of COPD – including breathlessness, cough, excessive sputum production and reduced muscle tone...
Ideally, elements of pulmonary rehabilitation are tailored into a comprehensive primary care integrated disease management program. In that way, the benefits of PR can be extended to a substantially larger part of the COPD population, to reach even those with milder stages of disease. Favorable ...
COPD audit in primary careIntroduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common cause of consultations in Primary Care and accounts for as many as 1 in 8 medical admissions.1 Currently, nearly 600,000 patients in the UK suffer from COPD.doi:10.1038/pcrj.2003.19Deshpande, Ashok...
Introduction 'One-off' systematic case-finding for COPD using a respiratory screening questionnaire is more effective and cost-effective than routine care ... T Lambe,P Adab,RE Jordan,... - 《Thorax》 被引量: 0发表: 2019年 Corrigendum to 'Asthma Programme in Finland: the quality of primar...
Generally, patients seeking help for their respiratory symptoms in primary care are not in advanced stages of COPD, but may have an elevated risk of associated co-morbidities.8 The consequences of these co- morbidities are different from those seen in tertiary care, where patients have more ...
The necessity for spirometry in the primary care management of COPD. Prim Care Respir J 2004;13(1): 11--4. [2] Wilson JM. Principles of screening for disease. Proc R Soc Med 1971;64(12):1255--6. [3] Gorecka D, Bednarek M, Nowinski A, Puscinska E, Goljan- Geremek A, ...
Stratification of COPD in primary health care: use of Spanish Society of Pulmonology (SEPAR) and Spanish Society of Community Health Medicine (SEMFYC) guid... Changes in management of COPD in primary care were studied following a training exercise among Spanish general practitioners (GPs). The exe...
Background and objective: Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy for COPD should be guided by exacerbations and blood-eosinophils according to the GOLD 2020 strategy document. In the present study, we applied these recent recommendations in a large cohort of COPD patients recruited from general practice...
Four practices (4%) had COPD protocols, registers and clinics and trained operators with current training. Very few practices have the resources to provide high quality care of COPD in the practice. Maintenance of current approved training for spirometry operators is likely to be a major and ...