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APCC - COPD wave

Australian Primary Care Collaborative – COPD wave

The objective of the Australian Primary Care Collaborative (APCC) Program is to encourage and support general practices throughout Australia in delivering rapid, measurable, systematic and sustainable improvements in the care they provide to patients, through the sound understanding and effective application of quality improvement methods and skills.

The aim of the COPD collaborative is:

"To reduce by 30% the number of hospital admissions (compared to the previous 12 months) for respiratory illness in patients with COPD".

Participating practices might find some of the links below useful in implementing change ideas within the scope of the program and beyond.

For more information about the APCC program please visit the website at http://www.apcc.org.au

Resources

	COPD-X Guidelines These clinical guidelines have been developed and are maintained by a clinical committee of The Australian Lung Foundation. They are on-line and in a searchable format. COPD-X Guidelines are available at http://www.copdx.org.au/
	COPD-X Checklist This checklist is based on the evidence based consensus document, the COPDX Plan, Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. To download: COPD Cecklist 469.33 Kb
	COPD Action Plan This action plan should be completed by the clinician and patient together. It guides the patient in recognising when their condition changes and what action they should take. To download: COPD Action Plan 677.32 Kb COPD Action Plan Word Version 70.00 Kb
	Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit This on-line toolkit provides all the necessary elements and guidance to set up best practice pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit is available at http://www.pulmonaryrehab.com.au/.
	COPD Algorithm Asthma versus COPD Calculator is an aid to diagnosis. The COPD Algorithm is available at http://www.dmac.adelaide.edu.au/copd/index.htm
	Better Living with COPD - A Patient Guide This patient handbook has been designed to include all the education elements of pulmonary rehabilitation – in a language that is suitable for patients. This handbook can also be used as the basis of a self-management program, preferably with clinical guidance for the patient. http://www.lungfoundation.com.au/content/view/252/275/
	ALF resource order form For details of patient support groups in Australia please call 1800 654 301. Patient Educational Leaflet Order Form 143.00 Kb Patient Educational Leaflet Order Form 58.59 Kb To order educational material online go to Patient Education Order Form online or download order form.