The Australian Lung Foundation has established a website dedicated to COPD. 

The COPD-X Guidelines are the outcome of a joint project of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and The Australian Lung Foundation. The guidelines aim to:

• effect changes in clinical practice based on sound evi­dence; and
• shift the emphasis from a predominant reliance on pharmacological treatment of COPD to a range of interven­tions which include patient education, self-management of exacerbations and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Visit www.copdx.org.au .

This very useful resource contains the complete COPD-X Guidelines and is fully searchable. 

 

 

 

 

Content Updated September 15, 2010