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COPD Practice Guidelines and Materials

Guidelines and best-practice documents for COPD diagnosis and management to improve your practice, no matter where you are in the world.
Multi-Lingual Breathing Dictionary
  COPD terms in English, Italian, French, and Dutch
Prepared by Mariadelaide Franchi, ICC Executive Committee Co-Chair
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Please note: Additional translations of the Breathing Dictionary are available under the individual language headings below.

Bulgarian

Breathing Dictionary
  COPD terms in English and Bulgarian
Prepared by Kalina G. Hristova in collaboration with Mariadelaide Franchi, ICC Executive Committee Co-Chair
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English

COPD Education Quiz for Physicians
  Pfizer, Inc., and Boehringer Ingelheim, posted 9/08
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD         
  Japanese Respiratory Society, posted 8/07
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COPD Action Plan
  Australian Lung Foundation, 4/07
Simple summary of treatment regimen to aid in patient education.
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COPD-X Checklist
  Australian Lung Foundation, 4/07
Checklist for medical professionals summarizing COPD diagnosis and management.
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Executive Summary, White Paper on Home Care for COPD Patients
  Japanese Respiratory Society, 11/06
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German

Breathing Dictionary
  COPD terms in English and German
Prepared by Antje Fink-Wagner in collaboration with Mariadelaide Franchi, ICC Executive Committee Co-Chair
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Greek

Breathing Dictionary
  COPD terms in English and Greek
Prepared by Dr. Marianella Salpatas in collaboration with Mariadelaide Franchi, ICC Executive Committee Co-Chair
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Hungarian (Magyar)

Breathing Dictionary            
  COPD terms in English and Magyar (Hungarian)
Prepared by Zsuzsanna Fejer in collaboration with Mariadelaide Franchi, ICC Executive Committee Co-Chair
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Japanese

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD
  Japanese Respiratory Society, posted 8/07
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Executive Summary Cover, White Paper on Home Care for COPD Patients
  Japanese Respiratory Society, 11/06
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Executive Summary Content, White Paper on Home Care for COPD Patients
  Japanese Respiratory Society, 11/06
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Endorse the COPD Patients’ Global Bill of Rights!

The COPD Patients’ Global Bill of Rights was developed at the First World Conference of COPD Patients in Rome, Italy, 2009.
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