Guideline Recommendations to Support Informed COPD Management
Overview
Organization: American Association for Respiratory Care
Start Date: 06/2020
End Date: Ongoing
Primary Goal: Goal 3: Collect, analyze, report, and disseminate COPD-related public health data that drive change and track progress.
Secondary Goal(s):
- Goal 4: Increase and sustain research to better understand the prevention, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD.
Objective(s):
- Facilitate dissemination of data and analyses. Report the prevalence of COPD in accordance with the requirements of public health and health care organizations
- Help expand, coordinate, and optimize COPD research efforts
- Improve methods for earliest detection and diagnosis and develop effective strategies for preventing the onset and progression of COPD
- Define and characterize the pathogenesis of COPD heterogeneity
Collaboration: Boehringher Ingelheim
Activity Type: Health care delivery, Provider education
Activity Description
As a Respiratory Therapists, you are a key member of your patients’ COPD team. This brochure summarizes GOLD and ATS guidelines to aid in the management of patients with COPD. Real-world examples are used to highlight key considerations as to why following these evidence-based guidelines is highly recommended.Audience
General Audience: Health professionals
Focused Audience: Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African American/Black, Caucasian/White, Men, Women
Program Reach: National
Type of Area: Urban, Suburban, Rural
Setting: Health care, Workplace, Online
Cost and Funding Sources
Funding = $7,500Expense: < $2,500
Impact Analysis
Downloads = < 5,000Advice or Lessons Learned
Content must be kept current to reflect evidence-based researchContact Information
American Association for Respiratory Care
Chief Operating Officer
Irving
Texas