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The Foundation’s COPD Guidelines featured in Issue 186 of the Respiratory Research Review, which focused on COPD. Professor Lutz Beckert, who provides commentary for the Review, said “The ‘New Zealand COPD guidelines: quick reference guide’ addresses the needs of COPD patients.”
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He also noted how the quick reference guide helps health professionals to improve patients’ understanding of COPD by identifying and managing social and cultural issues, optimising knowledge of COPD and adherence to treatment, and developing an action and selfmanagement plan. Professor Beckert praised the concise nature of the quick reference guide too.
The COPD Guidelines were developed by the Foundation’s working group of respiratory health experts, led by Professor Bob Hancox from the University of Otago and Dr Stuart Jones from Middlemore Hospital.
The Foundation also has some great supporting resources available for COPD, including COPD Action Plans in English, Māori, Samoan and Simplified Chinese, Breathlessness Strategies for COPD, and a one-pager Breathlessness Quick Reference guide.
Access the guidelines and the quick reference guide at nzrespiratoryguidelines.co.nz/copdguidelines.
Asthma and COPD Fundamentals eLearning course
For $180, the Foundation provides the most current Asthma and COPD Fundamentals course available in New Zealand. It’s designed for all registered health professionals including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and GPs. The course has been endorsed by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc. for 12 CPD hours.
Updated in February 2021 to align with the new NZ Asthma and COPD best practice guidelines, the course incorporates the latest research with specific information for the New Zealand context, such as pharmacological and non pharmacological treatment, treating Māori and Pacific peoples and best practice health literacy.
