For Clinicians

Guidelines, Reports, and References

COPD General

US Department of Veterans Affairs. VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline. Management of Outpatient Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2014. https://www.healthquality.va.gov/guidelines/cd/copd/external icon
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD Report. 2020. https://goldcopd.org/gold-reportsexternal icon
Nici L, Mammen MJ, Charbek E, et al. Pharmacologic management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. An official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020;201(9):e56-e69. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202003-0625STexternal icon
Wedzicha JA, Miravitlles M, Hurst JR, et al. Management of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline. Eur Respir J. 2017;49:1600791. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00791-2016external icon
Wedzicha JA, Calverley PMA, Albert RK, et al. Prevention of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline. Eur Respir J. 2017;50:1602265. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02265-2016external icon
Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, Weinberger SE, et al. Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155(3):179–191. http://www.annals.org/content/155/3/179.fullexternal icon
Criner GJ, Bourbeau J, Diekemper RL, et al. Prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline. Chest. 2015;147(4):894–942 http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(15)38941-8/abstractexternal icon
US Preventive Services Task Force. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening (2016) website. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screeningexternal icon

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Guidelines, Reports, and References
COPD General
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Self-Management
Smoking Cessation
Vaccinations
Education Resources for Health Professionals
Tools
Patient Resources
Organizations

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Puhan MA, Gimeno-Santos E, Cates CJ, Troosters T. Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;12:CD005305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005305.pub4external icon.
McCarthy B, Casey D, Devane D, Murphy K, Murphy E, Lacasse Y. Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(2):CD003793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003793.pub3external icon.
Rochester CL, Vogiatzis I, Holland AE, et al. An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society policy statement: enhancing implementation, use, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015;192(11):1373–1386. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.201510-1966STexternal icon.
Spruit MA, Singh SJ, Garvey C, et al. An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013;188:e13–e64. http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/rccm.201309-1634STexternal icon

Self-Management

Lenferink A, Brusse-Keizer M, van der Valk PD, et al. Self-management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;8:CD011682. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011682.pub2external icon
McCabe C, McCann M, Brady AM. Computer and mobile technology interventions for self-management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;5:CD011425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011425.pub2external icon.
Howcroft M, Walters EH, Wood-Baker R, Walters JA. Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;12:CD005074. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005074.pub4external icon.
Zwerink M, Brusse-Keizer M, van der Valk PD, et al. Self-management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;3:CD002990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002990.pub3external icon.

Smoking Cessation

US Preventive Services Task Force. Final Update Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons website. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventionsexternal icon.
Fiore MC, Jaén CR, Baker TB, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service; 2008.

Vaccinations

CDC. Lung Disease Including Asthma and Adult Vaccination website. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/rec-vac/health-conditions/lung-disease.html.

Education Resources for Health Professionals

COPD Foundation. Pulmonary Empowerment Program for Pulmonary Rehabilitationexternal icon.
COPD Foundation. Educational Materialsexternal icon.
American Thoracic Society. Clinical Resourcesexternal icon.
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Education for Health Professionalsexternal icon.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Report: COPD: Tracking Perceptions of Individuals Affected, Their Caregivers, and the Physicians Who Diagnose and Treat Them pdf icon[PDF – 301KB]external icon
CDC. Smoking & Tobacco Use. Education and Training. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/for-health-care-providers/education-training/index.html

Tools

Patient Resources

CDC. Smoking Cessation.
American Thoracic Society. Patient Resources.external icon
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Information for Patients.external icon

Organizations

Page last reviewed: June 15, 2021

Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health