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
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
- COPD Foundation. COPD Risk Screenerexternal icon.
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Pocket Guide to COPD Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention pdf icon[PDF – 8.19MB]external icon.
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). At-A-Glance Outpatient Management Reference for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) pdf icon[PDF – 3.11MB]external icon.
- CDC. Smoking & Tobacco Use. Clinical Tools. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/for-health-care-providers/clinical-tools/index.html
Patient Resources
- CDC. Smoking Cessation.
- American Thoracic Society. Patient Resources.external icon
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Information for Patients.external icon
Page last reviewed: June 15, 2021