The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) works with health care professionals and public health officials to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and to improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease for patients around the world. Read more about GOLD

News & Events From Around the World

Updated GOLD Documents now available!

                      Click here for the 2013 versions.

                      Click here for an updated version of the GOLD Teaching Slide Set.

GOLD mobile app launched! GOLD's mobile app for physicians is now available in the iTunes App Store. Doctot GOLD COPD Strategy provides the GOLD strategy for assessing and treating COPD in a user-friendly and easily navigable format with interactive tables and charts. Physicians can easily record patient answers to questions about symptoms and functional status, and the app automatically generates and categorizes the patient's score on the Combined Assessment of COPD Scale.

                      Visit the Doctot GOLD COPD Strategy page in the iTunes App Store for more information.

Online CME module about GOLD from the European Respiratory Society:

                      Click here to find out more