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GOLD guidelines and other resources can be distributed as part of your World COPD Day event. Click on the links below to access these resources.

We hope activity organizers will find these materials useful in preparing for your World COPD Day event; health care professionals in responding to patients who seek advice about COPD; and patients and their families in learning about living with this chronic lung disease.

Guidelines Reports & Other Resources
COPD DIAGNOSIS and Management AT-A-Glance Desk Reference
Updated 2009. This fold-out pocket card presents essential clinical information from the GOLD Report, Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD in a convenient, easy-access format.

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At-a-Glance Pocket Reference for COPD Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
Updated 2009. This 8-page pocket-size card puts key principles of evidence-based treatment for COPD at the healthcare professional’s fingertips for quick reference in clinical decision-making situations.

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Pocket Guide to COPD Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
Updated 2009. A quick-reference guide for physicians and nurses, with key information about patient management and education.

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GOLD Spirometry Guide
Updated June 2010. A comprehensive guide to the use of spirometry in clinical practice, including an overview of information provided by spirometry, when to perform this test, interpretation of spirogram results, and troubleshooting. Part of the GOLD Implementation Toolbox.

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Could It Be COPD?
A simple questionnaire to help people determine if they are at risk for COPD.

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Is It COPD?
A simple guide to COPD diagnosis for healthcare professionals.

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About COPD
Links to COPD education resources for patients.

What is COPD
Q&A
Patient Guide

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