Committees

The Executive Committee, comprised of leading COPD experts, is GOLD’s main governing body. It encourages dissemination and adoption of the reports on COPD management through utilization of existing health care structures in individual countries and promotes international collaboration on COPD research.

The Science Committee evaluates new scientific evidence about COPD care, and prepares updates to scientific reports on COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention.

The Dissemination Committee has the responsibility of enhancing dissemination of the content of COPD management and prevention reports and ensuring that all those concerned with the care of those with COPD are knowledgeable about the recommendations.

The Workshop Panel, a group of international COPD experts, wrote the initial version of the GOLD guidelines in 2001.