The Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee (CRGC) has developed respiratory clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) implementation tools to reach a broad multidisciplinary cohort of physicians and other respiratory health professionals.
These tools are currently being distributed to health care professionals across Canada via the Canadian Respiratory Journal (CRJ) and Canadian Family Physician (CFP), website postings, targeted mail outs, conferences and individual shipments on request.
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Permission is granted to use documents in whole or in part, in hard copy or in electronic format, for non-profit professional development activities, such as teaching or in-service training, provided that the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) is acknowledged as the source of the information, and that the information is presented in its current format. Slides must be used as is, and contain all slide elements, including logos. For access to PowerPoint versions of slide kits, send an email to ctsinfo@lung.ca
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All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). A copy of this file may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
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This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any purpose without the prior written permission of the CTS. A copy of the Slim Jim may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
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This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any purpose without the prior written permission of the CTS. A copy of the slide deck – or individual slides – may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
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One of GINA's most important activities is to work with international experts to produce guidelines, reports, and other resources about asthma. These materials incorporate the latest science to help improve asthma management and the lives of asthma patients around the world.
www.ginasthma.com/GuidelinesResources.asp
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All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. A copy of the slide deck – or individual slides – may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
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All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. CTS. A copy of the slide deck – or individual slides – may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
The report examines recent Canadian COPD data and reveals that COPD exacerbations result in more hospitalizations than other major chronic diseases, including heart failure, angina and diabetes. These hospitalizations place a great burden on patients, reducing their quality of life, and place strain on the Canadian healthcare system.
The COPD Toolkit© website is a Canadian on-line repository where all health care professionals involved in COPD management can access, share, evaluate, develop and refine resources for COPD management. The Tools are currently used in the LiveWell™ Chronic Disease Management Program conducted in the Saskatoon Health Region and range from PowerPoint presentations for patient education to referral forms to flow sheets for COPD management. http://www.copdtoolkit.org
This poster was designed as a tool to initiate discussion between physician and patient about treatment options and management of COPD.
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All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. A copy of this file may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
This is a tool to facilitate communication between the patient, the physician and the pharmacist. A set of three copies (6 pages) should be printed on both sides to keep a proper format.
The COPD Action Plan co-developed by the CTS (COPD Dissemination and Implementation Committee), Family Physicians Airways Group and Living Well with COPD.
To date, the use of the COPD Action Plan has only been evaluated and validated in a randomized controlled trial with the support of a respiratory educator. Ideally, it is a clinical tool for use between a patient and a health care professional who has adequate experience and time to properly educate the patient on how best to use the Action Plan. The health care professional should also be available as a resource in the future to collaborate with the patient in the implementation of this self-management tool. The health care professional could be a physician (family physician or specialist) or ideally, where available, a certified respiratory educator (CRE).
Input continues to be gathered from family physicians, respiratory educators and pharmacists. As such, the action plan is still deemed to be in its evaluation stages.
If you have any comments or suggestions to improve the action plan, please contact us.
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All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). A copy of this file may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
© 2008 Canadian Thoracic Society and its licensors
All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. A copy of the slide deck – or individual slides – may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
Simplified algorithms and treatment recommendations for the treatment of COPD based on published guidelines.
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All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any commercial purposes without the prior written permission of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS). This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. A copy of this file may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any purpose without the prior written permission of the CTS. A copy of this file may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
© 2011 Canadian Thoracic Society and its licensors. All rights reserved.
This file is the intellectual property of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and has been protected from editing and copying any of the text and images. No parts of this publication may be modified, posted on-line or used for any purpose without the prior written permission of the CTS. A copy of this file may be requested from CTS for educational purposes. Kindly send an email request to guidelines@lung.ca.
© 2008 Canadian Thoracic Society and its licensors. All rights reserved.