This publication is intended as an educational resource for primary health professionals managing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and includes the following material:
• Key components of the NZ COPD Guidelines 2021
• A comprehensive table of funded maintenance therapy for patients with COPD
• A review of the evidence for recommended maintenance therapy in COPD
• A summary of real-world maintenance therapy prescribing for COPD in New Zealand.
The NZ COPD Guidelines 2021 are the first-ever guidelines for management of COPD in a New Zealand context. The guidelines were developed by a working group of respiratory experts from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, and are based on 2020 COPD-X Plan and GOLD treatment guidelines.
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