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Authors & contributors
Contents
Foreword
The COPD-X guidelines
Levels of evidence
Summary of the COPD-X guidelines
	Confirm diagnosis & assess severity
	Optimise function
	Prevent deterioration
	Develop support network
	Manage eXacerbations
Appendices
References
References reviewed but not cited

Authors

Authors and Contributors to the original guidelines (March 2003)

Writing Group and Editorial Committee	COPD Guidelines Steering Committee
Other Contributors	COPD Evaluation Committee
Conflicts of Interests Statement

Writing Group and Editorial Committee

Associate Professor David K McKenzie, PhD, FRACP
(Principal author)
Head of Department, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW

Professor Peter A Frith, MB BS, FRACP
Head of Respiratory Services, Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, SA

Dr Jonathan G W Burdon, MD, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Professor G Ian Town, DM, FRACP
Dean, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, New Zealand

Original COPD Guidelines Steering Committee

Professor Michael Abramson, PhD, FRACP
Deputy Head, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC

Professor Norbert Berend, MD, FRACP
Director, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Ms Jenny Bergin, BPharm
MPS, Pharmacist Consultant, Pharmacy Guild of Australia

Associate Professor Stephen Cala, PhD, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, and Head, Respiratory Investigation Unit, Gosford Hospital and University of Newcastle, NSW

Associate Professor Alan J Crockett, MPH
Chief Medical Scientist, Respiratory Unit, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, SA

Professor Peter A Frith, MB BS, FRACP
Head of Respiratory Services, Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, SA

Professor Peter Gibson, MB BS, FRACP
Respiratory Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW

Dr Christine Jenkins, AM, MD, FRACP
Thoracic Physician, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Associate Professor Sue Jenkins, PhD, GradDipPhys
School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, and Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA

Mr Ross Lisle
Consumer Representative, Toowoomba, QLD

Associate Professor Christine F McDonald, PhD, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor David McKenzie, PhD, FRACP
Head of Department, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW

Dr Jitendra Parikh, MD, MPM
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Professor Harold H Rea, MD, FRACP
Academic Head of Medicine, South Auckland Clinical School, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Mrs Marilyn Robinson, RN
Respiratory/Asthma Educator, Townsville Community Health Service, Townsville Health Services District, QLD

Professor Julian A Smith, MS, FRACS
Professor, and Head, Department of Surgery, Monash University, and Head, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC

Associate Professor Greg Snell, MB BS, FRACP
Respiratory and Lung Transplant Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Professor Robin D Taylor, MD, FRCPC
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ

Mr Marcus Weidinger
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Other Contributors

Associate Professor Jenny Alison Physiotherapist, Sydney, NSW	Dr Guy Bannink Staff Specialist Palliative Medicine, Dept Health and Human Services, Hobart, TAS
Mr Paul Cafarella Psychologist, Adelaide, SA	Associate Professor Donald Campbell Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC
Dr Karen Detering Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC	Dr Michael Epton Respiratory Physician, Christchurch, NZ
Dr David Hart Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC	Associate Professor Peter Holmes Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC
Associate Professor John Kolbe Respiratory Physician, Auckland, NZ	Dr Tom Kotsimbos Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC
Ms Maria Loder Respiratory Nurse, Melbourne, VIC	Dr James Markos Respiratory Physician, Hobart, TAS
Ms Vanessa McDonald Respiratory Nurse, Newcastle , NSW	Dr Ruth McKenzie General Practitioner, Sydney, NSW
Dr Lucy Morgan Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW	Associate Professor Matthew Peters Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW
Associate Professor Phillippa Poole Senior Lecturer, Auckland, NZ	Professor Robert Pierce Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC
Associate Professor Robyn Richmond School of Community Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, NSW	Dr Jonathan Rutland Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW
Professor Paul Seale Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW	Dr Brian Smith Respiratory Physician, Adelaide, SA
Ms Laura Smith PhD student, Adelaide, SA	Ms Sheree Smith Respiratory Nurse, Brisbane, QLD
Ms Gillian Syres Research Fellow, Melbourne, VIC	Mr Pieter Walker Psychologist, Melbourne, VIC
Associate Professor Iven Young Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee

Professor Michael Abramson, PhD, FRACP
Deputy Head, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Christine F McDonald, PhD, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Alan J Crockett, , PSM, MPH, PhD, FANZSRS,
Primary Care Respiratory Unit, Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA

Professor Nicholas Glasgow
Dean, Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Dr Richard Wood-Baker
Staff Specialist, Director of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS

Associate Professor Sue Jenkins
School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology & Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA

Ms Juliet Brown
Executive Officer, COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee, The Australian Lung Foundation

Conflicts of Interests Statement

The COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee is responsible for updating the COPD-X Guidelines. All above-named members of the COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee are required to lodge declarations of potential conflicts of interest with The Australian Lung Foundation on an annual basis. Such disclosures include the receipt of unrestricted educational grants, sponsorship, consultancy or other affiliations with the pharmaceutical, medical equipment or diagnostic industries.

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August 2009

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