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November is COPD Awareness Month—time to raise awareness, take action and help make a difference in the lives of the more than 12.5 million people in the United States living with COPD.

For COPD Awareness Month 2023, we’ve highlighted the four mains guidelines that have been published or updated since our last post covering all Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / COPD-related guidelines on World COPD Day 2022.

COPD Clinical Guidelines:

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Respiratory Disease
  • American Thoracic Society (ATS) – Published August 15, 2023

• Palliative Care for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Interstitial Lung Disease
  • European Respiratory Society (ERS) – Published  August 17, 2023

• Pharmacotherapy in Patients With Stable COPD
  • Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) – Published September 08, 2023

• Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD 2024 Report
  • Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) – Published November 13, 2023

Check out our COPD Clinical Guidelines Roundup in our World COPD Day 2022 post.

We continue to regularly keep our library up to date and expect new clinical guidelines on COPD and all related topics and specialties. Make sure to sign up for alerts to stay informed on when new guidelines have been published or updated.