Contemporary Concise Review 2019: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Concise guidance for COPD

“…The diversity of aetiologies of COPD, complex presentations, gaps in available management and different healthcare systems provide barriers to implementation of best practice care for patients with COPD, both globally and in regions such as the Asia‐Pacific. For clinicians providing day‐to‐day management, and for health policy makers shaping the system, keeping up‐to‐date with the ever‐expanding evidence in COPD epidemiology, diagnosis and management 2,3 is a rewarding but never‐ending challenge.…”