Resources for consumers, clinicians and healthcare services to support implementation of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.
A number of related resources have been identified which are relevant to the COPD Clinical Care Standard.
The Commission develops clinical care standards with advice from a multidisciplinary topic working group including clinicians, consumers and researchers. The membership and role of the COPD Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group is described below.
Indicators have been developed to support monitoring of the care recommended in the Standard. Clinicians and healthcare services can use the indicators to support local quality improvement activity.
The quality statements below describe the expected standard for key components of care in the COPD Clinical Care Standard.
Guidance for healthcare services on the ten quality statements from the COPD Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.