The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common and preventable chronic disease, is on the increase, and so are the financial and social burdens associated with it. The ...

COPD is a growing burden on the NHS which is preventable if diagnosed early and combined with smoking cessation. Diagnosis requires spirometry. A recent survey demonstrated major problems with ...

Annette Pilling, SEN, RGN, BSc, DipAsthma, DipCOPD, Advanced COPD Cert, Dip HE, is COPD specialist nurse;Roger Wolstenholme, BSc, MB, BS, FRCP, DTM&H, Dip Sports Med, is chest consultant physician, ...

VOL: 98, ISSUE: 26, PAGE NO: 52Karen Shirley, BSc, RGN, Diploma in Asthma, Advanced Diploma in COPD, is community COPD nurse practitioner;Rebecca Kelly, BSc, RN, Diploma in Advanced COPD, is community ...