A combination of evidence-based interventions and team-based approaches shows efficacy in helping physicians care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to one study ...

Reinventing pulmonary care medically improves early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management for complex patients with COPD and co-morbidities.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent disease that is frequently treated in primary care. However, data regarding the primary care management of COPD are scarce. Such ...

Theory-based smoking cessation interventions helped to motivate patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke to quit, ultimately improving their quality of life and lung ...

A regional primary care, nonphysician-based program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with improved longer-term survival, a propensity-matched cohort study in Hong Kong ...

Adults receiving early-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma care from a pulmonologist had lower respiratory-related hospitalization and emergency department visit rates than those ...

Credit: Scott Bodell/MedicalImages.com The authors outline preventative pharmacologic therapies for COPD exacerbations and a patient-tailored approach to management. Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

ALL-REMOTE COMPANY/WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face significant challenges, but conversations with healthcare providers can play a ...

The Best Care COPD primary care management program steadily decreased hospitalizations and ED visits over a 3-year period in Toronto, Canada. Integrated disease management (IDM) of chronic obstructive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among both women and men with COPD, less than 50% received maintenance inhaler therapy. Less than 70% received ...