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Published on: November 8, 2013
[The German Program for Disease Management Guidelines: COPD Guideline 2006. Short review]
Günter Ollenschläger1, Ina Kopp, Monika Lelgemann
1Arztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (AZQ)--gemeinsames Institut von Bundesärztekammer und Kassenärztlicher Bundesvereinigung, Wegelystrase 3/Herbert-Lewin-Platz, 10623 Berlin. ollenschlaeger@azq.de
Abstract:
In Germany, the first national consensus on evidence-based recommendations for COPD prevention and disease management was reached in spring 2006. After a development period of 9 months, the National Disease Management Guideline COPD was finalized by nominal group process under the authorship of the scientific societies for pneumology (DGP and Atemwegsliga), general internal medicine (DGIM), family medicine (DEGAM), and the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association (AKDAE). The recommendations' main sources are the NICE COPD Guideline 2004, the GOLD Recommendations as well as existing German guidelines and reviews of recent scientific evidence. The article gives an overview on authors, sources, and key recommendations of the German National Disease Management Guideline COPD 2006 (www.copd.versorgungsleitlinien.de).
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