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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Working Party

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality, illness and disability, and the third leading cause of burden of disease in Australia today.

Increasing evidence supports adoption of a more holistic and integrated approach for patients with chronic disease such as disease management programs.

The key focus of the COPD Working Party is to establish best practice principles for managing patients with COPD that:

• Promote evidence-based practice,
• Span the continuum of care,
• Promote service coordination and efficiency in service delivery,
• Are patient centric,
• Demonstrate improvement in patient outcome and quality of life, and
• Minimise exacerbations of the condition and reduce emergency presentations to hospital.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Working Party Report (PDF file 513KB)

Membership:

Assoc Prof Don Campbell (Chair) - Clinical Epidemiology & Health Service Evaluation Unit, Melbourne Health
Dr Jonathon Burden - Australian Lung Foundation / Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand
Ms Sue Daly, Department of Human Services
Dr Lisa Demos - Ambulatory Care Australia, The Alfred
Dr Graeme Downe - Joseph Banks Medical Centre
Ms Marie Gill - Banyule Nillumbik PCP
Assoc Prof Bruce Jackson - Northern Health
Ms Vanessa Keetley - Eastern Health
Ms Maria Loder - St Vincent's Health
Ms Cathy Nall - ARMC
Ms Judith Perrin - Community Health Unit, DHS
Ms Belinda Rickard - Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre
Ms Carolyn Searle - North West Division of General Practice
Dr Christine Walker - Chronic Illness Alliance
Ms Robyn Wall - Department of Human Services

Key contact

Paul Williamson
Tel: 03 9616 1334