New Zealand COPD Guidelines: Quick Reference Guide.

The purpose of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand's COPD Guidelines: Quick Reference Guide is to provide simple, practical, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment, and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in clinical practice. The intended users are health professionals responsible for delivering acute and chronic COPD care in community and hospital settings, and those responsible for the training of such health professionals.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Dr Young reports: I receive honorarium from GSK for giving educational talks on COPD management or attending advisory meetings. However, this did not impact on my contri-bution to this guideline. Dr Baggott reports personal fees from Astra Zeneca, personal fees from Novartis, outside the submitted work. Nicola Corna reports other from Boehring-er Ingelheim, other from Astra Zeneca, other from Astra Zeneca, grants from Adherium, outside the submitted work. Dr Fingleton reports grants, personal fees and non-financial support from AstraZeneca, grants from Genentech, grants, personal fees and non-financial support from GlaxoSmithKline, personal fees and non-financial support from Boheringer lngleheim, outside the submitted work. Dr Hardy reports non-financial support from As-trazeneca, outside the submitted work. Dr Hancox reports grants from Astra Zeneca, grants from GlaxoSmithKline, personal fees from Menarini, other from Boehringer Ingelheim, outside the submitted work.