Symposium
COPD case-finding: how can we find the missing millions?
Clinical
Aims : The aim of this session is to summarise and discuss the latest findings regarding the identification of patients with undiagnosed but symptomatic COPD. The session will include a review of studies evaluating the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of different COPD case-finding approaches; an overview of the algorithms that have been derived from primary care records and that aim to improve the efficiency of COPD case-finding; a discussion of the views of GPs, healthcare professionals, and patients on COPD case-finding; and an overview of the pros and cons of a structured screening programme and the gaps in the evidence.
Target audience :
Clinician, Epidemiologist, General practitioner, Patient, Public health official, Researcher
Chairs
P. Adab
Birmingham (West Midlands)
(United Kingdom)
08:30
What is the most clinically- and cost-effective approach for identifying undiagnosed COPD?
R. Jordan(Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
COI
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Description
1
216
09:00
Can we use GP databases to improve the efficiency of screening for undiagnosed COPD?
J. Quint(Wimbledon, United Kingdom)
COI
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Description
2
217
09:30
Screening for COPD in non-smokers
S. Salvi(Pune (Maharashtra), India)
COI
3
218
10:00
What do patients and GPs think about identifying undiagnosed COPD?
M. Thomas(Southampton (Hampshire), United Kingdom)
COI
-
Description
4
219
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