International Congress Barcelona 2013

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PG18 Assessing the health status and quality of life in asthma and COPD patients

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: B. Stallberg (Uppsala, Sweden), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Aims: Assessing health status and quality-of-life is important in the clinical management of asthma and COPD and has also been frequently used in clinical trials. The purpose of this postgraduate course is to discuss the benefits and problems with different questionnaires in the management of asthma and COPD patients. The experiences of using these questionnaires in epidemiological studies and clinical trials will also be discussed.
HERMES LINKS
ADULT: B.1 Airway diseases, B.6 Occupational and environmental diseases, I. Further areas relevant to respiratory medicine.

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Educational Material

Handout PG18 Open

Reading list PG18 Open

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Assessing health status in COPD P. Jones (London, United Kingdom)
Assessing quality of life in asthma C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden)
Implementation of questionnaires in the management of COPD patients in clinical practice T. van der Molen (Groningen, Netherlands)
Implementation of questionnaires in the management of asthma patients in clinical practice H. Pinnock (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)