Optimising healthcare for COPD across Europe
Symposium Chairs: G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Aims: To show:
- how auditing can be developed across Europe to help better understand healthcare systems;
- demonstrate what the value of clinical auditing can be;
- provide an understanding of the current quality of care of COPD across Europe;
- identify the areas of care that require greatest improvement;
- better understand the organisational models of care currently used across Europe;
- appreciate the link between organisation of care and clinical process measures and outcomes;
- provide an opportunity to network with colleagues across Europe to establish a forum for the exchange of ideas about service organisation and the delivery of COPD care in hospitals.