Quality of diagnosis and assessment in primary care

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: T. Van Der Molen (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Kruis (Leiden, Netherlands), P. White (London, United Kingdom), K. Lisspers (Gagnef, Sweden)

How often do respiratory specialists agree with the diagnosis of COPD made in general practice? An audit of referrals to a community based COPD centre (BreathingSpace) in the UK A. Green, G. Basran, G. South (Rotherham, United Kingdom)
A survey of pulse oximeter use by general practitioners in East Berkshire, UK S. Menzies, J. Wiggins (Slough, United Kingdom)
Using population insight studies to define effective prevention and identification interventions in COPD M. Kearney, J. Crighton, K. Holton, A. Moger, R. Winter, S. Hill (London, United Kingdom)
Poor quality of health services at primary care level is the leading cause of uncontrolled asthma in India J. K. Samaria, M. Hussain, P. Yadav MV, A. P. K. Ahmed, M. Meena, P. Kulkarni, A. Mahapatra, S. Sharma (Varanasi, India)
Novel study design to assess the utility of the COPD assessment test (CAT) K. Gruffydd-Jones, H. Pearce, S. Holmes, P. Kardos, R. Escamila, R. Dal Negro, J. Roberts, G. Nadeau, D. Leather, P. Jones (Corsham, London, Somerset, Salford, United Kingdom; Frankfurt, Germany; Toulouse, France; Bussolengo, Italy)
The Breathing Bus – A primary care model for identifying undiagnosed COPD in hard to reach populations. A pilot study J. Roberts, H. Cullen, N. Diar Bakerly (Salford, United Kingdom)
Two year mortality of COPD in primary care in Greece: An observational study M. Minas, I. Verou-Katsarou, P. Mystridou, E. Apostolidou, H. Chrisi, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Greece)
Exhaled nitric oxide: A useful adjunct test in assessing asthma control in primary care – A cross-sectional exploration E. Termeer, J. Snoeck-Stroband, H. Nuiten, P. Honkoop, R. Loymans, B. Thoonen, I. Smeele, J. Sont, C. van Weel, T. Schermer (Nijmegen, Leiden, Amsterdam, Velp, Breda, Netherlands)
A pilot study to detect airflow obstruction in smokers using spirometry in a local GP surgery B. Mann, E. Ramhamadany, L. Seddon, E. Loveridge, A. Glennon (London, United Kingdom)
Effectiveness of supervised training program about spirometry in primary care C. Represas-Represas, V. Leiro-Fernández, M. Botana-Rial, A. I. González-Silva, A. Fernández-Villar (Vigo, Spain)
Agreement between asthma control perception by patients, by physicians and according to guidelines M. C. Vennera, C. Picado, L. Herraez, J. Galera, J. Casafont, on Behalf of the CONTROL Study Group (Barcelona, Spain)
Peak flow is not strictly comparable by gauge and spirometry in many patients C. Bradley, H. Tighe, P. Ind (London, United Kingdom)
Composite asthma control measures in real-life studies D. Price, R. Martin, G. Colice, P. Dorinsky, A. Chisholm, J. von Ziegenweidt, A. Burden, P. Polos, L. Hillyer, N. Roche (Aberdeen, Norwich, United Kingdom; Denver, Washington, Horsham, United States Of America; Paris, France)
Pharmacists and knowledge of asthma: Survey of 120 pharmacists, comparison between 1999 and 2009 M. Menier-Spitz, H. Lefevre, P. Rebotier, C. Heitz, A. S. Bihler, F. de Blay (Strasbourg, France)
Know it, check it, treat it – COPD consumer mobilisation campaign. A pilot study J. Roberts, H. Cullen, N. Diar Bakerly (Salford, United Kingdom)
Knowledge of pulse oximetry among general practitioners in south Australia Q. Huijgen, T. Effing, K. Hancock, T. Schermer, A. Crockett (Utrecht, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Adelaide, Australia)
Reliability of the FSI-10 questionnaire for the assessment of the usability of inhalers in Greek patients N. Grekas, K. Athanassiou, K. Papataxiarchou, O. Porichi, M. Perpina-Tordera (Pikermi, Greece; Valencia, Spain)
Lung function disorders screening among the smoking patients in primary health care E. Andreeva, I. Kudryavtseva, V. Popov (Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation)
The prevelance of respiratory infections in vaccined patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease D. Sereti, K. Sereti, T. Theodosiou, V. Kyriakopoulou, M. Petta, M. Petta (Patras, Vardas, Greece)
Evaluation of lung function on asthma patients cared by primary care physicians C. Almonacid Sanchez, J. L. Izquierdo Alonso, P. De Lucas Ramos, J. M. Rodriguez Gonzalez-Moro, J. Gallardo Carrasco, A. Martin Centeno (Guadalajara, Madrid, Spain)