Management of COPD: pushing forward the boundaries in primary care

Oral Presentation
Chairs: N. Chavannes (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Roman Rodriguez (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)

Prevalence of undiagnosed COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis R. Halbert, J. Natoli, A. Gano, D. Tinkelman (Los Angeles, CA, Beverly Hills, CA, Denver, CO, United States Of America)
Validation study of pulse oximeters K. Miyamoto (Sapporo, Japan)
Effect of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate versus tiotropium bromide on withdrawal rate, health status, lung function and mortality: INSPIRE (investigating new standards for prophylaxis in reduction of exacerbations) study R. Stockley, P. Calverley, T. Seemungal, G. Hagan, J. Wedzicha (Birmingham, Liverpool, London, United Kingdom; Mount Hope, Trinidad And Tobago)
Defining airways obstruction – fixed ratio versus lower limit of normal B. Lamprecht, L. Schirnhofer, B. Kaiser, M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria)
Integrated disease management improves long-term quality of life in primary care COPD patients N. Chavannes, M. Grijsen, M. Akker van den, H. Schepers, M. Nijdam, B. Tiep, J. Muris (Rotterdam, Maastricht, Bocholtz, Netherlands; Irwindale, United States Of America)
Do cardiovascular drugs reduce mortality in patients with COPD in daily practice? A study in primary care F. H. Rutten, J. W. J. Lammers, M. J. M. Cramer, N. P. A. Zuithoff, A. W. Hoes (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Monitoring of COPD. A review of current guidelines‘ recommendations L. van den Bemt, T. Schermer, I. Smeele, E. Bisschoff, A. Jacobs, R. Grol, C. van Weel (Nijmegen, Etten-Leur, Netherlands)
COPD health forecasting and anticipatory care: a patient perspective C. Bryden, P. Marno, P. Sachon, S. McIver, T. Laing-Morton (Exeter, Birmingham, United Kingdom)