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These guidelines provide an update on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Singapore and take into account the new evidence which has emerged since the publication of the previous guidelines in 2006. Target groupThe guidelines are intended for all healthcare professionals who care for patients with COPD. These include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and rehabilitation and respiratory therapists. Guideline developmentThese guidelines have been produced by a committee comprising senior respiratory physicians, general practitioners, polyclinic physicians, pharmacists, physiotherapists and a patient representative, appointed by the Ministry of Health (MOH). They were developed using the best available current evidence and expert opinion. What is new in the revised guidelinesThe following is a list of major revisions or additions to the guidelines: (1) a template for the combined assessment of COPD; (2) a simplified COPD quality of life test: the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score; (3) recommendations on pharmacological treatment based on results from recent clinical trials; and (4) a chapter on community care and comorbidities.

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