Authors

Professor Michael Abramson (Principal Author)
Deputy Head, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne

Ms Juliet Brown
Executive Officer, COPD Evaluation Committee, The Australian Lung Foundation, Brisbane

Professor Alan J Crockett
Director, Primary Care Respiratory Research Unit, Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health & Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Professor Peter A Frith
Head of Respiratory Services, Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park

Professor Nicholas Glasgow
Dean, Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra

Associate Professor Sue Jenkins
School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology; Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; Lung Institute of Western Australia, Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth

Professor Christine F McDonald
Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne

Professor David K McKenzie
Head of Department, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick

Associate Professor Richard Wood-Baker
Staff Specialist, Director of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart

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Other contributors

Associate Professor Jenny Alison, Physiotherapist, Sydney, NSW

Dr Guy Bannink, Staff Specialist Palliative Medicine, Dept Health and Human Services, Hobart, TAS

Mr Paul Cafarella, Psychologist, Adelaide, SA

Associate Professor Donald Campbell, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Dr Belinda Cochrane, Staff Specialist Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Sydney, NSW

Dr Karen Detering, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Dr Tanja Effing, Respiratory Scientist/ Epidemiologist, Adelaide, SA

Dr Michael Epton, Respiratory Physician, Christchurch, New Zealand

Dr David Hart, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Peter Holmes, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Dr Kirk Kee, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor John Kolbe, Respiratory Physician, Auckland, New Zealand

Dr Tom Kotsimbos, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Ms Maria Loder, Respiratory Nurse, Melbourne, VIC

Dr James Markos, Respiratory Physician, Hobart, TAS

Ms Vanessa McDonald, Respiratory Nurse, Newcastle, NSW

Dr Ruth McKenzie, General Practitioner, Sydney, NSW

Dr Lucy Morgan, Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

Dr Matthew Peters, Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

Associate Professor Phillippa Poole, Senior Lecturer, Auckland, New Zealand

Professor Robert Pierce, Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Robyn Richmond, School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Dr Jonathan Rutland, Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

Professor Paul Seale, Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

Dr Brian Smith, Respiratory Physician, Adelaide, SA

Ms Laura Smith, PhD Student, Adelaide, SA

Ms Sheree Smith, Respiratory Nurse, Brisbane, QLD

Ms Gillian Syres, Research Fellow, Melbourne, VIC

Mr Pieter Walker, Psychologist, Melbourne, VIC

Professor Trevor Williams, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Iven Young, Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee

Professor Michael Abramson, MB BS, BMedSc(Hons), PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Deputy Head, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (Principal Author)

Ms Juliet L Brown, BA(Hons), MLib, Executive Officer, COPD Evaluation Committee, The Australian Lung Foundation, Brisbane, QLD

Associate Professor Alan J Crockett, PSM, MPH, PhD, FANZSRS, Primary Care Respiratory Unit, Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA

Professor Nicholas Glasgow, BHB, MBChB, GradDipFamMed, GradCertHigherEd, MD, FRNZGP, FRACGP, FAChPM, Dean, Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Associate Professor Sue Jenkins, GradDipPhys, PhD, School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Lung Institute of Western Australia and Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Professor Christine F McDonald, PhD, FRACP, Director, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor David K McKenzie, BSc(Med)(Hons), MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP, Head of Department, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW

Associate Professor Richard Wood-Baker, DM, BS, MRCP(I), MRCP(UK), FRCP, FRACP, MEd, Staff Specialist, Director of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS

Conflicts of Interests Statement

The COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee is responsible for updating the COPD-X Guidelines. All above-named members of the COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee are required to lodge declarations of potential conflicts of interest with The Australian Lung Foundation on an annual basis. Such disclosures include the receipt of unrestricted educational grants, sponsorship, consultancy or other affiliations with the pharmaceutical, medical equipment or diagnostic industries.

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