Authors and Contributors to the original guidelines (March 2003)

Writing Group and Editorial Committee

Associate Professor David K McKenzie, PhD, FRACP (Principal author) Head of Department, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW

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

Dr Jonathan G W Burdon, MD, FRACP Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Professor G Ian Town, DM, FRACP Dean, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, New Zealand

Original COPD Guidelines Steering Committee

Professor Michael Abramson, PhD, FRACP Deputy Head, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC

Professor Norbert Berend, MD, FRACP Director, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Ms Jenny Bergin, BPharm MPS, Pharmacist Consultant, Pharmacy Guild of Australia

Associate Professor Stephen Cala, PhD, FRACP Respiratory Physician, and Head, Respiratory Investigation Unit, Gosford Hospital and University of Newcastle, NSW

Associate Professor Alan J Crockett, MPH Chief Medical Scientist, Respiratory Unit, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, SA

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

Professor Peter Gibson, MB BS, FRACP Respiratory Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW

Dr Christine Jenkins, AM, MD, FRACP Thoracic Physician, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Associate Professor Sue Jenkins, PhD, GradDipPhys School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, and Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA

Mr Ross Lisle Consumer Representative, Toowoomba, QLD

Associate Professor Christine F McDonald, PhD, FRACP Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor David McKenzie, PhD, FRACP Head of Department, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW

Dr Jitendra Parikh, MD, MPM Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Professor Harold H Rea, MD, FRACP Academic Head of Medicine, South Auckland Clinical School, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Mrs Marilyn Robinson, RN Respiratory/Asthma Educator, Townsville Community Health Service, Townsville Health Services District, QLD

Professor Julian A Smith, MS, FRACS Professor, and Head, Department of Surgery, Monash University, and Head, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC

Associate Professor Greg Snell, MB BS, FRACP Respiratory and Lung Transplant Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Professor Robin D Taylor, MD, FRCPC Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ

Mr Marcus Weidinger Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Other Contributors

Dr Jenny Alison Physiotherapist, Sydney, NSW	Mr Paul Cafarella Psychologist, Adelaide, SA
Associate Professor Donald Campbell Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC	Dr Karen Detering Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC
Dr Michael Epton Respiratory Physician, Christchurch, NZ	Dr David Hart Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC
Associate Professor Peter Holmes Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC	Associate Professor John Kolbe  Respiratory Physician,  Auckland, NZ
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
Associate Professor  Matthew Peters Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW	Associate Professor Phillippa Poole Senior Lecturer, Auckland, NZ
Professor Robert Pierce Respiratory Physician, Melbourne, VIC	Associate Professor Robyn Richmond School of Community Medicine, UNSW, 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	Mr Pieter Walker Psychologist, Melbourne, VIC
Associate Professor Iven Young Respiratory Physician, Sydney, NSW

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COPD Guidelines Evaluation Committee

Professor Michael Abramson, PhD, FRACP Deputy Head, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Christine F McDonald, PhD, FRACP Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC

Associate Professor Alan J Crockett, MPH Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA

Professor Nicholas Glasgow Director, Australian Primary Care Healthcare Research Institute, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Dr Richard Wood-Baker Staff Specialist, Director of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS

Associate Professor Sue Jenkins School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology & Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA