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Implementation Toolkit

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Quality Standard

This Implementation Toolkit, created in partnership with Ontario Health and the Lung Health Foundation, is a comprehensive guide to improving care for those living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is created for clinicians, health system planners, and health organizations to help implement Ontario Health’s Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quality Standard.

To start accessing resources, navigate the pathway below and select the relevant quality statement, or use the search bar to manually enter key terms to see your results.

Search Key Words

Person suspected of having pulmonarydisease(COPD). Q1: Diagnosis Confirmed With Spirometry Q2:ComprehensiveAssessment Q3:Goals of Care &IndividualizedCare Planning Q4: Education & Self Management Q5: Promoting Smoking Cessation Q6: Pharmacological Management of Stable COPD Q7: Vaccinations Q13: Palliative Care Q14: Long Term Oxygen Therapy Q10:Managementof Acute Exacerbations of COPD Q11:Follow up After Hospitalizationfor an Acute Exacerbationof COPD Acute careAn acute exacerbation may requirehospital carefor some(See the COPD QBP) Primary and community care Q9: Pulmonary Rehab Q12: Pulmonary Rehab After Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation Q8: Specialized Respiratory Care Not all people with COPDrequire specialized care
Primary and community care Person suspected of having pulmonary disease (COPD). Q1: Diagnosis Confirmed Spirometry. Q2: C omprehensive A ssessme n t. Q3: Goals of Care & Individualized Care Planning. Q14: Long Term Oxygen Therapy. Q13: Palliative Care Q7: Vaccinations Q6: Pharmacological Management of Stable COPD Q5: Promoting Smoking Cessation Q4: Education & Self Management Q8: Specialized Respiratory Care. Q9: Pulmonary Rehab Q12: Pulmonary Rehab After Hospitalization for an Accute Exacerbation. Q10: Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD. Q11: Follow up After Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation Of COPD. Acute Care: An acute exacerbation may require hospital care for some. (See the COPD QBP)

Key priority for collaborative, integrated care

Referral (as appropiate) from primary care to other integrated care settings

Ongoing follow-up and management in primary and community care

Opportunity to leverage digital, virtual, and/or remote care technologies

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