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Quality Statement 2 - Comprehensive Assessment

People with COPD have a comprehensive assessment to determine the degree of disability, risk of acute exacerbation, and presence of comorbidities near the time of diagnosis and on an annual basis. The severity of airflow limitation, as initially determined by spirometry testing to confirm diagnosis, is reassessed when people’s health status changes.

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Change Idea:
Provide clinicians with assessment templates and decision-support guides to encourage the provision of comprehensive assessments.

E2P’s EMR-integrated COPD tool for TELUS PS Suite or Accuro QHR supports primary care by giving them easier access to information they need at the point of care.

Family Physician Airways Group of Canada's COPD assessment template for clinician for follow-up visits.

Family Physician Airways Group of Canada's COPD assessment template for clinicians for initial assessment and diagnosis.

Lung Health Foundation's step-by-step algorithm for COPD diagnosis and management.

The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a questionnaire for people with COPD. It is designed to measure the impact of COPD on a person's life, and how this changes over time.