NZ COPD Guidelines - Quick Reference Guide

Coming soon!

COPD Acute Management Flowcharts

Download  pre-hospital acute management 
​Download hospital acute management

COPD Action Plans

This is a brochure containing a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Action Plan for the healthcare provider to complete with their patient. It includes actions to take for different levels of symptoms for COPD – from well, worsening, severe to emergency. Available in English, Te Reo, and Samoan.

Download English
Download Māori 
Download Samoan

COPD Breathlessness Quick Reference Guide

A quick reference guide for managing breathlessness in COPD. Available in full colour or high contrast.

Download full colour here
Download high contrast here

COPD Breathelessness Strategies - Full Document

Breathlessness is a major symptom of COPD.  This document offers a number of interventions and techniques that can improve the severity and impact of breathlessness.  These include self-management strategies, breathing exercises, positioning, and a hand-held fan"

Download here

For more COPD resources including those in both Te Reo and Samoan, head to asthmafoundation.org.nz/resources

To order printed resources, head to shop.asthmafoundation.org.nz