ICSI has endorsed with qualifications the Veteran’s Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Using the ICSI endorsement process, this document has been reviewed by the ICSI COPD work group: Anderson B, Brown H, Bruhl E, Bryant K, Burres H, Conner K, Kaderabek D, Kerestes G, Kuehn M, Lim K, Mrosak K, Raikar S, Rickbeil T, Westman K.
Access this guideline through the link below:
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Veteran’s Affairs and Department of Defense are not sponsors of, affiliated with nor endorse ICSI or the ICSI COPD work group. The VA/DoD has not reviewed ICSI’s processes for endorsement of guidelines. The following ICSI endorsement and conclusions are solely the consensus of the ICSI COPD work group using the ICSI Endorsement Process.
Please note, the previous ICSI COPD Guideline from March 2013 has been retired.