Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Global Gold Strategy About COPD Management

By Karina Frost


In 2011, an organization known as GOLD which was formed to handle long term obstructive lung disease released a report which basically summarized the ways that COPD can be diagnosed, prevented and also managed. This organization revised all the strategies that had first been set in a different committee in 2001. After this revision, the most evident revisions were the strategies of management that had first been set in the document presented in 2001 about global gold strategy.

COPD refers to a lung problem that affects the way a person breathes. There are two types of COPD namely the chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Chronic bronchitis is associated with increase cough and production of mucus that in the end blocks the airways preventing one from breathing. Emphysema on the other hand is the collapse of the air sacs.

Most people who have been diagnosed with this disease have had a smoking history. The smoke from cigarettes usually blocks the airways or forms a lining on them thus reducing their elastic properties. People who are always exposed to a lot of air pollution from dust or chemicals also have a high risk of being affected. It can also be acquired genetically. The strategies formed in the document above however mentioned some strategies that can help people prevent it.

There are several signs and symptoms which can help an individual to know if they have this sickness. One is severe coughs, too much mucus creation which later causes breathing problems and also exhaustion. The more the disease develops, the more obstinate the symptoms become. This is the reason why this association worked hard to form these strategies.

The report they created was mainly to be used by the health care professionals as a tool for the implementation of the effective management programs based on the currently available health care systems. The strategies can mainly be used in a hospital setting. They are used to determine the extent at which the disease has developed in a person and if they are at a risk of being affected adversely as a result of their infection.

The new gold strategy is better than the first one because it provides more evidence and appropriate recommendations that help in the diagnosis and treatment of the lung infection. Gold is a very fortunate organization because it is made up of some of best health professionals who specialize in different disciplines coming from different parts of the world.

Many of these experts have already done researches on this disease in the past when at home thus the meeting was just to combine their findings to come up with appropriate recommendations. This organization also works hard to involve different governments so that the mobilization of people is much easier.

The importance of creating awareness is to mainly help teach people how they can manage to prevent this illness. It also encourages early detection and mobilizing people to understand the ways the illness can be managed by health practitioners everywhere in the world. There are several organizations that have since come up to help and support GOLD by providing financial support.




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