Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2017
Abstract
This editorial brings a brief summary of the national activities of the Czech Pneumological and Phthisiological Society in the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2017. The main topics include the organization of a second national conference on updating the Czech COPD recommendations in term of diagnosis and therapy.
At the same time, a new screening program will be launched to diagnose undiagnosed cases of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Last but not least, an extensive international prospective POPE-UP study will be prepared to assess the impact of COPD clinical phenotypes on the choice of initial maintenance therapy in the region of CENTRAL and EASTERN EUROPE.