https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 COPD-X Australian and New Zealand guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2017 update https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32527 Wed 17 Nov 2021 16:31:35 AEDT ]]> Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer: Underlying pathophysiology and new therapeutic modalities https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36606 Wed 17 Nov 2021 16:31:32 AEDT ]]> Electronic cigarettes: a position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand* https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47156 Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes from the United States NASEM was accepted as reflective of evidence to mid-2017. A search for papers subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals was conducted in August 2018. A small number of robust and important papers published until March 2019 were also identified and included. Groups identified studies that extended, modified or contradicted the NASEM report. A total of 3793 papers were identified and reviewed, with summaries and draft position statements developed and presented to TSANZ membership in April 2019. After feedback from members and external reviewers, a collection of position statements was finalized in December 2019. EC have adverse lung effects and harmful effects of long-term use are unknown. EC are unsuitable consumer products for recreational use, part-substitution for smoking or long-term exclusive use by former smokers. Smokers who require support to quit smoking should be directed towards approved medication in conjunction with behavioural support as having the strongest evidence for efficacy and safety. No specific EC product can be recommended as effective and safe for smoking cessation. Smoking cessation claims in relation to EC should be assessed by established regulators.]]> Wed 14 Dec 2022 15:34:26 AEDT ]]> Distinguishing adult-onset asthma from COPD: a review and a new approach https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18585 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:35:46 AEST ]]> COPD-X Australian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2022 update https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51997 Tue 26 Sep 2023 11:07:44 AEST ]]> A randomised trial of domiciliary, ambulatory oxygen in patients with COPD and dyspnoea but without resting hypoxaemia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18137 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:44 AEDT ]]>