Respirology

• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society
• British Thoracic Society
• Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Canadian Lung Association
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Canadian Guidelines:

• Canadian Thoracic Society: Diagnosis and Managment of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults (2012)

Other Guidelines:

• NICE Pathway: Asthma (UK, 2013)
• American Thoracic Society: Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction(US, 2014)
• Royal College of Physicians: Concise Guidance: Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Occupational Asthma (UK, 2012)
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (US, 2007)

Canadian Guidelines:

• Canadian Thoracic Society: Managing Dyspnea in Patients With Advanced COPD (2011)
• Canadian Thoracic Society: Recommendations for Management of COPD (2007)

Other Guidelines:

• NICE Pathway: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (UK, 2013)
  
• COPD Foundation: Guide for Diagnosis and Management of COPD (US, 2013)
• American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society,& European Respiratory Society: A Unified Front Against COPD: Clinical Practice Guidelines (US, 2011)
• NICE Clinical Guideline: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(UK, 2010)

Canadian Guidelines:

• Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada:Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Adults (2008)
• Canadian Thoracic Society & Canadian Infectious Diseases Society: Management of Community–acquired Pneumonia: An evidence–based Update (2000)

Other Guidelines:

• British Thoracic Society: Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children (UK, 2011)
• European Respiratory Society & European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: Guidelines for the Management of Adult Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (Eu, 2011)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society & Infectious Diseases Society of America: Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age (US, 2011)
• British Thoracic Society: Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (UK, 2009)

Canadian Guidelines:

• Canadian Rhinosinusitis Working Group: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2011)

Pharmacist Minor Ailment Prescribing Guidelines:

• University of Saskatchewan: Allergic Rhinitis (2014)

Other Guidelines:

• American Academy of Otolaryngology: Allergic Rhinitis (US, 2015)
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Principles of Judicious Antibiotic Prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Pediatrics (US, 2013)
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in Children Aged 1 to 18 Years (US, 2013)
• Infectious Diseases Society of America: Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults (US, 2012)
• British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology: Management of Allergic and Non-allergic Rhinitis (UK, 2010)
• ARIA & WHO: Allergic Rhinitis and it's Impact on Asthma: An Update (Int'l, 2010)
• NICE Guideline: Respiratory Tract Infections – Antibiotic Prescribing (UK, 2008)
• ARIA & WHO: Allergic Rhinitis and it's Impact on Asthma (Int'l, 2008)

• American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - $
• Canadian Respiratory Journal - $
• Chest - $
• European Respiratory Journal
• Thorax - $

• Patient Decision Aids (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)
• Patient Decision Aids (National Prescribing Centre)

*Recommended texts are linked to publishers' or book sellers' websites for further ordering information

• Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology for Respiratory Care Practitioners (Cottrell, 2000) - $
• Clinical Respiratory Medicine (Spiro, Silvestri, Agustí, 4th ed. 2012)
• Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (Broaddus, Mason, Ernst, King, Lazarus, Murray, et al., 6th ed. 2016)
• The APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy (Feeney, 11th ed. 2015) - $
  • see Chapter 32: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease