Key Highlights of the Canadian Thoracic Society's Position Statement on the Optimization of COPD Management During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Mohit Bhutani, Paul Hernandez, Jean Bourbeau, Gail Dechman, Erika Penz, Raymond Aceron, Marla Beauchamp, Joshua Wald, Michael Stickland, Sharla Rae Olsen, Donna Goodridge

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12 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)869-872
Number of pages4
JournalChest
Volume158
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020

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FINANCIAL/NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES: The authors have reported to CHEST the following: M. Bhutani reports personal fees and grants outside the submitted work from AstraZeneca Canada Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd, GlaxoSmithKine Canada Ltd, Novartis , Sanofi -Genzyme, the Canadian Institute Health Research, CHEST, The Lung Association of Alberta, The University of Alberta Hospital Foundation, and Alberta Innovates Health Solutions. P. H. reports grants from the Canadian Institute Health Research, the Lung Association of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Health Authority Research Fund, Astra Zeneca Canada Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd, Cyclomedica, Grifols, Respivant, and Vertex; and personal fees from Actelion, Astra Zeneca Canada Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd, GlaxoSmithKine Canada Ltd, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, and Trudell, outside the submitted work. J. B. reports grants from the Canadian Respiratory Research Network, the Canadian Institute Health Research, and the Respiratory Health Network of the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; grants and personal fees from Astra Zeneca Canada Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd, GlaxoSmithKine Canada Ltd, Grifols, Novartis, and Trudell; and personal fees from the Canadian Thoracic Society and CHEST, outside the submitted work. E. P. reports personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd, Astra Zeneca Canada Ltd, GlaxoSmithKine Canada Ltd, and Novartis; and grants from the Canadian Institute Health Research, the Saskatchewan Research Foundation, the Respiratory Research Centre, and Astra Zeneca Canada Ltd, outside the submitted work. J. W. reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKine Canada Ltd and a grant from Fisher & Paykel, outside the submitted work. M. S. reports investigator-initiated funding from the Canadian Institute Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada , the Canadian Respiratory Research Network, the Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, the Lung Association of Alberta, and the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation/Alberta Boehringer Ingelheim Collaboration. D. G. reports grants from the Canadian Institute Health Research, the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, the Royal University Hospital Foundation, the Lung Association of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, the Respiratory Research Centre, and the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan , outside the submitted work. None declared (G. D., R. A., M. Beauchamp, S.-R., O.).

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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