New Zealand Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines: 2025 update

Robert Hancox; Stuart Jones; Christina Baggott; Sarah Candy; Nicola Corna; James Fingleton; Sandra Hotu; Syed Hussain; Wendy McRae; Murray Moore; Betty Poot; Jim Reid; Sarah Rhodes; Justin Travers; Joanna Turner; Robert Young

doi:10.26635/6965.7149

New Zealand Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines: 2025 update

N Z Med J. 2025 Nov 7;138(1625):59-63. doi: 10.26635/6965.7149.

Authors

Robert Hancox¹, Stuart Jones², Christina Baggott³, Sarah Candy⁴, Nicola Corna⁵, James Fingleton⁶, Sandra Hotu⁷, Syed Hussain⁸, Wendy McRae², Murray Moore⁹, Betty Poot¹⁰, Jim Reid¹¹, Sarah Rhodes¹², Justin Travers¹³, Joanna Turner¹⁴, Robert Young¹⁵

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Physician, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton; University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand.
² Respiratory Physician, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
³ Respiratory Physician, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand.
⁴ Respiratory Physiotherapist, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
⁵ Nurse Practitioner, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Cheryl Davies: Manager, Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma Trust, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
⁶ Respiratory Physician, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
⁷ Respiratory Physician, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand; The University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
⁸ Respiratory Physician, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
⁹ Patient Representative, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand.
¹⁰ Nurse Practitioner, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, Aotearoa New Zealand; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
¹¹ General Practitioner, Cardrona Doctors, Wānaka, Aotearoa New Zealand.
¹² Respiratory Physiotherapist, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand.
¹³ Respiratory Physician, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, Aotearoa New Zealand.
¹⁴ Pharmacist/Education and Development Manager, Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, Aotearoa New Zealand.
¹⁵ General Physician, The University of Auckland; Auckland City Hospital, Aotearoa New Zealand.

PMID: 41197096
DOI: 10.26635/6965.7149

Abstract

This update revises the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ's Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Guidelines in line with the latest national and international evidence. The aim is to provide simple, practical, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment and management of COPD in clinical practice in an Aotearoa New Zealand context. The intended users are health professionals responsible for delivering acute and chronic COPD care in community and hospital settings, and those responsible for the training of such health professionals.

Publication types

Practice Guideline
Guideline

MeSH terms

Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
New Zealand
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / therapy

Substances

Bronchodilator Agents