COPD Links
GOLD: "Must to explore" reference web site for COPD. GOLD stands for "Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease". With the involvement of major respiratory specialists and opinion leaders from major and prestigious clinics all around the world; it has a big influence on countries local healthcare policies, clinical pathways and COPD treatment guidelines. www.goldcopd.com :
ATS: American Thoracic Society. It is North America’s largest respiratory association which has a great influence worldwide. They publish prestigious journals including American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology and Proceeding of the American Thoracic Society. The last update for the treatment guidelines on the standards for the diagnosis and management of patients of COPD was on 8’th of September 2005. Every year within the month of May, ATS is organizing the world’s largest respiratory congress with a great participation worldwide. www.thoracic.org
ERS: European Respiratory Society. Europe’s largest respiratory association. After ATS, ERS is hosting the world’s largest respiratory congress. Together with ATS congress, ERS congress is “must to attend” congress for many respiratory physicians worldwide. ERS is publishing world’s one of the most prestigious respiratory journal called “ European Respiratory Journal”. www.ersnet.org
Other Thoracic Society Links
- BTS: British Thoracic Society www.brit-thoracic.org.uk
- CTS: Canadian Thoracic Society www.lung.ca/cts/
- JRS: Japanese Respiratory Society www.jrs.or.jp/english/index.html
- TSANZ: The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand. www.thoracic.org.au
- SATS: South African Thoracic Society. www.pulmonology.co.za
- TSPCCM: Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. www.tspccm.org.tw
- STS: Saudi Thoracic Society. www.saudithoracic.org/
- HKTS: Hong Kong Thoracic Society. www.fmshk.com.hk/hkts/home.htm
- ALAT: Latin American Thoracic Society. www.alatorax.org
- MTS: Malaysian Thoracic Society. www.my-mts.org
- PCCP: Philippine College of Chest Physicians.www.philchest.org
- TST: Thoracic Society of Thailand. www.thaithoracic.or.th/main/index.php
- GSTCVS: German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. www.gstcvs.org
- FSTCV: French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. www.fstcvs.org
- HTS: Hellenic Thoracic Society. www.hts.org.gr
- TTS: Turkish Thoracic Society. www.toraks.org.tr/english
- STS: Singapore Thoracic Society. www.sts.org.sg
- RRS: The Russian Respiratory Society. www.pulmonology.ru
- PCS: Pakistan Chest Society. www.pakchestsociety.com
- ICS: Indian Chest Society. www.indianchestsociety.org
- NTS: Nigeria Thoracic Society. www.nigerianthoracicsociety.org
- PATS: Pan-African Thoracic Society. www.africanthoracic.org/members.aspx
- RESPINA: Respiratory Care Indonesia. www.respina.org
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