2019 Reports
- 2019 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – Evidence-based strategy document for COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention, with citations from the scientific literature.
- 2019 GOLD Pocket Guide
2018 Reports
- 2018 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – Evidence-based strategy document for COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention, with citations from the scientific literature.
- 2018 GOLD Pocket Guide
2017 Reports
- Global Strategy for Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD – 2017 – Evidence-based strategy document for COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention, with citations from the scientific literature.
- PocketGuide to COPD Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention – 2017 – Updated December 2017. A quick-reference guide for physicians and nurses, with key information about patient management and education.
- COPD DIAGNOSIS and Management At-A-Glance Desk Reference – 2017 – Updated December 2017. This fold-out pocket card presents essential clinical information from the GOLD Report, Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD in a convenient, easy-access format.
- Asthma, COPD, and Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome – Updated April 2015. This document developed by the Science Committees of both GINA and GOLD, provides an approach to distinguishing between asthma, COPD and the overlap of asthma and COPD. Two laminated cards with key tables are included.
Additional Resources
GOLD Teaching Slide Set
Updated November 2019.
PowerPoint slide set summarizing diagnosis and management recommendations in the 2020 update of the GOLD Report, with background information about COPD and the burden of this disease.
GOLD Spirometry Guide
Updated June 2010.
A comprehensive guide to the use of spirometry in clinical practice, including an overview of information provided by spirometry, when to perform this test, interpretation of spirogram results, and troubleshooting. Part of the GOLD Implementation Toolbox.
Spirometry Quick Guide
Updated June 2010.
A brief guide to how and when to perform spirometry in clinical practice. Part of the GOLD Implementation Toolkit.
Spirometry Slide Set
Updated June 2010.
A teaching slide set covering various aspects of spirometry in clinical practice–how and when to perform this test, interpretation of results, and troubleshooting. Part of the GOLD Implementation Toolkit.
Translated Pocket Guides
- 2017 GOLD Pocket Guide – French
- 2017 GOLD Pocket Guide – Spanish
- 2017 GOLD Pocket Guide – German
- 2017 GOLD Pocket Guide – Mandarin