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Guideline Library
| Domain | Guideline/Position Statement | Publication | Status | COI Disclosure Tables | Reviewers’ Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma | Recognition and management of severe asthma – Position Statement - Evidence Tables | 2017 | Current | Available | Available |
| Asthma | Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Pediatric Society Position Statement | 2015 | Current | Available | |
| Asthma | Guideline Update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults | 2012 | Under Review | ||
| Asthma | Guideline: Asthma Management Continuum – Consensus Summary for children six years of age and over, and adults | 2010 | Under Review | ||
| Asthma | Guideline: Summary of Recommendations from the Canadian Asthma Consensus | 2003 | Archived | ||
| Asthma | Adult Asthma Consensus Guidelines Update | 2003 | Archived | ||
| Asthma | 2003 Guideline: Canadian Pediatric Asthma Consensus | 2005 | Archived | ||
| Asthma | Canadian Asthma Consensus Report | 1999 | Archived | ||
| Asthma | Guideline for Occupational Asthma | 1998 | Archived | ||
| COPD | CTS Position Statement on the Pharmacological Therapy of COPD - Evidence Tables | 2017 | Current | Available | Available |
| COPD | 2014 CHEST-CTS Guideline: Prevention of Acute Exacerbation of COPD | 2015 | Current | Included in the guideline | n/a |
| COPD | CTS Guideline: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency targeted testing and augmentation therapy | 2012 | Under Review | Available | n/a |
| COPD | CTS Guideline: Managing dyspnea in patients with advanced COPD | 2011 | Under Review | Available | n/a |
| COPD | CTS Guideline: Optimizing pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD – practical issues | 2010 | Under Review | Available | n/a |
| COPD | Update CTS Guideline – Highlights for Primary Care – Recommendations for Management of COPD | 2008 | Under Review | n/a | n/a |
| COPD | Update CTS Guideline – Recommendations for Management of COPD | 2007 | Under Review | n/a | n/a |
| COPD | CTS Guideline – Recommendations for Management of COPD | 2003 | Archived | ||
| COPD | CTS Guidelines for the Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis | 2003 | Archived | ||
| Home Mechanical Ventilation | (Adult) Home Mechanical Ventilation: A CTS Clinical Practice Guideline | 2011 | Update in Progress | Available | n/a |
| Home Mechanical Ventilation | Pediatric Home Mechanical Ventilation: A CTS Clinical Practice Guideline | 2017 | Current | Available | |
| Interstitial Lung Disease | Evaluation of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease – CTS Position Statement | 2017 | Current | ||
| Interstitial Lung Disease | Standard of Care for Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease – Position Statement | In Preparation | |||
| Interstitial Lung Disease | Long-term Monitoring of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease – Position Statement | In Preparation | |||
| Sleep Disorders | Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper | 2014 | Current | Available | n/a |
| Sleep Disorders | CTS Guideline Update: Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing | 2011 | Update in Progress | Available | n/a |
| Sleep Disorders | CTS/CSS Position Paper on the use of portable monitoring for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea in adults | 2010 | Under Review | n/a | n/a |
| Sleep Disorders | CTS Guideline – Executive Summary – Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults | 2006 | Archived | ||
| Spirometry | Spirometry in primary care – Position Statement | 2013 | Under Review | Available | |
| Tuberculosis/ Infectious Diseases | Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th Edition | 2014 | Under Review | ||
| Tuberculosis/ Infectious Diseases | Summary of Canadian Guidelines for the Initial Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia: An evidence-based update by the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society and the CTS | 2000 | Archived | ||
| Pulmonary Vascular Diseases | Diagnostic Evaluation and Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Clinical Practice Guideline | 2010 | Update in Progress | Available | |
| Pulmonary Vascular Diseases | Overview of general treatments in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Joint Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Thoracic Society position statement | In Preparation |
Status Definitions
CURRENT Guidelines and Statements that have been published within the past 3 years, or that have been reviewed and confirmed to still be current.
UNDER REVIEW Guidelines that have been published over 3 years ago and are being considered by the Assembly for possible full revision or recommendations being updated.
UPDATE IN PROGRESS Guidelines that are in the process of being revised.
IN PREPARATION Guidelines or Statements that are in the process of being produced.
ARCHIVED Guidelines or Statements that are deemed to be no longer current as a more recent version has been published.