VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines
Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (2026)
The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients with COPD.
Disclaimer:This Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use only as a tool to assist a clinician/healthcare professional and should not be used to replace clinical judgment.
The guideline is formatted as four algorithms and 19 evidence based recommendations.
Module A: - Assessment of COPD
Module B: - Initial Management of COPD
Module C: - Follow Up Management of COPD
Module D: - Management of Acute COPD Exacerbations
Retired CPG's can be found on our archive page
