The development, implementation and evaluation of clinical pathways for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saskatchewan: protocol for an interrupted times series evaluation

• Main Authors: Thomas Rotter (Author), Christopher Plishka (Author), Mohammed Rashaad Hansia (Author), Donna Goodridge (Author), Erika Penz (Author), Leigh Kinsman (Author), Adegboyega Lawal (Author), Sheryl O'Quinn (Author), Nancy Buchan (Author), Patricia Comfort (Author), Prakesh Patel (Author), Sheila Anderson (Author), Tanya Winkel (Author), Rae Lynn Lang (Author), Darcy D. Marciniuk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has substantial economic and human costs; it is expected to be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. To minimize these costs high quality guidelines have been developed. However, guidelines alone rarely result in meaningf...