The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) works with health care professionals and public health officials around the world to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and to improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.


Through the development of evidence-based guidelines for COPD management, and events such as the annual celebration of World COPD Day, GOLD is working to improve the lives of people with COPD in every corner of the globe.

GOLD Spirometry resources now available! The GOLD Dissemination and Implementation Task Group has produced three new resources to help guide health care professionals in performing and interpreting spirometry in clinical practice, with the eventual aim of increasing early diagnosis of COPD. These documents, including a Spirometry Guide, Spirometry Quick Guide, and Spirometry Slide Set, represent the first pieces of a GOLD "Implementation Toolbox" that will assist with COPD guideline implementation.

Click here to access the new spirometry resources.

The spirometry resources and Implementation Toolkit were among several topics of discussion at the recent GOLD National Leaders meeting in Toronto, Canada.

Click here to read minutes from the meeting.

At its Toronto meeting, GOLD also welcomed three new members to its Executive Committee: Dr. Jean Bourbeau of Canada, Dr. David S. C. Hui of Hong Kong, China, and Dr. Jorgen Vestbo of Denmark.

Click here to learn more about the GOLD Executive Committee.