The Changing Face of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

THE CHANGING FACE OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) What does the current face of COPD look like? Who is the face of COPD? Typically associated with male smoker aged 65+ BUT COPD Prevalence 5 Data are presented as number of people per 100,000 15-20% of Men and > 10,000 15-20 COPD patients SWEDEN women are now > 5,001 - 10,000 are lifelong non-smokers 1 almost equally affected 2 > 2,001 - 5,000 < 2,000 DENMARK No Data Newly diagnosed 44% 44% of COPD patients are female UK cases are GERMANY mainly women3 NEW In Europe COPD is: FRANCE Map reproduced from: European COPD Coalition (www.copdcoalition.eu) Data source: 6th 44m £/€ Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org) ITALY SPAIN A disease affecting around 44 million people The 6th leading A leading cause of healthcare costs 4 cause of death What IS COPD (sometimes referred to as chronic bronchitis and emphysema) is a progressive and an often life threatening disease caused by an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to harmful gases, resulting in airways obstruction that is not fully reversible. It is COPD? a preventable disease but there is no cure and so the main goal of treatment is to control symptoms and slow disease progression. 6 What causes COPD? What are the symptoms of COPD? 7,8 How does this affect patients? 1,28 Chronic Chest Anxiety and Inability cough tightness depression to work Smoking Pollution Difficulty in Loss Occupational Phlegm Fatigue daily activities of income dust or gases Genetics Difficulty walking up stairs Difficulty carrying heavy items Shortness of breath 1 Rennard, S et al. Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects' perspective of Confronting COPD International Survey. Eur Respir J. 2002. 20:799-805 Almirall 2 World Health Organization, 2011. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Fact Sheet. [online] Available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs315/en/index.html [Accessed: September 2012] 3 Clinical Key, 2012. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. [online] Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] 4 European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). [online] Available at: http://www.efanet.org/hronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/ [Accessed: Sep 2012] Almirall are committed to improving the quality of life of people with COPD through products from their research and development. 5 European COPD Coalition. Prevalence in EU. [online] Available at: http://www.copdcoalition.eu/about-copd/prevalence [Accessed: September 2012] 6 European Lung Foundation, 2003. European Lung White Book. [pdf]. Brussles: European Lung Foundation. Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] 7 About.com, 2012. COPD Symptoms. [online] Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] CC 8 British Lung Foundation, COPD. [online] Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] BY ND THE CHANGING FACE OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) What does the current face of COPD look like? Who is the face of COPD? Typically associated with male smoker aged 65+ BUT COPD Prevalence 5 Data are presented as number of people per 100,000 15-20% of Men and > 10,000 15-20 COPD patients SWEDEN women are now > 5,001 - 10,000 are lifelong non-smokers 1 almost equally affected 2 > 2,001 - 5,000 < 2,000 DENMARK No Data Newly diagnosed 44% 44% of COPD patients are female UK cases are GERMANY mainly women3 NEW In Europe COPD is: FRANCE Map reproduced from: European COPD Coalition (www.copdcoalition.eu) Data source: 6th 44m £/€ Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org) ITALY SPAIN A disease affecting around 44 million people The 6th leading A leading cause of healthcare costs 4 cause of death What IS COPD (sometimes referred to as chronic bronchitis and emphysema) is a progressive and an often life threatening disease caused by an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to harmful gases, resulting in airways obstruction that is not fully reversible. It is COPD? a preventable disease but there is no cure and so the main goal of treatment is to control symptoms and slow disease progression. 6 What causes COPD? What are the symptoms of COPD? 7,8 How does this affect patients? 1,28 Chronic Chest Anxiety and Inability cough tightness depression to work Smoking Pollution Difficulty in Loss Occupational Phlegm Fatigue daily activities of income dust or gases Genetics Difficulty walking up stairs Difficulty carrying heavy items Shortness of breath 1 Rennard, S et al. Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects' perspective of Confronting COPD International Survey. Eur Respir J. 2002. 20:799-805 Almirall 2 World Health Organization, 2011. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Fact Sheet. [online] Available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs315/en/index.html [Accessed: September 2012] 3 Clinical Key, 2012. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. [online] Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] 4 European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). [online] Available at: http://www.efanet.org/hronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/ [Accessed: Sep 2012] Almirall are committed to improving the quality of life of people with COPD through products from their research and development. 5 European COPD Coalition. Prevalence in EU. [online] Available at: http://www.copdcoalition.eu/about-copd/prevalence [Accessed: September 2012] 6 European Lung Foundation, 2003. European Lung White Book. [pdf]. Brussles: European Lung Foundation. Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] 7 About.com, 2012. COPD Symptoms. [online] Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] CC 8 British Lung Foundation, COPD. [online] Available at: [Accessed: September 2012] BY ND