TY - JOUR T1 - COPD self management: The impact of implementing self management plans & rescue medications across 3 hospitals JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P2903 AU - Hasanin Khachi AU - Matthew Hodson AU - Robyn Hudson AU - Michael Parker Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P2903.abstract N2 - Introduction: Guidelines for COPD suggests that patients should be given self-management advice and rescue medication.Aims & Objectives: Assess if a unified self management strategy, consisting of a self management plans, education and rescue medications, reduces hospital readmissions at 30 and 90 days.Methods: A six months project, across three acute hospitals was carried out. All patients admitted with a COPD exacerbation, unless contra-indicated were given:·Self management plan.·Rescue medication: course of prednisolone & antibiotic.Results: 491 patients were recruited. 53.3%, 54.6% and 25.2% of patients received a self management plan and rescue medication across the three hospitals respectively, with a mean of 36.3%. Common reasons for not receiving these were language barriers and concordance issues.View this table:30 & 90 Day Exacerbation Rates Across 3 HospitalsConclusions: Unified self management plans and rescue medications in COPD reduces 30 and 90 readmission rates by 12.1% and 5.7% respectively. ER -