Appendix 1. Sources and search methods for the Cochrane Airways Group Specialised Register (CAGR)

Appendix 2. Search strategy to identify relevant trials from the CAGR

#1 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Explode All

#2 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Bronchitis, Chronic

#3 (obstruct*) near3 (pulmonary or lung* or airway* or airflow* or bronch* or respirat*)

#4 COPD:MISC1

#5 (COPD OR COAD OR COBD OR AECOPD):TI,AB,KW

#6 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5

#7 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Physicians, Primary Care WITH ED

#8 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Physicians, Family WITH ED

#9 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Nursing Staff Explode All WITH ED

#10 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Health Personnel Explode All WITH ED

#11 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Family Practice WITH ED

#12 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Family Practice WITH ST

#13 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Delivery of Health Care Explode All WITH ST

#14 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Education, Medical Explode All

#15 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Evidence‐Based Medicine Explode All WITH ED

#16 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Education, Professional Explode All

#17 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Peer Review, Health Care

#18 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Quality Assurance, Health Care Explode All

#19 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Educational Measurement

#20 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Information Dissemination

#21 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Quality Improvement

#22 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Mentors

#23 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Translational Medical Research

#24 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Clinical Protocols

#25 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Practice Guideline

#26 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

#27 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Inservice Training Explode All

#28 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Computer‐Assisted Instruction

#29 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Professional Practice Explode All

#30 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Guideline Adherence

#31 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Quality Indicators, Health Care Explode All

#32 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Clinical Competence

#33 #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 or #25 or #26 or #27 or #28 or #29 or #30 or #31 or #32

#34 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Health Personnel Explode All

#35 nurs*

#36 doctor*

#37 physician*

#38 General NEXT Practitioner* or GP:ti,ab

#39 family NEXT practitioner*

#40 physician*

#41 pharmacist*

#42 physiotherapist*

#43 physical* NEXT therapist*

#44 (health* OR medical*) NEAR3 (profession* OR staff* or work* or personnel*)

#45 clinician*

#46 #34 or #35 or #36 or #37 or #38 or #39 or #40 or #41 or #42 or #43 or #44 or #45

#47 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Education Explode All

#48 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Teaching Explode All

#49 educat* or train* or instruct* or teach*

#50 professional* NEXT development*

#51 CPD:ti,ab

#52 CME:ti,ab

#53 mentor*

#54 "best practice"

#55 "peer review"

#56 "quality assurance"

#57 guideline*

#58 #47 OR #48 OR #49 OR #50 OR #51 OR #52 OR #53 OR #54 OR #55 OR #56 OR #57

#59 #46 and #58

#60 #6 and (#33 OR #59)