the Science Committee of the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD; www.goldcopd.org). Importantly, the clinical relevance of recommendations, and strategies for their implementation, were considered in parallel with the review of scientific evidence.
The final draft of the report was extensively peer-reviewed, with strongly supportive feedback received from over 40 reviewers including seven external reviewers. The report was published on World Asthma Day in May 2014, with an update of new evidence in April 2015. Copies of past GINA reports and pocket guides, and a tracked-changes copy of the 2015 report are archived on the GINA website (www.ginasthma.org).