CONQUEST: The COllaboratioN on QUality improvement initiative for achieving Excellence in Standards of COPD care
Introducing CONQUEST
The COllaboratioN on QUality improvement initiative for achieving Excellence in STandards of COPD care (CONQUEST) is a novel, collaborative, interventional COPD registry. It comprises an integrated quality improvement programme focusing on patients (diagnosed and undiagnosed) at a modifiable and higher risk of COPD exacerbations. CONQUEST is underpinned by four evidence-based Quality Standards developed by 11 experts internationally recognised in their field.
CONQUEST drives long-term, targeted, patient-centred changes in COPD management. The promotion of expert and guideline-led care aims to reduce exacerbation frequency and improve healthcare outcomes
Building the CONQUEST Registry
Medical records from >1,020,000 patients in the CONQUEST Registry
► 3 core locality areas involved
►168 primary sites recruited
►100% baseline data provided
► 3 integrated health care systems
►120 primary care teams recruited
► 100% baseline data provided
Quality Improvement Programme
About the CONQUEST quality improvement programme
A programme supporting healthcare teams to identify opportunities for improved diagnosis, care and management of their COPD patients. The four quality standards have been translated into a programme of activities that embed quality improvement into routine care.
If you are interested in implementing CONQUEST in your healthcare system or you wish to find out more about the programme and the resources available, please contact the team at:
info.conquest@optimumpatientcare.org .
Publications and Media
CONQUEST US Opportunity Analysis
Margee Kerr, Yasir Tarabichi, Alexander Evans, Douglas Mapel, Wilson Pace, Victoria Carter, Amy Couper, M Bradley Drummond, Norbert Feigler, Alex Federman, Hitesh Gandhi, Nicola A Hanania, Alan Kaplan, Konstantinos Kostikas, Maja Kruszyk, Marije van Melle, Hana Müllerová, Ruth Murray, Jill Ohar, Michael Pollack, Rachel Pullen, Dennis Williams, Juan Wisnivesky, MeiLan K Han, Catherine Meldrum, David Price. Patterns of care in the management of high-risk COPD in the US (2011-2019): an observational study for the CONQUEST quality improvement program. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023.
CONQUEST UK Opportunity Analysis
David M. G. Halpin, Andrew P. Dickens, Derek Skinner, Ruth Murray, Mukesh Singh, Katherine Hickman, Victoria Carter, Amy Couper, Alexander Evans, Rachel Pullen, Shruti Menon, Tamsin Morris, Hana Muellerova, Mona Bafadhel, James Chalmers, Graham Devereux, Martin Gibson, John R. Hurst, Rupert Jones, Konstantinos Kostikas, Jennifer Quint, Dave Singh, Marije van Melle, Tom Wilkinson, David Price. Identification of key opportunities for optimising the management of high-risk COPD patients in the UK using the CONQUEST quality standards: an observational longitudinal study. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2023.
CONQUEST QUALITY STANDARDS
Rachel Pullen, Marc Miravitlles, Anita Sharma, Dave Singh, Fernando Martinez, John R Hurst, Luis Alves, Mark Dransfield, Rongchang Chen, Shigeo Muro, Tonya Winders, Christopher Blango, Hana Muellerova, Frank Trudo, Paul Dorinsky, Marianna Alacqua, Tamsin Morris, Victoria Carter, Amy Couper, Rupert Jones, Konstantinos Kostikas, Ruth Murray, David B Price. CONQUEST Quality Standards: For the Collaboration on Quality Improvement Initiative for Achieving Excellence in Standards of COPD Care. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2021.
CONQUEST: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR DEFINING AND OPTIMIZING STANDARDS OF CARE FOR MODIFIABLE HIGH-RISK COPD PATIENTS
Luis Alves, Rachel Pullen, John R Hurst, Marc Miravitlles, Victoria Carter, Rongchang Chen, Amy Couper, Mark Dransfield, Alexander Evans, Antony Hardjojo, David Jones, Rupert Jones, Margee Kerr, Konstantinos Kostikas, Jonathan Marshall, Fernando Martinez, Marije van Melle, Ruth Murray, Shigeo Muro, Clementine Nordon, Michael Pollack, Chris Price, Anita Sharma, Dave Singh, Tonya Winders, David B Price. CONQUEST: A Quality Improvement Program for Defining and Optimizing Standards of Care for Modifiable High-Risk COPD Patients. Patient Relat Outcome Meas 2022.
CONQUEST Collaborators: Committee Membership
Committee Type | Committee Member | Committee Member Affiliation | Country Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
National (USA) | Alan Kaplan | The University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada, Ontario | Canada |
National (USA) | Barry Make | National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado | United States of America |
National (USA) | M. Bradley Drummond | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina | United States of America |
National (USA) | Catherine Meldrum | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | United States of America |
National (USA) | Douglas Mapel | Northern Arizona Pulmonary Associates, Arizona | United States of America |
National (USA) | Jill Ohar | Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | United States of America |
National (USA) | MeiLan Han | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | United States of America |
National (USA) | Nick Hanania | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas | United States of America |
National (USA) | Tonya Winders | The Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform | United States of America |
National (USA) | Wilson Pace | DARTNet Institute, Aurora, and the University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado | United States of America |
NETWORK
CONQUEST Network and Database
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A European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCePP®) Registered Datasource (ENCEPP/DSPP/42512)
CONTACT
For further information on the CONQUEST quality improvement programme please contact the team at:
5 Coles Lane, Oakington, Cambridgeshire, CB24 3BA, UK
CONQUEST is co-funded by Optimum Patient Care Global Limited and AstraZeneca Ltd. AstraZeneca is the sole external funder of this work.
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