- Basic formation. The manual "Controlling the COPD", published by the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) will be handed to participants. The nurse will individually review the following aspects: basic lung anatomy and physiology, COPD concept, importance of tobacco, diagnostic tests for COPD (spirometry, blood gases, sputum cultures, simple radiology, laboratory, walking test), and how COPD is treated.