Site of care and multidisciplinary approach

Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by heterogeneity in terms of clinical and radiological presentation, aetiological diagnosis, microbiological features and disease severity. Identifying bronchiectasis patients who require a specialist/tertiary care follow-up is a major challenge in bronchiectasis. In different care settings, a multidisciplinary approach is essential in the management of bronchiectasis to optimise pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment and to stimulate clinical research. This chapter will focus on the role of each specialist involved in the multidisciplinary team and will provide a description of patients who require a specialist/tertiary care follow-up.