Help create personalized COPD care! The International Primary Care Respiratory Group has developed a new tool for starting conversations about care options for people with COPD. They worked with multidisciplinary clinicians from pilot countries – Brazil (GEPRAPS), Portugal (GRESP), Spain (GRAP), a community pharmacist from the UK, and Stephanie Williams, BS, RRT of the COPD Foundation, to create a free, downloadable and printable wheel for practical use in patient interactions. Download your free tool today! Learn more & download the wheel at copdf.co/copd-wheel #COPD #lunghealth #respiratory #patientresources
COPD Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Miami, Florida 15,443 followers
We engage, educate, and empower our community through a unique 360 degree approach.
About us
The COPD Foundation is a nonprofit organization established to help millions of people live longer and healthier lives by advancing research, advocacy, and awareness to stop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease. Our vision is a world where everyone has the awareness, resources, and opportunity to breathe well.
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https://www.copdfoundation.org/
External link for COPD Foundation
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Miami, Florida
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory health, lung health, COPD advocacy, COPD education, Bronchiectasis, Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Lung Disease, #LaceUpforLungs, #COPDAwareness, pulmonology, RT, internal medicine, physician, and MD
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3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Miami, Florida 33134, US
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1140 3rd St NE
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Employees at COPD Foundation
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Do you know how to protect yourself and those in your care from complications of shingles? Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the herpes zoster virus in people who have previously had chickenpox. It can cause an itchy, painful rash among other complications. Learn more today and become knowledgeable for others by taking our free, 10-minute E-course. Learn more & take the course: https://lnkd.in/g4UbbfSn #healthcare #ecourse #elearning #CMEs
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Join us for interactive #CME programs on closing gaps in #COPD care, brought to you by Iridium Continuing Education LLC and Global Education Group. Explore various activities like podcasts, tweetorials, and social media broadcasts to enhance your knowledge, engage with experts, and improve patient outcomes. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g7Mnm2yp #MedicalEducation #COPDCare #FreeCME #LungDisease
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Patients face many barriers to using inhaled medications and adhering to treatment plans. Fortunately, there are common-sense solutions that can help. Join aerosol medication experts Dr. Jill Ohar, MD and Roy “The Inhaler Guy” Pleasants, PharmD as they discuss medication adherence and how to find the best tools for your patients' needs in this video discussion moderated by the COPD Foundation’s Mike Hess, RRT. Watch the video: https://lnkd.in/g8iD8UTR #respiratory #COPD #pulmonology #lungs #lunghealth
The Aerosol Challenge
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Our Harmonicas for Health team continues their nationwide stadium tour, bringing awareness and inspiration wherever they go! Last week, they made exciting stops in Pennsylvania, performing at the Reading Fightin' Phils minor league baseball game on Friday night and the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders game on Sunday. With a mission to raise awareness about COPD, its impact, and the importance of early detection and management, our Harmonicas for Health heroes have been inspiring audiences across the country with their message - 1 in 8 adults over the age of 45 has COPD, could it be you? To learn more about Harmonicas for Health, visit https://copdf.co/H4H #COPD #baseball #respiratory #awareness #advocacy
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Multiple studies indicate that COPD can cause an individual to have an increased chance of developing osteoporosis—a condition in which the bones become weak and brittle. In a recently published study, researchers conducted a Mendelian randomization to explore the genetic relationship between COPD and osteoporosis. Specifically, they used genetic variants (different forms of the same gene) to make a judgment about the relationship between a risk factor—COPD—and an outcome or result—osteoporosis—using observational data/information. Read what they learned in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Osteoporosis: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis in the latest issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gtKmKwR4 #COPD #bones #osteoporosis #genes #genetics #research #journal
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There are simply too many systemic challenges for people to use oxygen therapy effectively to live their best lives. World Oxygen Day was created to change that. Get involved with us leading up to October 2! Sign up for our every-other-week e-mail updates at copdf.co/worldO2Day Learn more at worldoxygenday.org #WorldOxygenDay #TeamOxyphile #oxygen #oxygentherapy #COPD
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Join us for interactive #CME programs on closing gaps in #COPD care, brought to you by Iridium Continuing Education LLC and Global Education Group. Explore various activities like podcasts, tweetorials, and social media broadcasts to enhance your knowledge, engage with experts, and improve patient outcomes. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g7Mnm2yp #MedicalEducation #COPDCare #FreeCME #LungDisease
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Our Harmonicas for Health heroes are hitting the road again on their stadium tour this weekend! This time you can find our COPD Foundation team in Reading, PA, on Friday night at the Fightin Phils minor league baseball game and Sunday at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders game! With a mission to spread the word about COPD, its impact on lives, and the importance of early detection and management, our Harmonicas for Health harmonica players have been leading stadiums in fan-favorite tunes to inspire and educate audiences across the country. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to take our Harmonicas for Health stadium tour on the road! COPD is a global health crisis, affecting millions yet to be diagnosed, and only together can we stop COPD. Need a little harmonica in your life? Check out our Harmonicas for Health players doing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at copdf.co/take-me-out To learn more about Harmonicas for Health, visit copdf.co/H4H #HarmonicasforHealth #COPD #COPDStadiumTour #Philadelphia #ScantonPA
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The “Meaning in Life Questionnaire” measures the presence of meaning in life—the subjective sense that life is meaningful—and the search for meaning in life—the drive, motivation, and intensity one has toward finding meaning in life. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic used the questionnaire with 340 individuals with moderate to severe COPD and found that having a high presence of or search for meaning in life was associated with a better quality of life. Specifically, meaning in life was associated with outcomes important to individuals with COPD—less shortness of breath, fatigue, and anxiety and better self-management abilities and social support. Read more in Meaning in Life: A Novel Factor for Promoting Well-being in COPD in the latest issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gk4trDdc Caitlin Batzlaff johanna hoult roberto benzo #COPD #qualityoflife #MayoClinic #anxiety #pulmonology
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