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The COPD Digest
The COPD Digest is the only magazine published solely for
people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The COPD Digest is free and is issued four times a year. Every COPD Digest
covers vital issues that concern COPD patients.
The Digest is all about the active living that you just cannot live without.
Featured sections include:
- View from the Hill
Spotlights people who have control over policy, rules, and the making of
laws.
- Issues
Includes legislative updates and info that relates to COPD health. Also
aims to improve the worth of life for those who have the disease.
- Success Files
Features COPD patients who have found ways to manage this disease and
triumph over its every day problems.
- Advocacy
Provides updates on COPD patients and groups who are active in making
others take notice of COPD.
- Consumer Savvy
Product, research, and treatment news; includes web links and contacts.
- Taking Charge
Guidance and info sources that allow COPD patients and groups to hold
major roles in the choice of their health treatment options.
- From the Lab
Features the latest data on research trials and the progress made in
healthcare. Relates to early diagnosis and better treatments for COPD.
If you want to learn more about the Digest or view issues
online, visit the COPD Digest web site.
Informative Materials
The COPD Foundation is the resource center for informative
literature on COPD. The Foundation has a collection of self-published
brochures on Living with COPD, What is COPD?; What is COPD for Kids?;
Getting Tested for COPD, Smoking Cessation, and End-of-Life Issues, as well
as community resources. This year, the Foundation will also be providing
these resources in Spanish. Information line callers can also request
information on the Foundation, basic information on COPD, the genetic cause
of COPD (Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency), as well as the Frontline Advice
for COPD Patients.
View COPD Foundation brochures online.
If you prefer to have the brochures mailed to you at no
cost,
send your request to the COPD Foundation.
Face to Face with COPD
Faces of COPD is a resource that supplies you with the
stories of COPD patients. This resource contains stories of COPD patients
from around the world and from every walk of life. The stories serve to help
COPD patients cope with their disease through the knowledge that they are
not alone.
A small number of these stories were presented at World COPD Day 2006. A
couple of them are also posted on the World Health Organization's (WHO)
website with the title “Face to Face with COPD.”
One of the stories is going to be posted on the WHO's “Face to Face with
Chronic Disease” page. This page presents heartfelt stories about the
burdens of bad diagnoses and the barriers to care felt by chronic disease
patients.
The COPD Foundation and the International COPD Coalition (ICC) plan to carry
on the project and obtain more stories of COPD patients from around the
world. The result will be the ever growing pool of stories posted on both
websites.
We hope that this resource serves you well. If you have any comments or wish
to add your story to the list, contact the COPD Foundation.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehab helps reduce shortness of breath and
improves your outlook on life. It helps you learn about your disease so that
you can better deal with it. It also raises your strength and helps you
better perform daily tasks.
We have an ever growing list of Pulmonary Rehab Centers. You can type in
your zip code to see if there is a center near you.
Clinical Trials
The COPD Foundation supplies information on COPD Clinical
Trials. You can read about clinical research by clicking below or you can
search our database for clinical trials near you. We also supply a glossary
of terms to help you understand all of the content.
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