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Access our free COPD Foundation courses covering many topics related to COPD and lung health.

Available courses:


COPD Conversations: A Guide for Talking With Your Doctor

How do you prepare for a visit with your health care provider? Do you know what details you could share, or questions you might want to ask about your COPD treatment plan?

The COPD Foundation has paired up with partners for a free activity for preparing to discuss your care plan with your provider. The activity is free, anonymous, and takes only ten minutes to complete.


Breathe Easier, Live Better with COPD: Understanding New Treatment Options

This free, on-demand online session helps you understand new COPD treatments, including biologics, and how to manage symptoms day-to-day. You'll hear from lung expert Dr. Stephanie Christenson and Mike Hess of the COPD Foundation as they share the latest on early diagnosis, inflammation, new medications, and how to talk to your doctor about your care.

What You'll Learn:

  • What biologics are and how they help
  • Why early diagnosis is so important
  • How inflammation affects COPD
  • Questions to ask your doctor
  • Lifestyle tips to improve your breathing and energy

Who Should Watch:

People living with COPD, their caregivers, and family members looking to better understand treatment options and daily management strategies.


Nebulizers are devices that deliver medication directly into the lungs. They can be used to administer both long-acting and short-acting medications and can help make it easier for people stick to their medication routines.

Learn about how nebulizers can help you today!

Time to complete course: 10 minutes


Shingles is a medical condition caused by the reactivation of the herpes zoster virus in people who have previously had chickenpox. People with COPD are more likely to develop symptoms and complications of shingles.

Learn how to protect yourself against shingles today!

Time to complete course: 10 minutes


In adults over 60, RSV causes ~177,000 hospitalizations and ~14,000 deaths each year.

Be prepared for the season! Educate yourself about RSV.

Time to complete course: 10 minutes

Topics covered:

  • How RSV is contracted
  • Signs and symptoms of RSV
  • How to help protect yourself from RSV

Balasubramani GK, Nowalk MP, Eng H, Zimmerman RK. Estimating the burden of adult hospitalized RSV infection using local and state data - methodology. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022;18(1):1958610. doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1958610


Approximately 90% of individuals with Genetic COPD remain undiagnosed.

Learn more about Genetic COPD's symptoms, diagnostic testing, and treatment options.

Time to complete course: 10 minutes

Topics covered:

  • What is Genetic COPD (Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency)
  • Pathophysiology and clinical presentation
  • Diagnosis and treatment

Aproximadamente el 90% de las personas con EPOC genética permanecen sin diagnosticar.

Obtenga más información sobre los síntomas, las pruebas de diagnóstico y las opciones de tratamiento de la EPOC genética.

Tiempo para completar el curso: 10 minutos

Tópicos cubiertos:

  • ¿Qué es la EPOC genética/deficiencia de alfa-1 antitripsina?
  • Fisiopatología, Presentación clínica
  • Detección temprana, pruebas de detección y diagnóstico

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