Information for patients
COPD Canada
http://www.copdcanada.info
You Can Make it Happen
http://youcanmakeithappen.ca/
Canadian Lung Association (CLA)
http://www.lung.ca
Alberta & NWT Lung Association
http://www.ab.lung.ca
British Columbia Lung Association
http://www.bc.lung.ca
Manitoba Lung Association
http://www.mb.lung.ca
New Brunswick Lung Association
http://nb.lung.ca
Newfoundland & Labrador Lung Association
http://www.nf.lung.ca
Nova Scotia Lung Association
http://www.ns.lung.ca
Lung Health Foundation
http://lunghealth.ca/
Prince Edward Island Lung Association
http://www.pei.lung.ca
Québec Lung Association (QLA)
http://www.pq.lung.ca
The Lung Association, Saskatchewan (LAS)
http://www.lungsask.ca/
Alpha-1 Canada
http://alpha1canada.ca/
Alpha-1 Canada’s mission is to advocate for Canadians affected and to increase awareness and testing for this genetic disease.
AlphaNet Canada
http://www.alphanetcanada.ca/
Get the information you need to manage your Alpha-1 condition
Alpha-1 Canadian Registry
http://www.alpha1canadianregistry.com/home/
Conduct clinical studies and seeking Alpha-1 participants. Individuals of all ages diagnosed with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency living in Canada are encouraged to enrol.
Information for health professionals
Canadian Lung Association (CLA)
http://www.lung.ca
Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS)
http://cts-sct.ca/
RESPTREC - Respiratory Training & Educator Course
http://resptrec.org
Provides health care professionals with the highest standard of training in asthma, COPD, Spirometry, and education.
Réseau québécois d'éducation en santé respiratoire (RQESR) (French only)
http://www.rqesr.ca
Bringing together healthcare professionals from Quebec working with patients with chronic respiratory diseases. It provides training, coaching and the tools needed to improve patient care.
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
http://www.thoracic.org
Help Them Quit
http://www.helpthemquit.ca/
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
http://www.ersnet.org
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
http://www.goldcopd.com/
REHABforhealth
http://www.readaptsante.com/eng/default.asp
COPD Guidelines
http://www.COPDguidelines.ca
Understanding COPD Questionnaire (UCOPD)
http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/ucopd/
The Institute of Nursing and Health Research
http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/inr/index.php
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC)
http://www.acprc.org.uk/
iMD - Library of visual medical content
http://www.imdhealth.com/en/
iMD Pinga - Online patient education tool
http://www.imdpinga.com
CDM Quality Care in COPD
http://cdmqualitycare.com
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