Today is #WorldCOPDday . #Educate , #Prevent , #Diagnose and #Manage.
“While 4% of Canadians aged 35 to 79 self-reported being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), direct measurements of lung function from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) indicate that 13% of Canadians had a lung function score indicative of COPD.” [1]
Check out Lung Association’s website for list of free resources:
http://lung.healthdiary.ca/Guest/SearchResults.aspx?C=24&M=0&K=&N=&S=1&P
Educate yourself about smoking cessation information with this free module by The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit :
http://otru.org/training/online-course/cessation-module/
Help your patients quit smoking:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/pubs/tobac-tabac/road-voie-eng.php
COPD Management Guidelines:
GOLD http://goldcopd.org/global-strategy-diagnosis-management-prevention-copd-2016/
Reference:
1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Canadians, 2009 to 2011. Statistics Canada. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-625-x/2012001/article/11709-eng.htm