Join the U.S. COPD Coalition for its Semi-Annual Business Meeting at the American Thoracic Society’s International Conference in Denver, CO. The meeting will be held on Monday, May 16 from 11am-3pm at the Hyatt Denver Convention Center. The meeting will also be available via live webinar. Learn and share the latest news affecting the COPD … Read more
On December 2 and 3, 2011, The Second National COPD Conference will bring together individuals with COPD, healthcare professionals, government agencies, and advocacy organizations to collectively look back, assess where we are now, and plan a path forward. The 1st National COPD Conference, held in 2003, spurred nearly a decade of progress in COPD awareness, … Read more
USCC Member EFFORTS Reports on LTOT Conference EFFORTS, a long-time member of the U.S. COPD Coalition, sponsored Karen Deitemeyer’s attendance at the recent conference on Long Term Oxygen Therapy in Orlando, FL. Karen’s perspective on the conference as an individual with COPD can be found on the EFFORTS website at www.emphysema.net/ltot_2011.asp.
TWO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS JOIN DRIVE4COPD MOVEMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF NATION’S FOURTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH U.S. COPD Coalition and COPD Alliance Bring Policy Focus and Expertise Of More Than 320,000 Healthcare Professionals to Campaign Ridgefield, CT, March 11, 2011 – Health initiative DRIVE4COPD today announced that two of the most powerful COPD organizations in … Read more
The Florida COPD Awareness Day at the Capitol – February 9th, 400 South Monroe Street, Florida State Capitol Building Courtyard – hosted by the Florida COPD Coalition in conjunction with the COPD Foundation, will allow participants to ride the COPD Shuttle: Journey to the Center of the Lung, get a free spirometry test and learn more about COPD … Read more