EFFORTS — PO Box 20241
Kansas City, MO 64195–0241
Ph: 1–866–END–COPD
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  2011 Washington, DC COPD Conference


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Karen, Val, Edna and Jean
Edna with EFFORTS poster
Karen, Jean and Edna with EFFORTS poster
Louise Nett and Edna with Moving Mountains poster
Louise, Edna and Bruce Dalton with Moving Mountains poster
From the Advocacy Workshop: Karen Deitemeyer, Vlady Rozenbaum, Karen Anzalone, Valerie Chang, Bill Clark and Miriam O'Day as moderator.