Everyday Support and Explanations Including Contacts and Surveys

LEEP Losartan Effects on Emphysema Progression LEEP is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of Losartan in helping people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with emphysema – a disease of the lungs. We are looking for adults 40 years of age or older, current or former smokers, with COPD to join our study. The study is conducted in different states across the country.

COPD Pocket Consultant Guide App: Ios and Andriod, Support the treatment and management of COPD, therapy chart with the latest medications, inhaler instruction videos, depression and anxiety screeners, a new pulmonary referral checklist and much more

Educational Videos and Pocasts: Learn about COPD and healthier living

Glossary of COPD Words and Terms

Haven’t Seen a Doctor and Not Sure if You Have COPD? Take the Canadian Lung Health Test

Causes, Symptoms, & Overviews
- Breathing Techniques
- Coping with Everyday Tasks
- Diagnosis & Testing
- Doctor Visits
- Exacerbations & Panic Attacks
- Exercise, Rehabilitation
- Medicines & Devices
- Nutrition
- Oxygen, Oxygen Equipment & Oximeters
- Sleep Disorders, Apnea
- Stem Cell Article from Jim Nelson
- Surgery (Transplant, LVRS, BVR, Stents)
- Travel (including O₂ on airlines)

Suggested Inhaler Sequence — Previous
Suggested Inhaler Sequence — Current

Oxygen Manifesto, Part 1: Advice from 3 Respiratory Specialists Noah Greenspan, Mark W Mangus Sr, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, & Oxygen Expert Ryan Diesem Published March 27, 2019

Oxygen Manifesto, Part 2: the Devices (Advice from 3 Respiratory Specialists) Noah Greenspan, Mark W Mangus Sr, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, & Oxygen Expert Ryan Diesem Published June 19, 2019

Local Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs - EFFORTS List

Find a Local Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program LiveBetter.org

American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation — AACVPR Resources

10 Exercise Myths and Truths: Advice from a Respiratory Specialist Noah Greenspan Published April 12, 2019

Pulmonary Rehab Alternatives: Can’t access pulmonary rehabilitation? Wonder what to do after completing pulmonary rehabilitation?

Find a Local Support Group

Find a Physician — AMA

Medicare Home Oxygen Reimbursement

Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security

Medicare.gov: Find and Compare Information about Hospitals

Getting Assistance: From the Government, Social Services and other Misc Places

COPD PPRN: Join the COPD Patient–Powered Research Network to help move COPD research forward

Members Personal Pages and Profiles

Stigma and Stereotypes

New Survey 2007 Spiriva Update

Trans Tracheal Survey

Still Smoking with Emphysema?

Cigarette Anyone?

Patient Stories

Quitsters–Stop Smoking Group

Q & A Oxygen Equipment: (Pete’s Posts)

Q & A Medical: Drs Karpick, Yeager and Petty

Q & A Respiratory Therapy/Specialists

Q & A Transtracheal Oxygen (TTO)

Q & A Depression and COPD

American Lung Association

Lots of Links Helpful Sites from the US and around the World