Links

Information for patients

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

European Respiratory Society (ERS)
http://www.ersnet.org

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
http://www.goldcopd.com/

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