Supplemental Oxygen is the way our body can get more oxygen when our lungs just cannot produce enough. There are tanks of oxygen (like those used by scuba divers) and also concentrators, which take the nitrogen out of room air and give users more oxygen when they breathe. Both methods are widely available and can … Read more
Come and join the conversation about lungs–meetings are held throughout the year! See thecalendar for more details and sign up to receive reminders and notifications. Since January, 2023, we have also been holding zoom and in-person support group meetings at Straub Library, 888 S. King Street, in basement, down the hall from the Straub Lung … Read more
Please join us for our 18th Annual COPD Education Day at Queen’s Conference Center and via zoom–save the date, Friday, September 6, 2024! Register here: www. hawaiicopd.org/hawaii-copd-event-registration/ Topics will include: COPD Support Group Meetings are held throughout the year! See the calendar for more details and sign up to receive reminders and notifications. Starting in … Read more
Save the date—Friday, September 6, 2024 for our 18th Annual COPD Education Day, “Living our Best Lives!” Topics will include: Mythbusters & Intro to COPD; Bronchiectasis and Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria; Pelvic Health and Incontinence Prevention; COPD, Sleep and Apnea; and Treatments for COPD from a pharmacist’s point of view. It will be both live and via … Read more
Just a quick reminder that many Over The Counter (OTC) COVID tests have extended expiration dates. Be sure you know the shelf-life of your tests and use the ones set to expire soonest first. This FDA.gov article has more information. Even if your test isn’t in this table, you can search the web to see … Read more
PayPal Giving Fund Hawaii COPD Coalition has joined the PayPal Giving Fund program. When you donate through the PayPal Giving Fund, 100% of the donation goes to the charity you have selected–no deductions, no fees. More information about this program is here. Credit cards and debit cards are accepted. There is no cost to participate in this … Read more
Due to COVID infections, we are still having COPD Support Group Meetings via zoom. Meeting times and dates for 2022 COPD support group meetings are online at ZOOM–2nd Tuesdays and 2nd Fridays of every month through October, 10am-noon, plus 2nd Friday in November and December Hawaii Standard Time (HST). Details, including zoom link are on … Read more
Join us for a free zoom webinar celebrating World COPD Day 2020 on Saturday, November 21 from 10-12 noon Hawaii Standard Time. The topic is Living Well with COPD in a Pandemic. The schedule is: 10:00-10:35am Hawaii Standard Time Advanced Therapies for COPD: Present and Future — Shanon Makekau, MD, pulmonologist at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii … Read more
Register NOW and have a chance to win! Join us for the FREE 14th annual COPD Education Day on Friday, 9/11/2020 @10am-12 noon HST for a FREE online webinar via ZOOM. As always there will be great speakers, and the ability to get your questions answered. Hear about the latest on how to stay as … Read more
