17th Annual COPD Education Day, “Emerging with Aloha,” was a success as a hybrid event–at Queen’s Conference Center as well as via zoom. Here is the link for the video of the Hawaii COPD Coalition’s 17th Annual COPD Education Day, “Emerging with Aloha.” Enjoy and please share this with others who may be interested. It … Read more
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
For folks interested, here are the archived links: The Hawaii COPD Coalition’s 16th Annual COPD Education Day: COPD Introduction and Updates – YouTube The Hawaii COPD Coalition’s 16th Annual COPD Education Day: Coexisting Conditions with COPD – YouTube The Hawaii COPD Coalition’s 16th Annual COPD Education Day: Sleep Apnea and COPD – YouTube To refresh … Read more
The first World Bronchiectasis Day was held on July 1, 2022, and will be on July 1 every year forward. It is to help increase awareness of this treatable condition, as well as share information on ways to reduce the burden this condition causes to patients and their loved ones worldwide. Watch this great short … Read more
COPD Book: An excellent resource for anyone interested in learning to live with and manage COPD is published by Lung Foundation Australia and Queensland Health, 3rd edition of “Better Living with COPD.” It includes information on medicine, inhalers, preventing and managing flare ups, pulmonary rehabilitation, exercise and physical activity, breathlessness, breathing exercises, airway clearance, home … Read more
More than 12 million people are currently diagnosed with COPD and an additional 12 million likely have the disease and don’t even know it. If you or someone you know has COPD, you are not alone. For more information about COPD please go to National Heart Lung and Blood Institute or check out some of the resources … Read more
Here’s the latest graph, showing US federal funding by different diseases and yearly death rates. The blue bars show death rates, the red bars show corresponding funding for these health conditions. Please share this information with policymakers so more funding and resources can be used for COPD and lung conditions.
We have lung sounds available to listen to here on our website. Enjoy the files presented on our LUNG SOUNDS page Introduction to the “Lung Sounds” You may also be interested to hear radio spots and other related audio on our AUDIO page. The selection educational audio clips contain a variety of pulmonary related sounds … Read more
We recently formatted our video from the 2008 Hawaii COPD Coalition education day so that we could better share in on our website. Enjoy this original video below! The Hawaii COPD Coalition is steadily growing our resources to help your members and the public better understand COPD and treatment methods. Part of this effort includes … Read more
