- National Heart Lung Blood Institute:
- website with information and resources about COPD
- COPD Foundation Information Line:
- 1-866-316-2673 – a toll-free number where you can speak with a COPD patient to learn more about COPD and resources available, including guidance and referral information
- COPD Foundation Research Registry:
- The COPD Research Registry is a confidential database of individuals diagnosed with COPD or at risk of developing COPD. The Registry was established in 2007 by the COPD Foundation to help researchers learn more about COPD and to help people interested in COPD research find opportunities to participate.
- HMSA’s Care Connection:
- 1-800-499-5036 – a toll-free service for HMSA patients with COPD and other covered conditions
- National Jewish LungLine:
- 1-800-222-LUNG (1-800-222-5864) – toll-free service to speak with a respiratory nurse
- e-mail LungLine@njc.org to request free information mailed on COPD and other topics.
- QuitLine Hawaii:
- 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) for help with tobacco cessation
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
- Suplimental Oxygen FAQ answers frequently asked questions about supplemental oxygen & Medicare.
- ACCP Tobacco Dependence Treatment ToolKit:
- Now you can help your patients stop smoking and be reimbursed, using the protocols and coding information contained in the comprehensive ToolKit.
- Traveling with Portable Oxygen:
- Free booklet on traveling with oxygen by ACCP.
- COPD Information Forum:
- An informal message board that has been designed for easy access to provide information and support from folks just like you —facing and meeting the everyday challenges of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- COPD-Alert:
- A support and advocay group providing information.
- EFFORTS (Emphysema Foundation for our Right to Survive):
- Has lots of information and also provides an online environment to share information.
