COPD Resources and Tools

Yours to explore: More useful resources and tools

The following sites feature resources and tools that can help you rethink your approach to COPD.

Allergy & Asthma Network | Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
AANMA believes in the power of positive thinking and action, the importance of healthy living, and taking responsibility for healthy outcomes. AANMA helps connect patients to important information via Allergy & Asthma Today magazine, The MA Report newsletter, e-news updates, a toll-free help line, and community awareness programs.

American Lung Association^®
The American Lung Association (ALA) is committed to improving lung health. The site offers free tools and resources for COPD patients, including key questions and a COPD profiler to enhance patient/physician discussions.

ALA | Help With Treatment Decisions
This section of the ALA site includes interactive decision support tools to help answer the question “What does the clinical information mean to me?” The site also features the pros and cons of various treatments, information about side effects, questions to ask your physician, and access to relevant summaries of clinical studies.

ALA | Profiler Treatment Option Tool for COPD
This section of the ALA site features a decision-support tool to assist you in understanding treatment options and possible side effects. It also provides questions to ask your doctor and personalized reports using published medical research papers.

American Thoracic Society (ATS)
The ATS is the world’s leading medical association dedicated to advancing clinical and scientific understanding of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses, and sleep-related breathing disorders.

COPD Foundation
The mission of the COPD Foundation is to develop and support programs which improve the quality of life through research, education, early diagnosis, and enhanced therapy for persons whose lives are impacted by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.