Patient Resources
Northern Arizona Resource Guide (English)
Northern Arizona Resource Guide (Spanish)
Southern Arizona Resource Guide (English)
Southern Arizona Resource Guide (Spanish)
Save Your Breathe: A Guide to Easting Well
Freedom From Smoking Online (American Lung Association)
Big Fat Reference Guide (COPD Foundation)
2009 Influenza A (H1N1) (Rebecca Sunenshine, MD – ADHS)
Your Personal Oximeter: A Guide for Patients
Are You at Risk? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
Better Breathing (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
Comments to CMS Regarding Home Oxygen (American Lung Association)
FAQ Regarding Home Oxygen Changes (Medicare Website)
COPD Management Tool (ALA)
Asbestos.com (Mesothelioma Center)
COPD Beyond Just Getting By – A Caregivers Guide to Finding Peace Through Tough Times (Boehringer Ingelheim)
COPD May Take Away More Than Your Breath (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Here and Now: Creating a New Vision for Life with Chronic Illness (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Managing Your Diet, Fitness and Moods (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Living with COPD (Boehringer Ingelheim)
My COPD Checklist (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Spirometry and COPD: Testing the Health of Your Lungs (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Staying Healthy with COPD: Managing Your Well-being (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Talking About COPD (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Understanding and Managing COPD (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Understanding COPD (Boehringer Ingelheim)
You Can Do It – Commit to Quit Smoking (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Healthcare Resources
ATS Standards for Diagnosis (American Thoracic Society)
Arizona Comprehensive Lung Disease Plan (Arizona Department of Health Services)
CDC 2010 Surgeon General’s Report of Smoking and Tobacco
COPD Essentials for Physicians (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
Global Initiative (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease)
Simple Office Spirometry (Thomas Petty, MD, and Paul Enright, MD)
Healthcare Professional User Guide (CAT)
Susceptible Smokers Graphs (American Lung Association in Arizona)
COPD Public Screener (American Lung Association in Arizona)
ATS Spirometry Interpretation Guidelines (European Respiratory Journal)
Spirometry Interpretational Tools (American Lung Association in Arizona) Studies and Surveys
2010 Arizona Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Surveillance Report
2009 Arizona Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Surveillance Report
COPD Specialist Course: Evaluation Report, 2008-2009
State of the Air 2009 (American Lung Association)
“How To” Videos
Deb Gardner talks about medications and the proper ways to take them.
Medications (9:33)
Mike Clark talks about exercises that can help COPD patients keep in shape.
Exercise (8:33)
Mike Clark demonstrates harmonica therapy.
Harmonica Part 1 (7:43)
Harmonica Part 2 (3:35)
Shannon Vaffis talks about the Arizona Ashline and how you can quit smoking.
Arizona Ashline (6:14)
Terry Crozier demonstrates several home therapy options.
Home Therapy Part 1 (9:36)
Home Therapy Part 2 (7:36)
Home Therapy Part 3 (4:44)
Tonja Partridge shows proper secretion management techniques.
Secretion Management (5:58)
Tonja Partidge podcast on how to safely and effectively cook with oxygen.
Cooking with Oxygen(1:29)
Tonja Patridge shows several effective breathing techniques for patients with COPD
Breathing Techniques (5:58)
Jim Nelson podcast on importance of exercise, attitude and COPD resources.
Exercise (9:32)
Attitude (7:40)
COPD Resources (7:56)
Esther Szmutni podcast on useful pursed lip and coughing techniques.
Pursed Lip and Coughing (8:40)
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