COPD National Action Plan:
Community Action Tool
Discover the progress the COPD community has made toward implementing the goals and objectives in the COPD National Action Plan.

Understanding COPD/Emphysema and Treatment Options

Overview

Organization: Emphysema Foundation of America
Start Date: 11/2023
End Date: Ongoing
Primary Goal: Goal 1: Empower people with COPD, their families, and caregivers to recognize and reduce the burden of COPD.
Secondary Goal(s):
  • Goal 2: Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the health care continuum.
Objective(s):
  • Increase public awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of COPD so that earlier diagnosis of symptomatic individuals becomes the norm
  • Increase the effectiveness and variety of outreach communication campaigns and activities that utilize evidence-based approaches to raise awareness of COPD, particularly among those at high risk, and help people diagnosed with COPD manage the disease
  • Improve access to care for people with COPD, particularly for those in hard-to reach areas
Collaboration: Breathe Southern California Pulmonx
Activity Type: Patient education

Activity Description

Are you a patient who has questions or is curious about the current options available for managing COPD/ emphysema?? This webinar is for you!

Join us for a free, informative webinar where speaker Dr. Reza Ronaghi dives into options, communications, and solutions regarding the emphysema patient journey!
Dr Reza Ronagi - Pulmonary and Critical Care Interventional
Pulmonary Department of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles

Audience

General Audience: Patients, Caregivers or family members, At-risk populations, General Public
Focused Audience: n/a
Program Reach: National
Type of Area: N/A
Setting: Online

Cost and Funding Sources

$3,500

Impact Analysis

Workshop is scheduled to be done 11/15/2023

Advice or Lessons Learned

Its important to work with other organization to have the word pass about webinar/workshop.

Contact Information

Gilmar Flores
Emphysema Foundation of America
Director of Programs
LOS ANGELES
California