The information in this guide is for Nova Scotians living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These resources will help you:
Play the short video to the right to learn more about the early stages of COPD.
Many people choose World No Tobacco Day as a time of year to make changes to their tobbaco use, and you can too!
Register for HealthyNS' free online class Your Quitting Smoking Toolbox. Join us on June 10 at 12:00pm to gain the tools and motivation to better your chances of reducing and quitting your tobacco use in a judgment-free, supportive environment.
Photo top row: Jane Purcell, RRT/CRE; Andrea Audette RRT/CRE; Holly Kennedy, Project Lead for COPD Care and Education NS.
Middle row: Keirsten Wells, Advance Care Planning Facilitator; Jillian Demmons, Program Coordinator of INSPIRED, a partner program; Cory Goodine, RSW, MSW, Nicotine Support Counselor.
Bottom row: Kristen Goldsworthy, Manager, Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre; Dr. Stephanie Connidis, Provincial Medical Director of INSPIRED and partner programs.
A unique, virtual education program dedicated to helping people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is reaching more people with COPD, earlier in their care journey.
The COPD Care and Education Program NS is designed for people who have mild to moderate COPD, or those who think they might have COPD and need testing and a diagnosis. The program team is focused on teaching patients self-management skills and making healthy lifestyle changes to live better with COPD.
The program launched as a virtual care model so that patients who previously faced barriers to in-person attendance can access the program from home, work or through telehealth at their local hospital. Read more....