Welcome to the Hawaii COPD Coalition homepage!
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, " COPD," is a serious lung disease that makes breathing difficult. It is most often characterized by shortness of breath and a persistent cough. It includes both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, and is expected to rise from fourth to third leading cause of death by 2020 in both the US and the world. Those over the age of 40 with a history of smoking are particularly at risk, however 1 in 6 people with COPD have never smoked. The best treatment for COPD is to stop smoking and avoid exposure to all lung irritants, including any form of smoke.
This site will share resources available on COPD. Browse around and visit often as we will be regularly adding to and updating our website. Your thoughts and comments are welcome!
The fall Hawaii COPD Newsletter is out, get it HERE. Hope to see you all at the COPD Educaiton Day on November 7th!
In conjunction with Queen's Medical center, the Hawaii COPD Coalition is excited to announce that the third annual COPD Education Day 2009 will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the Queen's Conference Center! The COPD Education Day is FREE and open to the public with speakers, lung function testing, inhaler and
nebulizer demonstrations, smoking cessation tools, respiratory magazines and
handouts, drawings, refreshments and MORE! Last year's COPD Education Day was a great success, bringing together patients, caregivers, respiratory therapy students, healthcare professionals, exhibitors, volunteers and interested members of the public, we anticipate an ever bigger turnout for this year.
This year's COPD Education Day will focus on Environmental Factors
Affecting COPD, featuring keynote addresses by pulmonologist Dr. Roger Yim entitled COPD in Hawaii, and by infectious
disease specialist Dr. Eileen Hilton speaking on 'Swine' H1N1 Flu & You. For more information please download a registration brochure.
Please download a registration form HERE to register. Space is limited; registration forms must be received by October 20th to reserve your spot.
Additional promotional fliers may be downloaded HERE.
The Hawaii COPD in conjunction with Kaiser Hawaii is proud to anounce monthy Breathing Hui support group meetings. Please click here to download a flyer with more information.
2nd Friday of every month, 10-noon at: Kaiser Honolulu (1010 Pensacola, Conference Room 2 AB) |
