World-renowned artist and sculptor, Michael
Kalish, says one year ago he was moved when
he learned about COPD and the scope of those
affected. His newfound knowledge, coupled
with his artistic talents, inspired the creation of
what became a year-long project entitled, 24M.
This is the first time I have been involved in a campaign like this. When DRIVE4COPDgave me the statistics, I knew I just had to help,
Kalish says.
This year's American Thoracic Society's (ATS) International Conference in Denver, CO is hosting hundreds of abstracts and posters from leading pulmonologists and researchers from across the globe. We're excited to provide you with a sneak peek of preliminary findings from studies that are paving the way for better therapies for COPD.
Our partner, the national health initiative
DRIVE4COPD, has launched a new Ambassador
Program, giving fans the opportunity to join their
favorite celebrity to raise awareness for COPD.
You may recall that The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health recently awarded subcontracts through the COPD Learn More Breathe Better® campaign to several national and community-based lung health organizations to support efforts to improve awareness and understanding of COPD.
If you ever had doubts about a particular social movement or participating in an activity that a group was putting together, and weren't sure about their effectiveness, if they really ever actually achieved their goals or even got to doing anything, your doubts would be eliminated if you take a look at what the COPD community did throughout this past November, COPD Awareness Month.
The COPD Foundation Mobile Spirometry Unit
(MSU) is headed all over the United States,
bringing spirometry and COPD brochures to
towns around the country. Through a partnership with
the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC),
the national membership organization for respiratory
therapists (RT), RTs fly in to meet the MSU at each destination
to perform spirometries and answer questions.
