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The International COPD Coalition (ICC) is a nonprofit organization composed of COPD patient organizations around the world, working together to imporve the health and access to care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

ICC Launches New Patient Education Initiative

Many patients with COPD and other respiratory diseases, even those who have been prescribed medication, still suffer from symptoms because they do not know how to take their medication properly. The ICC’s new Respiratory Medication Delivery Initiative takes aim at this problem with a collection of educational materials on medication delivery for both patients and health care professionals. To read more, please click here.

Resources

Lately we’ve received a number of exciting educational materials from ICC member organizations around the world, which we’re posting on the ICC Website for all to share. Click on the following links to see new resources for patients, health care professionals, and media members.

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Global Burden of COPD International Call to Action

The International COPD Coalition and other participants in the 2006 Global Burden of COPD Summit call on health care professionals, non-governmental organizations, and governments to address the growing burden of COPD and its rising mortality rate. Click here to download the Call to Action and list of endorsers.