While there is currently no cure for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), there are things you can do as a health professional to help people with COPD improve their quality of life, increase their capacity for exercise and ultimately, keep well and out of hospital.
Action Plan
Our COPD Action Plan is designed to be completed by a treating health professional, in collaboration with the person with COPD. As a monitoring tool, it helps people with COPD to become familiar with their baseline symptoms, to recognise when their symptoms change (an exacerbation) and what actions to take to reduce the severity and length of symptoms. The COPD Action Plan is available as an editable PDF.
Exercise
Research has shown that regular exercise helps people with COPD maintain their physical fitness (exercise capacity) as well as improves their symptoms and quality of life.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a highly effective 6-8 week evidence-based exercise and education program that teaches people with a lung disease the skills they need to manage their breathlessness and stay well and out of hospital. Lung Foundation offers a range of tools and resources to support the implementation of best practice pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Lungs in Action
Lungs in Action is a safe and enjoyable community-based exercise program designed to help people with a chronic lung disease maintain the benefits achieved through pulmonary rehabilitation. Lung Foundation offers a suite of training and resources to support best practice implementation of lungs in action programs.
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