COPD and Asthma Patient Support
Condition Specific Support
Provided by BC Lung Foundation
Provides support for patients with chronic lung diseases including: COPD, bronchiestasis, asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis. Anyone with a lung condition is welcome.
Offers various patient support programs, including:
- Ask the Experts Monthly Webinars: Living with COPD & Asthma webinar series is designed to help those living with chronic lung conditions optimize quality of life, covering education components key to effective self-management of your COPD and/or asthma. Webinars are offered monthly, and the sessions are moderated by registered respiratory therapists.
- Online Community Support (Facebook Group): BC Lung manages a Facebook group that provides peer support for those with COPD and asthma. They have health professionals (respiratory therapist, physiotherapist) who monitor the group and make themselves available on a weekly basis to answer any COPD-related questions. The purpose of this group is to share patient experiences, support one another, have access to expert respiratory health support and learn how to live your best life. Click here to join our private Facebook Group.
- Peer Support Groups: In-person support grounds offered in Abbotsford, North Okanagan, and Vancouver.
Most programs are offered via online delivery. In-person meetings still occur in Abbotsford and North Okanagan.
1-800-665-5864
Public email: betterbreathers@bclung.ca
Website: https://bclung.ca/lung-health/copd/
Cost: No cost
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by BC Lung Foundation:
Availability
Service area: Province-wide
Service Types Provided
- Lung Disease: Asthma and COPD
Ways to Access
- Provided in a group in-person
- Provided online: email / video / on-line
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.