The COPD Foundation: Celebrating a Decade of Progress and Looking Ahead to a Cure

Byron M Thomashow; John W Walsh; Elisha D F Malanga

doi:10.15326/jcopdf.1.1.2014.0122

The COPD Foundation: Celebrating a Decade of Progress and Looking Ahead to a Cure

Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2014 May 6;1(1):4-16. doi: 10.15326/jcopdf.1.1.2014.0122.

Authors

Byron M Thomashow¹, John W Walsh², Elisha D F Malanga²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.
² COPD Foundation, Washington, DC.

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 15-25 million Americans and over 300 million people around the world. The COPD Foundation is a global organization whose mission is to prevent and cure COPD and to improve the lives of all people affected by it. The year 2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the COPD Foundation. The Foundation works to accomplish its mission through a unique partnership between patients, patient families, health care providers, investigators, academic institutions, government agencies and industry. This partnership has led to real progress in awareness, advocacy, education, and research, but much more needs to be done.

Keywords: COPD; COPD Foundation; advocacy; awareness; education; research.

Publication types

Review