Dear HIFA colleagues,
IPCRG has recently published ‘Plan, Take Action, Live Well with COPD’, the 3rd and final issue of our COPD Magazine series! The landing page is https://www.ipcrg.org/copdmagazine and the direct link is https://indd.adobe.com/view/42a2c866-3de0-4ab1-9da6-8096c96faf1a
This interactive online resource helps to support people with COPD to self-manage their COPD, embedding guidance, infographics and links to videos our expert team has curated to educate, motivate and inspire.
It outlines what a normal life with COPD can look like by offering tips on taking recommended medicines, avoiding symptom triggers, quitting tobacco and managing other health conditions. It focuses on interactions with the health service, explaining the signs you can look for to notice changes in your health, helping you to make the most of a consultation, and showing how to identify flare-ups and recover afterwards.
This issue incorporates new video diaries (https://www.ipcrg.org/copd-video-diaries) of people with COPD sharing their experiences and tips for managing their conditions, along with curated instructional videos, infographics (https://www.ipcrg.org/infographics-to-help-self-manage-your-copd) and action plans.
We know from reports such as Raising the bar for better standards of care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (https://copd.efanet.org/recommendations/) presented by The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) at the European Parliament this month that there is a need for digital health education projects about COPD.
We invite you to take a look at the finished resource, along with issues 1 and 2, and share with anyone in your networks who you think would find it useful. We are now keen to disseminate the full series of magazines as widely as possible, so we welcome your thoughts on any potential opportunities for sharing.
We would be grateful if you would consider doing the following, where applicable:
- Include this resource in your newsletter
- Share it on social media, tagging IPCRG
- Share with local patient groups
- Let us know if you are interested in translating the magazine, or one of the associated resources
- Share with family physician organisations or respiratory specialist societies
Best wishes
Siân Williams, CEO IPCRG
[Forwarded by Joe Casson who works in Project Support at International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), United Kingdom. Professional interests: Respiratory health; Global healthcare; Primary care. projectsupport@ipcrg.org ]