You are eligible for The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program if:
You have a confirmed diagnosis of COPD. This needs to be confirmed by a spirometry test (a breathing test that measures lung function)
You live in the Halifax Regional Municipality
You are community dwelling, which means you do not live in a nursing home or a long term care facility
You are willing to be referred
And You have at least one of the following:
Severe COPD (which you probably do if you have COPD and are too breathless to leave the house, or get breathless after dressing/undressing)
Moderate COPD (which you probably do if you stop for breath after 100 meters or walk slower than those in your age group and have to stop for breath when walking at your own pace
Been admitted to hospital with a flare up of your COPD more than once in the past year (this admission and at least one other)
Been admitted to the to the Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) or the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a flare up of your COPD during the past year
Gone to the Emergency Department frequently in the last year because of your COPD
