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Links to relevant websites
For further online information on COPD,
Boehringer Ingelheim or our products, please visit the following websites:

For comprehensive information for healthcare professionals interested in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, please visit www.COPDprofessional.org

A different source of information for COPD patients and healthcare professionals can be found at www.thebreathingspace.com.

The corporate website of Boehringer Ingelheim one of the leading pharmaceutical companies worldwide and a leader in COPD treatment, is
www.boehringer-ingelheim.com,

www.medworld.de provides German information about common diseases and treatment options for patients and healthcare professionals

www.spiriva.com, is a new website aimed at providing information for healthcare professionals interested in a new, once-daily, COPD medication.

www.goldcopd.com provides detailed information on COPD, diagnosis and treatment. It is issued by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), an expert group of chest physicians from all over the world.
For healthcare professionals: international organisations
Medical General
World Health Organisation (WHO)

Respiratory
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
British Thoracic Society (BTS)
European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases (EFA)
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
Global Initiative for COPD (GOLD)
International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG)
For patients: national organisations
Europe
Belgium Asthmafonds
Denmark Danmarks Lungeforening
Denmark Astma-Allergi Forbundet
Finland Hengitysliitto Heli
France Fédération Française des Associations et Amicales des Insuffisants Respiratoire
Germany Deutscher Allergie- und Asthmabund
Ireland Asthma Society of Ireland
Italy Associazione per la lotta contro l’insufficienza respiratoria
Norway Landsforeningen for Hjerte-og Lungesyke
Slovenia Pulmonary Patients Association of Slovenia
Sweden The Swedish Heart and Lung Association
Switzerland Swiss Lung Foundation
UK British Lung Foundation
Yugoslavia Yugoslav Association for Asthma and COPD
NAFTA
Canada Canadian Lung Association
Canada Lungcare
Mexico Mexican National Institute for Respiratory Diseases
USA American Association for Respiratory
USA American Lung Association
USA Efforts-Emphysema Foundation for Our Right to Survive
USA US COPD Coalition
USA National Jewish Medical and Research Center
USA The Family of COPD Support Programs
Australia Australian Lung Foundation
Photographs
A wide range of photographs (device, company, experts) for downloading.
Commitment in COPD
Boehringer Ingelheim and its ongoing activities for the correct treatment of COPD.