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Dec
4 | 2017
Living with COPD https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/living-with-copd/ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is the nation’s third-biggest killer, after heart disease and cancer. About 150,000 Americans die of COPD each year. Among women, it is more deadly than breast and ovarian cancers...
Oct
28 | 2016
The PELICAN study PEer-Led o2 Info-line for patients and CAregivers (PELICAN) The PELICAN study tests whether an O2 infoline for patients and caregivers will increase supplemental oxygen adherence and improve health in people with COPD. The problem There are...
May
18 | 2016
Nina Bracken was awarded the 2016 Early Career Achievement Award from the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Nursing Assembly for her contribution to individuals with lung disease. Congratulations, Nina!
Apr
9 | 2016
The PArTNER Study (PATient Navigators to rEduce Readmissions) is collaborating with the Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM) BOOST (Better Outcomes by Optimizing Safe Transitions) program to bring resources to hospitalized patients. Check out information on the SHM website here.
Mar
10 | 2016
We were thrilled to see the RELIANCE Study featured in the American Thoracic Society’s Research News Quarterly publication! The American Thoracic Society is playing a critical role serving on the Stakeholder Advisory Group for this landmark study. Read more in...
Feb
2 | 2016
Ever wonder which medicines are best for COPD? We did too! It turns out so did a lot of doctors and nurses from all over the country! The Breathe Chicago Center has been awarded a four-year, $13.7 million dollar contract...
Jan
27 | 2016
Read more about the exciting announcement here at the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute website!
May
17 | 2015
Dr. Jerry Krishnan was awarded the Assembly on Behavioral Science and Health Services Research Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 American Thoracic Society conference for his outstanding scientific contributions to comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research. This award...
May
17 | 2015
Dr. Valentin Prieto-Centurion presented his research at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference. His study focused on barriers to physical activity faced by patients with COPD following COPD exacerbations. Read more about Dr. Prieto-Centurion’s research here: Patient perspectives...
Mar
1 | 2015
We are saddened by the news of Leonard Nimoy’s passing due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The Star Trek actor died Friday, February 27th at his home in Bel Air. Mr. Nimoy made his condition public in 2014, attributing...