The COPD Diagnostic clinic is meant to provide access to services that will provide Education on COPD prevention, treatment and self management strategies and optimize patient quality of life.
The COPD CSI Team clinic services may be used for patients:
- for follow up of COPD
- new diagnosis of COPD
- smoking cessation
- COPD education
- medication education
- nutrition education
Patients with the following are excluded:
- less than 17 years of age
- with physical or mental limitations that prevent them from participating in the self management program
- with advanced lung cancer (metastatic, palliative chemo or radiation)
- involved with palliative care
- currently admitted as an inpatient
- who does not have the ability to be contacted