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Due to high interest in this webinar topic, a second day option has been added. If you are already registered for the June 5, 2013 webinar pleae do not register for this webinar as it will be the same presentation just held on a different day. Thank you.

The American Lung Association in Minnesota and the Minnesota COPD Coalition are pleased to invite healthcare professionals from across the Upper Midwest region and our Enhancing Asthma Care partners to attend a free webinar. 

Taking Her Breath Away Webinar: The Rise of COPD in Women

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m., CDT

Featured Speaker:
Barbara Yawn, M.D., M.Sc.
Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, MN
Member of NHLBI’s COPD Advisory Committee
Past Chair of the US COPD Coalition

Topics Covered:

• Epidemiology of COPD in women
• Disease progression of COPD in women
• Women’s response to treatment therapies
• Biomass fuels as a cause of COPD in women worldwide
• Future of COPD research

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 On June 5, the American Lung Association will be releasing the next report in its Disparities in Lung Health Series—“Taking Her Breath Away: The Rise of COPD in Women.” This report examines the burden of COPD among women. Data and topics from the report will be discussed in the free webinar for healthcare professionals.

COPD data includes:

• Since 1980, the number of deaths among women from COPD has more than quadrupled, and since 2000, the disease has claimed the lives of more women than men in this country each year.
• Of the 14.7 million people who have been diagnosed with COPD, 58 percent of them are women.
• More than 7 million women are living with COPD, and millions more have symptoms but
  have yet to be diagnosed.
• Women have higher rates of COPD than men throughout most of their lifespan, and it appears that they are especially vulnerable before the age of 65.
• By the time we are diagnosing women with COPD, it really is too late...as it’s usually when 50 percent of lung function is lost.  Even then, women have serious challenges that impact their ability to manage their disease, resulting in a lower overall quality of life.