Lung Association's Ottawa COPD program: A successful maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation program

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disorder characterized by a progressive loss in lung function resulting in partially reversible airway obstruction. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a multidisciplinary program that includes the integrated components of exercise training and education and is recommended for all patients with COPD. Several guidelines and standards on the management of COPD recommend some sort of …