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The Canadian COPD Alliance

The Canadian COPD Alliance (CCA)

The Canadian COPD Alliance (CCA) is a national forum designed to facilitate discussion, exchange of information, cooperation and collaboration among groups working in the area of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The CCA co-hosts the annual Canadian Respiratory Conference (CRC) with The Canadian Thoracic Society, The Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, and The Canadian Lung Association.

CCA Steering Committee:

Donna Goodridge Co-Chair, (PhD, RN) SK
Paul Hernandez, Co-Chair, (MD, FRCPC) NS

Jacques Bouchard (MD) QC
Dina Brooks (PhD, PT) ON
Jane Burns (PT) BC
Gail Dechman (PhD, PT) NS
Neil Eves (PhD) AB
Gordon Ford, (MD, FRCPC) AB
Roger Goldstein (MD, FRCPC) ON
Harold Kim (MD, FRCPC) ON
Darcy Marciniuk (MD, FRCPC) SK
Darrel Melvin, (RT) AB
Louise McRae (Public Health Agency of Canada) ON
Mary-Pat Shaw (The Lung Association) ON


Industry Partners (ex officio)
Derek Davidson – Boehringer Ingelheim Canada
Renata Rea – GlaxoSmithKline
Michael Shaw – Pfizer Canada
Andy Zylak – AzstraZeneca Canada

Canadian Respiratory Conference 2009
April 29 – May 1, 2010
World Trade & Convention Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Contact Us
CCA Secretariat
c/o The Lung Association, National Office
1750 Courtwood Cres., Suite 300
Ottawa, ON
K2C 2B5 Canada

Phone: (613) 569-6411, ex. 270
Fax: (613) 569-8860
E-mail: ldingwell@lung.ca
Staff
Director, CTS/CRHP: Janet Sutherland
Administrative Assistant: Lise Dingwell