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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
Darcy Marciniuk (MD, FRCPC) SK

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
Harold Kim (MD, FRCPC) ON
Darrel Melvin, (RT) AB
Debbie Smith (The Lung Association) ON


Industry Partners (ex officio)
AzstraZeneca Canada
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada
GlaxoSmithKline
Pfizer Canada

COPD Patient's Global Bill of Rights
Canadian Respiratory Conference 2011
April 28 to 30, 2011
Sheraton on the Falls Hotel & Convention Centre
Niaraga Falls, Ontario
How to Start a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
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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: cbegin@lung.ca
Staff
Director, CTS/CRHP: Janet Sutherland
Administrative Assistant: Chantal Bégin-Ghanem