Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major cause of disability, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is on a trajectory to becoming the third by 2020. It is a leading reason for admission and readmission to the hospital. In spite of this, many people, even some affected by the disease, are unfamiliar with the term. It is a relatively underfunded area of medicine and research. A Google™ search for “COPD” yields 5,140,000 sites. A search for “COPD Websites” yields 1,320,000 sites. A search for “COPD guidelines and standards” yields 1,020,000 sites.

All the guidelines emphasize that COPD is a treatable disease and requires a positive approach to management. Hence watch out the most comprehensive sites that help COPD patients and their caretaker in preventing, timely screening, diagnosing and treating COPD.

1. COPD Foundation
2. COPD.com
3. Animated COPD patient
4. WipeCOPD
5. COPD International
6. Proactive COPD.com