Portiuncula University Hospital marks World COPD Day

To mark World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Awareness Day Aoife Folliard, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Respiratory and Emer Griffin, Physiotherapist are holding an information stand in the main foyer of the hospital today (10am-2pm). The team will be on hand to answer your questions and help you to learn more about COPD with the main focus on smoking cessation, inhaler technique, peak flow checks and spirometry (simple breathing test which can aid the diagnosis of COPD).