The Territories - COPD Provincial Report Card Rating -   N/A (though they did receive an overall mark of 32)

Note: The information contained herein (by province and Canada as a whole), has been extracted from the Canadian Lung Association's, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): a "National Report Card, 2005." 

Public Awareness & Attitudes:

• Provincial Awareness - 45%
• Unsympathetic towards smokers -49% (i.e. they get what they deserve)
• 93% believe COPDer's should have access to the best medications

Physician Awareness, Attitudes, Familiarity with CTS (Canadian Thoracic Society) Treatment Guidelines

Due to a limited number of physicians, too few Dr's were interviewed to gather adequate information to do a statistical report.  However; some of the info that was gathered showed that although the physicians appeared to know a fair bit about COPD symptoms,  there was a fair degree of unfamiliarity with the CTS treatment guidelines.

Access to and Use of Spirometry

• Limited access and limited use

              WHY?   Have you ever asked your MP or provincial Health Minister?

Physician Prescribing Habits & Access to COPD Medications

• Because the physicians were unaware of the CTS guidelines, information could not be gathered as to whether they followed the recommended prescribing.

Your Health Minister is:  

For the NWT :                       Hon. Sandy Lee

                                                 Minister of Health  Soc Svcs

                                                 PO Box 1320
                                                 Yellowknife, NT   X1A 2L9  

                                                 Ph: (867) 669-2344  Fax:  (867) 873-0481

                                                 E Mail: Sandy_Lee@gov.nt.ca

For the Yukon:  Hon. Brad Cathers

                         Box 2703

                         Whitehorse, Yukon  Y1A  2C6

                         Ph: (867) 667-5806  Fax: (867) 393-6252

                         E mail:  brad.cathers@gov.yk.ca

For Nunavut:     Hon. Leona Aglukkaq

                              Min of Health & Soc Svcs

                              P.O. Box 2410

                              Iqaluit, NUGjoa Haven NU  X0A 0H1

                         Ph: (867) 975-5095 

                         E Mail laqlukkaq@gov.nu.ca

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  Note:  Click here to view the Lung Association's FULL report card