User:DayWalsh/Recommendations - How to manage COPD/education

The education component of each pulmonary rehabilitation program is different,with topics including:


 * Medications


 * Breathing techniques and managing breathlessness


 * Sputum clearance


 * Benefits of physical exercise


 * Oxygen therapy


 * Energy conservation techniques


 * Nutrition/healthy eating


 * Information regarding how the lungs work


 * Coping with depression, anxiety and panic attacks