Educational Resources

This section contains fact sheets and illustrations written in non-scientific language, to help you learn more about respiratory diseases and better lung health.The information in this section has been prepared by the Education Sub-Committee of the Lung Foundation. It is intended to provide general background information.Please consult your family doctor or respiratory physician on specific medical questions. Do not use the information on these pages as a substitute for consultation with your doctor.For details of patient support groups in Australia please call 1800 654 301.

 

  1. Acute Bronchitis
  2. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency and Lung Disease
  3. Answering your questions about lung cancer
  4. Lung Foundation Australia Information Brochure
  5. Better Living with COPD – A Patient Guide
  6. Better Living with Lung Cancer – A Patient Guide
  7. Breathe Easier – Your guide to COPD
  8. Bronchiectasis
  9. Bronchoscopy
  10. Chronic Cough in Adults
  11. Common Cold
  12. Corticosteroid Therapy in Respiratory Disorders
  13. Exercise & Lung Disease
  14. Fitness to Fly
  15. Getting Started on Home Oxygen
  16. Health Impacts of Wood Smoke
  17. Home Oxygen Therapy
  18. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  19. Indoor Environment & Lung Health
  20. Influenza
  21. Interstitial Lung Disease – Adult
  22. Interstitial Lung Disease – Paediatric
  23. Lung Cancer
  24. Lung Cancer DVD
  25. Lung Function Tests
  26. Lung Transplantation
  27. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
  28. Outdoor Air Pollution & Lung Disease
  29. Pleurisy
  30. Pneumonia
  31. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  32. Pulmonary Embolism
  33. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Factsheet
  34. Quality of Life Through Patient Support
  35. Sarcoidosis
  36. Save Your Breath
  37. Smoking and lung health – Health Professionals
  38. Smoking and lung health – Patients
  39. Talking with your Doctor about COPD
  40. The Lungs – An overview of how they work
  41. Tuberculosis
  42. Understanding Cough, Wheezing and Noisy Breathing in Children
  43. Woodsmoke and your health: The Burning Issue

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