Quebec Lung Association
The scourge of respiratory diseases can only be overcome by tackling the causes. In addition to informing the public, the QLA is actively fighting tobacco use as well as asthma and allergy triggers. The QLA is also active in preventing health problems related to pollution or the deterioration of the environment. The QLA aims to inform the population through educational material (leaflets, guides, brochures) and by organizing seminars, conferences, congresses, etc.
The QLA offers support and support to people with respiratory diseases and their loved ones, including through regional self-help groups and a toll-free telephone line: 1-888-POUMON-9 (1-888- 768-6669). Since September 2018, we have also offered a group program to help with smoking cessation.
Every year, the QLA invests significant amounts of money in respiratory health research in Quebec. On November 4, 2003, she created the first Chair in Respiratory Health Research in Canada at the Université de Sherbrooke. The QLA is also involved in the Chair of Transfer, Education and Prevention in Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health at Laval University.
The CHUM and the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (HMR), in close collaboration with the Quebec Lung Association (QLA), open the Inspir’er Center, a teaching and rehabilitation center for COPD (Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) chronic), formerly called chronic bronchitis and emphysema, asthma and fibrosis. This project was born out of a flagrant lack of front-line pulmonary rehabilitation services in East Montreal, a region particularly affected by respiratory health problems.
