COPD Support Ireland will host a free webinar for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, on Friday 7 April.

The “Living Your Best Life with COPD” webinar will feature information on maintaining mental fitness, making cooking enjoyable, and rediscovering the benefits of outdoor activity. Speakers include psychologist Dr Eddie Murphy and chef, author and TV presenter, Adrian Martin. David Shortall (pictured above) will also be there to provide simple gardening tips.

Attendees will be signposted to services such as support groups, hospital pulmonary rehabilitation programmes, Living Well self-management support programmes, the COPD & Me exercise programme, and the SingStrong programme for better lung health.

Award-winning landscape gardener David Shortall is one of the speakers in the "Living Your Best Life with COPD" webinar.

There are an estimated 380,000 people living with COPD in Ireland. Joan Johnston, General Manager of COPD Support Ireland says, “With this webinar, the aim is to offer simple lifestyle changes for people to adopt and to show that you can still have a very good life with COPD.”

The webinar takes place from 12pm to 1.30pm. For more information visit www.copd.ie

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