Useful website addresses

Irish Thoracic Society – www.irishthoracicsociety.com/links.html

The Irish Thoracic Society is the official society for the broad spectrum of healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with chronic or acute respiratory disease in Ireland.

The Association of Chartered physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC) – www.acprc.org.uk

The ACPRC is a national body of physiotherapists interested in respiratory care, formed in November 1980, now with over 700 members. It is one of the larger clinical interests groups within the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Respiratory Nurses Association of Ireland (ANAIL) – www.ncnm.ie/anail/index.asp

The mission of ANAIL is to provide a forum for promoting excellence in respiratory care, by sharing knowledge, supporting each other and promoting the role of the respiratory nurse to the benefit of the patients. As a specialist nursing group we are a source of knowledge and contribute to raising awareness of respiratory illness.

Irish Lung Foundation – www.irishlungfoundation.ie

The Irish Lung Foundation is working throughout Ireland to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all lung diseases.

Irish College of General Practitioners – www.icgp.ie

Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust (ISAT) – www.isat.ie

The Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust is non political, non profit making Patient Support Group for sufferers (and their families) of sleep apnoea.

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