Resources
Office of Disability Policy and Outreach Office of the Special Counselor Transportation Security Administration Department of Homeland Security
Links to Manufacturers of Oxygen Devices Approved for Air Travel
Books
- Adventures of an Oxy-Phile 2, Thomas L. Petty, MD, with Robert McCoy, B.S. RRT., FAARC, Louise Nett, RN. And Kay Bowen
- Breathing Better, Living Well, Jane M. Martin, BA, CRT (Her Bookstore has many more books to choose from)
- COPD for Dummies, Kevin Felner, M.D. and Meg Schneider (available on amazon.com)
- Enjoying Life With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Thomas L. Petty, M.D. and Louise M. Nett
- Essentials of Pulmonary Rehab, Dr Thomas Petty, Mary Burns, RN and Dr. Brian Tiep
- Frontline Advice for COPD Patients, Co-edited by James T. Good, Fr., MD and Thomas Petty, MD
- From Both Ends of the Stethoscope, Thomas L. Petty, MD
- Life and Breath : Preventing, Treating and Reversing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Dr. Neil Schachter (available on amazon.com)
- Starting an exercise program, Mary Burns RN
Newsletters
Educational Sites
- Breathing Basics - O2 Saturation and Oximeters
- Breathing Better Living Well.com
- Healthcare 411
- Living with Lung Disease Respiratory Tips
- Mayo Clinic - info on Asthma
- Mayo Clinic - Lung Issues
- Pulmonary Channel
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago
- Your Lung Health
Patient and Patient Support Associations
- Competitive Bidding – Home Page
- Access-Able
- Alpha One Foundation
- Caring Voice Coalition
- Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis
- COPD-Alert
- COPD Learning Center / Healthline
- EFFORTS
- Gimp on the Go
- Global Initiative for COPD
- Living Better with COPD Support Group
- Pulmonary Education & Research Foundation
- Second Wind Transplant Association
- Sleepapnea.org
- Well Spouse Association
- Wellsphere Health Communities
Professional Associations/Institutions
- American Assn of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- American Assn for Respiratory Care
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Lung Association
- American Sleep Apnea Association
- ATS
- Mayo Clinic
- National Jewish Center
Research on Lung Disease
Government Sites
- FAA Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators - Positive Testing Results
- Final FAA rules regarding oxygen and air travel
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Aviation Consumer Protection Division
- Department of Transportation
- Federal Register
- Medicare
- Medicare Rights Center
- National Library of Medicine
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
- Regulations.gov
- Social Security Administration
- Transportation Security Administration