Calgary COPD and Asthma Program (Respiratory Educator Program)
The Calgary COPD and Asthma Program (CCAP) is comprised of a team of certified respiratory educators and respirologists. We strive to be a leading centre in Canada working with patients and other health care professionals to help them with their asthma, COPD, tobacco cessation, and/or chronic cough.
Our Certified Respiratory Educators provide education for patients across the spectrum of these conditions, and in close partnership with their local Respirologists to optimize a variety of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management strategies for them. This can include reviewing knowledge of their disease, inhaler technique, action plans, vaccination, exercise and rehabilitation, tobacco cessation, biologic use, and cough management strategies.
Referrals: We accept referrals to provide respiratory education for patients who have asthma, COPD, chronic cough, or require smoking cessation information. These appointments will be conducted virtually or by phone. Please fax or send via Connect Care a referral along with a copy of the most current pulmonary function test, if available. The Calgary COPD & Asthma Program no longer does spirometry testing.
Mission Statement
Improve the lives of those affected by asthma, COPD, tobacco/vaping/cannabis and chronic cough by providing respiratory health care and leadership through education and self-management skills.
For further details on our team, resources for patients and clinicians, and how to refer, please visit How we can help | Calgary COPD & Asthma Program.
Referrals
The Calgary COPD & Asthma Program provides personalized education for adults who have asthma, COPD or would like help to reduce or quit tobacco/vaping or cannabis use. Your appointment is a one to one session with a Certified Respiratory Educator.
- You can refer yourself
- Have your family physician or health care professional send us a referral along with a breathing test (Pulmonary Function or Spirometry test) if available
Contact: 403-943-8742 or Alternate: 587-779-2068
Fax: 403-476-7772
Respiratory Medicine Specialists
Dr. J. Michael Ramsahai
MD PhD FRCPC
Medical Director, CCAP
Dr. Ramsahai is a Respirologist based at the Rockyview General Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is currently the Medical Director for the Calgary COPD & Asthma Program, and also for the Calgary Zone Pulmonary Function Laboratories. Dr. Ramsahai has an undergraduate degree in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology from the University of Toronto and completed his medical degree at the University of Calgary in 2011. He has obtained certification from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in Internal Medicine and Adult Respirology. He also has a PhD from the University of Newcastle in Australia looking at the role of biomarkers in the management of severe asthma, at which time he also completed a clinical fellowship in Severe Asthma. His research interests include asthma, biologic use, and the clinical role of biomarkers, and he is involved in teaching post-graduate medical residents and fellows.