1. COPD Patient Focus Group Summary Report
Arnprior Area Rural Health Hub

2. Purpose
To provide real life insights and experiences to help develop an honest picture of your patient journey in Arnprior region
To provide insights on your interactions with the health care system in the Arnprior region
To identify strengths, weaknesses, desires, and realistic opportunities of how services providers can better work to help patients and clients in Arnprior region.

3. Key Findings Strengths Weaknesses Diagnosis and scheduling
Consistent patient history and integrated records
Knowledgeable health professionals
Caring health care professionals
Limited upstream initiatives
Lack of all-in-one COPD patient information package and possibly tools
Limited awareness of after hours support and care programs
Limited programs and services
Limited patient information sessions, educational sessions and social communication events

4. Opportunities
Introduce upstream initiatives to promote health awareness to younger population or early onset COPD patients or families with smoking history
Coordinated development and distribution / availability of all-in-one COPD patient information package
Better navigation to after hours support and care options
Initiate patient information sessions, educational sessions, and social communication events