1. ČIPA – Czech Initiative for Asthma
Independent non-profit organisation founded 1996
Representatives of 2 scientific societies: allergologists and pneumologists
Member of EFA
Participating in international activities – GINA, EAACI, ERS

2. ČIPA
Aims: information of specialists and the public about news in diagnostics and treatment of asthma
Education of health care workers
Publications about asthma and allergy
Providing Pollen information service

3. ČIPA
Main activities:
World Asthma Day – conferences, seminars, press articles, radio broadcasting, spirometry for public
Round the year – Project 7 A – information/seminars for teachers about allergies in the school – since 2009: 2772 teachers in 94 seminars trained!

4. ČOPN - Czech Civic Association Against Lung Diseases
Czech national patients´ organization
Partner of ČIPA
Members: patients with chronic pulmonary diseases + pneumologists
Founded 2000 following GOLD Iniciative
Participation in World COPD Day incl. press conference, broad information campaign
Countrywide spirometries for public: in November 2017 – 1512 persons examined with 12% abnormal findings

5. ČOPN
Specialized local clubs for patients with identic dg.: COPD, asthma, interstitial lung diseases, sarcoidosis,with sleep disorders, post-transplant patients
Participation in patients´ organisation activities on both national (incl. Ministry of Health) and international level (ELF – Patients Advisory Board, COPD Global)

6. Czech delegate to EFA
Dr. Stanislav Kos, PhD., FCCP