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          Date of Hearing:   April 7, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                ACR 26 (Galgiani) - As Introduced:  February 18, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness.

           SUMMARY  :   Encourages the State Department of Health Care 
          Services to, whenever possible, partner with private entities to 
          improve education regarding Chronic obstructive pulmonary 
          disease (COPD);  declares November 2011, as Chronic Obstructive 
          Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month in California; and encourages 
          public officials and the citizens of California to increase 
          awareness about the symptoms of, and the methods of, preventing 
          COPD.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1)COPD, also known as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is the 
            fourth leading cause of death in the United States; and, its 
            prevalence and death rate is rising.

          2)COPD is a chronic and progressive disease that impacts an 
            estimated 24 million Americans each year; and, many patients 
            suffering with COPD are not diagnosed until they have reached 
            an advanced state which often includes a disabling degree of 
            lung dysfunction.

          3)Early diagnosis and management of COPD can lead to an improved 
            quality of life and self-sufficiency for patients who receive 
            publicly funded benefits, including Medi-Cal; and a diagnostic 
            test for COPD, known as spirometry, is available for office 
            use, allowing early diagnosis of COPD.

          4)The "Healthy People 2010" project of the Centers for Disease 
            Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health 
            concludes that primary care physicians are in key position to 
            provide optimal care to patients with COPD; and they need to 
            be trained in the latest methods for diagnosing and treating 
            the disease.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   









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           Support 
           
          Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI)
          Talecris Biotherapeutics

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800