How we can help

Have you recently been diagnosed with asthma, COPD, or chronic cough or have already been living with it for some time?

Are you thinking about making changes to tobacco/vaping/cannabis use and just don’t know where to start?

The Calgary COPD and Asthma Program is an Alberta Health Services program. We are 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 in treating asthma, COPD, tobacco reduction, and chronic cough.

Our Certified Respiratory Educators provide education for patients with asthma, COPD, chronic cough, and smokers at risk.

Referral Sources: The Calgary COPD & Asthma Program no longer does spirometry testing. We are still accepting referrals to provide respiratory education for patients who have asthma, COPD, or require smoking cessation information. These appointments will be conducted virtually or by phone. Please continue to fax us a referral along with a copy of the most current pulmonary function test, if available. Thank you for your continued support.

Mission Statement

Improve the lives of those affected by asthma, COPD, tobacco/vaping/cannabis and chronic cough by providing lung health care and leadership through education and self-management skills.

Our Referral Form

How we began…

The Calgary COPD & Asthma Program (CCAP) was an initiative which began in 1991, led by Drs. Robert Cowie, Gordon Ford and Stephen Field. This dedicated team helped build CCAP into a nationally recognized, multi-site, multi-disciplinary program.

and today…

Today our team is led by Dr. Brandie Walker, with over 10 Certified Respiratory Educators, administrative staff and over 25 program aligned Respirologists.

Referral Sources

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, or have your family physician/health care professional send us a referral along with a breathing test (Pulmonary Function Test) if available.

Contact: 403-943-8742
Fax: 403-476-7772

Our Staff

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Dr. Brandie Walker

Medical Director for CCAP

Dr. Walker has been Medical Director of the Calgary COPD and Asthma Program since 2014.

She has a busy clinical practice in general respirology with a focus on airways diseases. She runs specialty clinics in both severe asthma as well as a multidisciplinary severe COPD clinic at Foothills Medical Centre. She is the Respirology Site Lead for the Foothills Medical Centre as well as the site lead for the Respirology training program. She is program director for the Severe Asthma Fellowship Program at the University of Calgary. She is a member of the Airways Research Group at the University of Calgary and participates in clinical and pharmaceutical asthma and COPD research studies.



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Janel

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

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Janet

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

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Leslie

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

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Lynette

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

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Mae

Administrative Support

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Cindy

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

Diane

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

Joanna

RRT, CRE, CTE

Education Consultant

Murray

Care Manager

Teresa

Program Manager