The COPD Podcast is a health podcast series dedicated to raising awareness for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and helping those affected by the condition live their best lives. Each episode explores a particular aspect of COPD, from diagnosis to management and beyond. You’ll hear from clinicians, advocates, caregivers, and people from all walks of life who currently live with COPD.
Whether you are a person with COPD, a caregiver, or a clinician, we trust you’ll find The COPD Podcast to be a valuable companion along your journey!
Episode 21 : Denied Doesn’t Mean No: How to Access Advanced COPD Treatments and Navigate Insurance Barriers
Jonnie Korinko (Respiratory Therapist & Educator) and Amanda Atkinson (Registered Nurse & Patient Access Specialist) discuss how to overcome common barriers when accessing advanced COPD treatments and therapies.
Key Takeaways:
Use your entire care team
Respiratory therapists, nurses, pharmacists, and community programs can help navigate barriers.
Ask direct questions
Ask about delays, denials, specialty pharmacy processes, and financial support options.
Track your symptoms
Documentation can support insurance approvals.
Follow up regularly
Staying engaged is advocacy, not bothering your care team.
Trust the process
Barriers don’t mean you’re out of options.
15 Dec 2025
Episode 20 : Hidden In Plain Sight: Why Alpha-1 Testing Is Still Being Missed and What You Can Do About It.
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is still widely missed in COPD care. In this episode, Amanda Atkinson and Dr. Charlie Strange discuss why Alpha-1 testing is often overlooked, how documentation gaps happen, and what clinicians can do to improve early detection. Learn practical steps to reduce diagnostic delay. Identify Alpha-1 sooner.
The receipt of free Alpha-1 screening or testing services does not create any expectation or obligation to purchase or use any product or service offered by any manufacturer. This episode has been sponsored by Grifols.
19 Nov 2025
Episode 19 : COPD Research Under Attack: Protecting NIH Funding
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Innovation for new COPD therapies and early diagnosis can only happen because of research, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research is responsible for many of these activities. Unfortunately, NIH funding—and consequently research for new COPD therapies—has recently been under attack. Join us for a conversation with COPD Foundation’s Senior Manager of Advocacy and Public Policy Bailey McCrary, Director of Education Jonnie Korinko, MSRC, RRT, RRT-ACCS, and MeiLan Han, MD, MS, about what this means for our community and what you can do.
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
2,482,560
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100
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Quality
14
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
32
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