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Lung Patients Learn to Eat for Easier Breathing – Wednesday!

Harrison is doing a super job of helping us get educated and this month’s meeting is no exception.

See a video and brief glimpse of last month’s meeting on Pulmonary Function Tests with Joyce Belnap, RRT and successful Reduced Lung Surgery COPD patient Clint Halliday, there with daughter Laurie Schley.   Learn how a spirometry test is taken.  Thanks Harrison!   I also have video of other folks there and I’ll show them from time to time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRLkUTWsKIw&feature=youtube_gdata

Harrison Medical Center’s Better Breathers Support Group Meeting Program promises to be a real eye opener and help us learn how to eat the right foods  for easier breathing , sometimes difficult for some of us to learn – “Eating to Breathe Easier.”

Taken directly from Harrison’s online Calendar of Events http://www.harrisonmedical.org/home/calendar/4891

Wednesday, May 18 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Better Breathers Support Group

Our Better Breathers support group encompasses community members and their caregivers who live with chronic respiratory disease and lung disease. Better Breathers is designed to provide support, education, networking, and tools to improve the daily lives of those living with these health conditions.

We welcome any community member with asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, sarcoidosis, asbestosis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis and the many more lung diseases affecting our population, pediatric or adult.

Please email or call if you will need assistance with parking at the meeting.

Eating to Breathe Easier.

Featured Speaker:

Leah Werner, Clinical Dietician

5/18/2011 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Rose Room, Harrison Silverdale

1800 NW Myhre Road

Silverdale, WA 98383

Contact Info

Pamela O’Flynn 360-744-6687

respiratorycare@harrisonmedical.org

If anyone needs a ride, let me know.

Thanks for reading… Sharon O’Hara

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Harrison’s Lungs and Heart are Alive and Well for Kitsap County – They Care

Following is a response in part, from Joyce Belnap, RRT, and Supervisor of the

Respiratory Therapy Department at Harrison Medical Center in response to my blog post.

http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2011/03/22/dear-harrison-medical-center-respiratory-department/

Lung patients in Kitsap County are in good hands – thank you for your response, Joyce .. …you are a breath saver.

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“I received a copy of your email regarding our march Better Breathers.

Thank you for your feedback and insight.

I want you to know that we really enjoy having you at our meetings.  Your

presence and enthusiasm adds an extra light to the meeting.  I am especially

sad that we disappointed you in March and I  will take your suggestions and

implement them for April.   I will take your suggestions and implement them for April.

Soon after volunteering for Better Breathers, I was offered the position as the

new RT Supervisor, and along with my manager I have many goals to improve

care for the people in our community who suffer with respiratory conditions.

It will take time to accomplish all of our goals, and then replace them with new

goals for continued improvement.  Because of your input I will set a goal to

begin increasing our marketing for our April meeting.   Because of an extremely

high hospital census of respiratory patients currently, I will set my goal to begin

April 5th.

For our meeting times, I will personally stay through 3pm for anyone who may

come in later, past our speakers presentations.   Our speakers are volunteers from

other jobs and departments, and I don’t know that they will be able stay late for

that purpose, but I can certainly stay and pass on the education and answer questions,

for those with who have unexpected schedule changes.    I would be happy to do that.

I really enjoy my time with this, which is why I volunteered.

Thank you for being such a great voice and advocate for individuals

who are living, and suffering with chronic respiratory conditions.

Your passion is refreshing.

If you wish, please feel free to respond directly to me, with any more questions

or concerns.  I look forward to your future insight and input.

Joyce Belnap, RRT

Supervisor

Respiratory Therapy Department

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More later… Sharon O’Hara

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Lung Disease Meeting Wednesday

I hope to see you on Wednesday for the next Harrison Medical Center’s Respiratory BB Support Group Program.

I’m disappointed we’re not having the meeting I’d expected with a Sleep Study M.D. doc and an explanation of … “is cycling healthier for a lung patient with right heart failure than walking.”

http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2011/02/16/is-cycling-healthier-for-a-lung-patient-with-right-heart-failure-than-walking/

That said,  I’m looking forward to the topic of the newest home and portable nebulizer machines and hope new nebulizer meds are mentioned  In particular, I’d like to know what the latest nebulizer medications are and how they work in comparison to the old Albuterol.

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Wednesday, March 16 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Better Breathers Support Group

Our Better Breathers support group encompasses community members and their caregivers who live with chronic respiratory disease and lung disease. Better Breathers is designed to provide support, education, networking, and tools to improve the daily lives of those living with these health conditions.

We welcome any community member with asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, sarcoidosis, asbestosis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis and the many more lung diseases affecting our population, pediatric or adult.

Please email or call if you will need assistance with parking at the meeting.

This Support Group is held the third Wednesday of each month.

Dates and Locations

3/16/2011

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Rose Room

Harrison Silverdale

1800 NW Myhre Road

Silverdale, WA 98383

Home Nebulizers and Medications

We have a speaker for you this month from MedEquip Homecare Company.  MedEquip is part of the Rotech family of hometown healthcare companies.  Tony Vondran will be speaking about the newest home and portable nebulizer machines.  In addition he’ll be teaching you about home nebulizer medications and meter dose inhalers and their proper use.

Please join us for our great topic and some St. Patrick day treats.

Speaker:  Tony Vondran, RRT

Registered Respiratory Therapist

MedEquip Services, INC.

Topics:  Home Nebulizers and Medication

Joyce Belnap, RRT

Supervisor

Respiratory Therapy Department

Contact Info

Pamela O’Flynn

360-744-6685

respiratorycare@harrisonmedical.org

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If anyone needs a ride to the meeting, let me know.  See you Wednesday!

More later… Sharon O’Hara

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Lung Support Air Quality Better Breathers – TODAY

TODAY!

Better Breathers Club Meeting

Date: 02-16-2011

Time:  1:00PM

Location:  Harrison Medical Center –

Silverdale Campus – Rose Room

Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality

No one is more affected by air quality than individuals living with lung conditions.  Join us for education and tips on how to increase your awareness of January 2011

Better Breathers Club Meeting

Date: 02-16-2011

Time:  1:00PM

Location:  Harrison Medical Center –

Silverdale Campus – Rose Room

Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality

No one is more affected by air quality than individuals living with lung conditions.  Join us for education and tips on how to increase your awareness of the air quality in Kitsap County.  Learn quick ways to find out our outside conditions in advance before you go outside.

Speaker:  Joyce Belnap, RRT

Supervisor

Respiratory Therapy Department

Topics: Pollen Counts, Outdoor Pollutants, Indoor Air Quality

Joyce Belnap, RRT

Supervisor

Respiratory Therapy Department

air quality in Kitsap County.  Learn quick ways to find out our outside conditions in advance before you go outside.

Look forward to seeing you all soon!!!

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Sorry I can’t be there and hope someone will take notes for me.

More later… Sharon O’Hara

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