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Register for an Educational Webinar!
Educational webinars are designed to help answer all of your questions about how personal spirometry can help you and your doctor monitor your lung condition. Information is presented in an easy to understand format in an interactive, real-time environment. Patient and professional topics are available, check out the schedule below!
Once you find a topic that interests you, click on the link to register. You will receive a registration confirmation e-mail which will include all of the event details.
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Speaker/Host: Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare
Rebecca's mission is to work with patients, caregivers and healthcare workers to improve the daily life of people who suffer from lung diseases.
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Key Topics
- Introduction to Spirometry
- Spirometry Measurements
- Spirometer Vs. Peak Flow Meter
- Personal Spirometer Vs. Office Spirometer
- Spiro PD Personal Spirometer
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Intended Audience
- People with the following conditions:
- - Asthma
- - COPD
- - Emphysema
- - Chronic Bronchitis
- - Cystic Fibrosis
- - Any Respiratory Condition
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- Parents of Asthmatic children
- Care givers
- Healthcare workers
- Patient Educators
- Anyone with an interest in Spirometry
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Speaker: Michael S. Blaiss, MD, Board of Director of the World Allergy Organization
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Tennessee
Michael S. Blaiss, MD, is an Allergist and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Tennessee and has a private practice in Memphis at Allergy and Asthma Care. Dr. Blaiss has been named to the list "Best Doctors in America" from 1999-2010. In 2009, he was named by USA Today as one of the most influential physicians in asthma care. He has been a member of the editorial boards for the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, World Allergy Organization Journal, Journal of Asthma, and Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, and American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy.
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Host: Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare
Rebecca's mission is to work with patients, caregivers and healthcare workers to improve the daily life of people who suffer from lung diseases.
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Key Topics
- Need for Objective measures
- Why Spirometry is so important
- How it can improve outcomes
- Advantages to the Health Care Professional
- Spiro PD Personal Spirometer
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Intended Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- - Specialists
- - Generalists
- - Allied Health Workers
- - Nurse Practitioners
- - Physician Assistants
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How to Use Spiro PD
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Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare |
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Topic Overview
During this 30 minute webinar we will take a close look at all the Spiro PD has to offer. See how to perform a Spirometry Test with Spiro PD anytime and anywhere. Manage medications, set alarms, view trend reports, upload your reports and so much more!
| Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
11:00 AM EST |
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| Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
2:00 PM EST |
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| Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
2:00 PM EST |
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Presenters
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Speaker/Host: Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare
Rebecca's mission is to work with patients, caregivers and healthcare workers to improve the daily life of people who suffer from lung diseases.
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Key Topics
- Introduction to the Spiro PD
- Overall Design
- Initial Set up
- Home Screen - the window to everything
- Running a Breathing Test
- Managing Medications
- Viewing Trend Reports
- Alarms and Settings
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Intended Audience
- People with the following conditions:
- - Asthma
- - COPD
- - Emphysema
- - Chronic Bronchitis
- - Cystic Fibrosis
- - Any Respiratory Condition
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- Parents of Asthmatic children
- Care givers
- Healthcare workers
- Patient Educators
- Anyone with an interest in Spirometry
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Speaker: MaryAnn Leonardo, Lifelong allergy, asthma patient
MaryAnn Leonardo has lived with allergies from her childhood but was not diagnosed with asthma until the birth of her fourth child. Now 52, MaryAnn hopes to move from routine management of symptoms to building lung capacity and possibly reducing the necessity for the number and amount of daily medication for her asthmatic condition.
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Host: Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare
Rebecca's mission is to work with patients, caregivers and healthcare workers to improve the daily life of people who suffer from lung diseases.
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Key Topics
- What are triggers?
- Why do they affect us so quickly?
- Avoiding triggers without avoiding life
- Staying Active and Healthy
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Intended Audience
- People with the following conditions:
- - Asthma
- - COPD
- - Emphysema
- - Chronic Bronchitis
- - Cystic Fibrosis
- - Any Respiratory Condition
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- Parents of Asthmatic children
- Care givers
- Healthcare workers
- Patient Educators
- Anyone with an interest in Asthma triggers, or lung exacerbations
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Speaker: Laura Tillman, President CF Roundtable, Board of Directors member of USACFA
Laura Tillman was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 1995, at the age of 47 and after years of suffering from chronic sinus infections, a chronic cough, pseudomonas infections, and a sundry of other symptoms. She is currently 63 years old. Laura took an early retirement in 2000 from her position as a certified school psychologist, due to constant infections acquired from working with infants and toddlers. Since then, she has been involved in volunteer activities for various CF organizations, both state and national. Laura has been on the board of directors of USACFA since 2003, and is currently serving as the President. She is also the director of the CF Roundatable.
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Host: Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare
Rebecca's mission is to work with patients, caregivers and healthcare workers to improve the daily life of people who suffer from lung diseases.
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Key Topics
- Living with CF
- - Lifestyle Changes
- - How to stay healthy
- Compliance
- - Following Treatment Plans
- - When to go to the doctor
- Growing Older
- - Challenges of Aging
- - How to live every day to its fullest
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Intended Audience
- People with the following conditions:
- - Cystic Fibrosis
- - Asthma
- - COPD
- - Emphysema
- - Chronic Bronchitis
- - Any Respiratory Condition
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- Parents of CF children
- Care givers
- Healthcare workers
- Patient Educators
- Anyone with an interest in Cystic Fibrosis
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Speaker: Carol Jones, RN, Certified Asthma Educator and Consultant (AE-C), Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) Consultant
Carol is a registered nurse and certified asthma educator with many years of helping patients and families offers one-on-one help at the AANMA's (Allergy Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics) Patient Support Center. She has extensive experience in adult and pediatric medicine-specializing in asthma and allergy for the last thirty years. She has presented at plenary and workshop sessions of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI). She is currently a member of the Food Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Dermatology and Drug Allergy (FADDA) Interest Section for the AAAAI. She has co-chaired the Allied Health section of AAAAI and the ACAAI (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology) and has coordinated numerous regional conferences and asthma education programs throughout the country.
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Host: Rebecca Russell, Patient Education Specialist, PMD Healthcare
Rebecca's mission is to work with patients, caregivers and healthcare workers to improve the daily life of people who suffer from lung diseases.
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Key Topics
- Role of Allergy in Asthma
- EPR 3 Guidelines for Asthma Management
- Outdoor allergens
- Importance of Pre-medicating for seasonal allergies
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Intended Audience
- People with the following conditions:
- - Asthma
- - COPD
- - Emphysema
- - Chronic Bronchitis
- - Cystic Fibrosis
- - Any Respiratory Condition
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- Parents of Asthmatic children
- Care givers
- Healthcare workers
- Patient Educators
- Anyone with an interest in Spirometry
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