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Activity date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Activity location: Sierra Vista Shopping Mall, 2200 El Mercado Loop Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-5216
Abstract: Free lung health screenings and spirometry testing will be offered at the Wellness Depot located inside the shopping mall. Activities will include lectures on COPD management and free screenings from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Scott Cerreta at 520-323-1812 or scerreta@lungarizona.org.
Activity date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Activity location: Sierra Vista Shopping Mall, 2200 El Mercado Loop Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-5216
Abstract: Free lung health screenings and spirometry testing will be offered at the Wellness Depot located inside the shopping mall. Activities will include lectures on tobacco prevention and cessation. Multiple interactive displays will illustrate the dangers and consequences of tobacco use. The event will last from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Scott Cerreta at 520-323-1812 or scerreta@lungarizona.org.
Activity date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Activity location: St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract: BREATHE LA COPD Awareness Day will include webinar announcement of research by:
For more information, contact Dan Witzling at 323-935-8050x288 or dwitzling@breathela.org.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 10 - 11 am
Activity location: Spalding
Rehab Hospital, 900 Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80011
Abstract: This support group meets the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, call Melanie Trent, RT, at 303-363-5116.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 4:30 - 5:30
pm
Activity location: Longmont
United Hospital, 1950 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, CO 80501
Abstract: This support group meets the second Wednesday of each month. For more information, call Laura Wesenberg at 303-651-5123.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 12 pm
Activity location: Rose
Medical Center, 4567 East 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80220
Abstract: This support group meets the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, call Diana Hall at 303-320-2272.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the third Thursday of each month from 11 am - 12:30 pm
Activity location: Saint
Joseph Hospital, 1835 Franklin St, Denver, CO 80218
Abstract: This support group meets the third Thursday of each month. A pot luck lunch is held at each meeting. For more information, call Tammy Mongert at 303-837-7759.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the third Thursday of each month from 2:30 - 4 pm
Activity location: National
Jewish Health, Cafeteria, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206
Abstract: This is a support group for those with lung disease to learn tips and techniques to better manage their disease. The group meets the third Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Sherri Michaelis at 303-398-1397 or michaeliss@njc.org.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the third Friday of each month at 9 am
Activity location: Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Pulmonary
Rehabilitation, 830 I-70 Frontage Rd South, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Abstract: This support group meets the third Friday of each month. For more information, call 303-467-4122.
Activity date: SEMI-MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the third Tuesday every other month at 1 pm
Activity location: AARP
office, 1117 S. Prairie Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005
Abstract: This Better Breathers Club meets the third Tuesday of every other month. For more information, call Dorothy Roberts at 719-948-9848.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 5 - 7 pm
Activity location: Colorado
Springs Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Abstract: This support group meets the fourth Thursday of each month. For more information, call Joan Bryant-Kennedy or Amy Vogt at Memorial Health System, 719-365-5924.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the last Monday of each month at 1 pm
Activity location: Perkins
Restaurant, 3295 E. Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Abstract: This support group is for Alpha-1 carriers and sponsored by the Alpha-1 Association. The group meets the last Monday of each month. For more information, call Dorothy M. Roberts at 719-948-9848.
Activity date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Activity location: Edison Mall — Fort Myers, FL 33901
Abstract: In partnership with the Lee County Tobacco Free Coalition for Community Awareness the Florida COPD Coalition will be providing spirometry testing. Respiratory therapist volunteers will be on hand facilitating the testing.
For more information, contact Bob Sobkowiak, RRT, AE-C, at (239) 242-2177 or bsobkow@gmail.com.
Activity date: QUARTERLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets quarterly for four consecutive Tuesdays from 1 to 2:30 pm. Call for more information
Activity location: Piedmont
Hospital, 1968 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30317
Abstract: The first step in living with lung disease means learning about lung disease. Join the thousands of others with chronic respiratory disease across the country who participate in the American Lung Association Better Breathers Clubs. These free classes are taught by a professional with expertise in lung disease, and they provide participants with information on lung disease, medication, nutrition, and exercise.
Families are also welcome to attend these Better Breathers COPD Support Group meetings to have their questions answered as well. For more information, contact Nita Cadic at 404-605-3564.
Activity date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Activity location: Queen’s
Conference Center, 510 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Abstract: The Hawaii COPD Coalition is sponsoring its 3rd Annual COPD Education Day on November 7, 2009 in Honolulu. The presentation will focus on COPD in Hawaii, exercise, nutrition, medication, travel (including flying with oxygen) and the flu. All are welcome including patients and healthcare professionals. This event is a component of the Coalition's, Project SUCCESS (Spirometry-Urged Cessation through Counseling, Education and Sustained Support). In addition to the Education Day event, the Coalition continues to offer its monthly in-store lung testing program through September, 2009 (visit www.hawaiicopd.org for locations and dates).
Major partners organizing this event include CVS Caremark/Longs Drugs, Queen's Medical Center, the Hawaii State Department of Health's Tobacco Prevention & Education Program, Kaiser Permanente, the Coalition for Tobacco Free Hawaii and many other community partners.
The event will feature exhibits, speakers, free demonstrations, free blood pressure and breathing testing, resources and handouts. Lunch and beverages will be provided. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. For more information, call Longs Clinical Services at (808)988-2439 or the Hawaii COPD Coalition at (808) 699-9839 or go to www.hawaiicopd.org.
Activity title: Breath of Life Club
Activity date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Activity location: St.
Mary's Hospital, 1800 E. Lake Shore Drive, Rm. 4011, Decatur, Illinois 62521
Abstract: For over 30 years, the Breath of Life Club has met at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Illinois for 9 months of the year. This year, it meets at 12:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month in room 4011. This COPD support group meets over lunch (provided) with a different topic each month. Facilitated by Cheryl Shipley, RRT, the meeting ends with a question and answer session with the speaker, and support personnel (respiratory therapists and pulmonary nurses attend each session and are available for individual Q&A).
Upcoming meetings:
* November 17 - "Help! - Answers about Medication and Medicare Part D" presented by Andrea Liming, Physician Technician, and Tamara Clausen, Coordinator, Catholic Charities MedAssist
Please take advantage of our free valet parking!
For more information please contact Cheryl Shipley, RRT, at (217) 464-2603; or MaryLou Duron at (217) 464-5125 or mlduron@smd.hshs.org.
Activity date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Activity location: Meridian Banquet & Conference Center, 1701 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Abstract: The Sixth Annual COPD Respiratory Rally, sponsored by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, is a half-day conference for people living with COPD, their families, and caregivers. The event includes morning refreshments and lunch, a keynote speaker, educational sessions, exhibit access, bus transportation from various pulmonary rehab sites and on-site supplemental oxygen.
For more information, contact Claire Sherman at at 312-628-0227 or visit www.lungchicago.org.
Activity date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Activity location: 520 East North Street, Decatur, IL 62523-1131
Abstract: On November 18, 2009, St. Mary's Hospital, with its partners, will sponsor a health event at the Knights of Columbus Meeting Hall on 520 East North Street. Information, services, and educational mini-seminars (20 minutes with time for Q&A), along with free giveaways are just the beginning. Free glucose testing, blood pressure checks, nutrition counseling and body mass index (BMI) calculations, and spirometry, as well as Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency testing will be provided free of charge. Flu and pneumococcal vaccinations will be administered (Bring your insurance card). Two pulmonary nurses will be available to answer general and specific questions about COPD. Assistance with understanding and filling out living wills and healthcare power of attorney documents will be provided. An expert in Medicare Part D will be available to answer questions, pharmacy technicians will help participants manage their medications, an oxygen tent will be on-site (Participants on Home O2 will be able to exchange tanks with a copy of their prescription), Catholic Charities (provides funding for medication) will have a booth also. There will be educational mini-lectures on: nutrition and COPD (given by a registered dietitian); necessary evils: tests used to diagnose and evaluate COPD (given by a physician); understanding Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (given by a physician); living wills and health care power of attorneys (given by St. Mary's Hospital's experts); home exercises (given by a physical therapist); smoking cessation (given by a registered nurse); understanding oxygen: use, in travel and Medicare payment for will be addressed as three separate components. Many other booths and vendors will be there too. Join us in expanding horizons and airways. For more information, please contact MaryLou Duron at (217)464-5125 or mlduron@smd.hshs.org.
Activity date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Activity location: Main Street Church of the Living God, 2000 N. Main Street, Decatur, IL 62526-4336
Abstract: On April 7, 2010, St. Mary's Hospital along with its partners will sponsor a Health Event at the Main Street Church of the Living God, 2000 N. Main Street, Decatur, IL, on World Health Day. Free blood sugar testing, blood pressure checks, nutrition counseling and body mass index (BMI) calculation, spirometry and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency testing will also be provided free of charge. Flu and pneumococcal vaccinations will be administered (bring your insurance card). Pulmonary nurses will be available to answer general and specific questions about COPD. Experts on Living wills and healthcare power of attorney documents will answer questions and provide assistance in filling these out. An expert in Medicare Part D will answer questions. Catholic Charities (an organization that assists with medication expenses) will be there. An oxygen tent will be provided (participants on home O2 can exchange tanks with a copy of their prescription). Educational mini-lectures (20 minutes with time for Q&A afterwards): Nutrition (given by a registered dietitian); necessary evils: tests used to diagnose and evaluate COPD (given by a physician); Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (given by a physician); living wills and health care power of attorneys (given by St. Mary's Hospital's experts); home exercises (given by a physical therapist); smoking cessation (given by a registered nurse); understanding oxygen: use, in travel, and Medicare payment for will be addressed as three separate components. There will be many other booths and plenty of free giveaways. Join us in expanding our horizons and airways. For more information, please contact MaryLou Duron at (217)464-5125 or mlduron@smd.hshs.org.
Activity date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Activity location: Wal-Mart, 350 Whitesburg Plaza, Whitesburg, KY 41858
Abstract: Free lung health screenings will be offered by respiratory therapists. For more information, call Kelly Nunn or Connie Buckley with the Kentucky Respiratory Disease Program at 502-564-7996.
Activity date: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Activity location: Wal-Mart, 1589 Highway 15 S, Jackson, KY 41339
Abstract: Free lung health screenings will be offered by respiratory therapists from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. For more information, call Kelly Nunn or Connie Buckley with the Kentucky Respiratory Disease Program at 502-564-7996.
Activity date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 2 pm - 4 pm
Activity location: Battle
Creek Health System, Outpatient Conference Rooms 1 & 2, 300 North Ave,
Battle Creek, MI 49017
Abstract: To help increase awareness of COPD, Battle Creek Health System is again offering a physician-led series, scheduled quarterly on Tuesday afternoons. The next program in this series, to be held on November 24, is titled 'Staying Well with Chronic Lung Disease.' Following the program there will be a short time for general questions and support. A pulmonary rehabilitation therapist will also be on hand to answer questions and give a short tour of the outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation center.
To register for this free program, call (877) GO2-BCHS (877-462-2247). For more information, call Deborah Pierce, B.S., R.R.T., pulmonary rehabilitation (269) 966-8438.
Activity date: Monday, November 9, 2009
Activity location: Sheraton Minneapolis West Hotel, 12201 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Abstract: The American Lung Association in Minnesota's 4th Annual Respiratory Rally is a one-day conference for individuals affected by lung disease, their families, caregivers, friends or anyone interested in learning more about lung disease. The day is full of networking and education, and provides people with lung disease the opportunity to connect with companies that have respiratory products. The event includes a morning coffee break and a healthy lunch.
Mike McBride, the kick-off speaker, will motivate everyone as he shares his experience as the first person with COPD to complete the Boston Marathon. The agenda also includes presentations about home equipment, pulmonary updates, a panel presentation about living well with lung disease and a returning crowd favorite, “Ask the Doctor.” To register or for information about sponsorship or exhibiting, please contact Cheryl Sasse at cheryl.sasse@lungmn.org or 651-223-9565.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This
group meets the first week of each month on alternating Wednesday and
Thursday evenings from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Call for more information.
Activity location: Bedford, NH
Abstract: This work group is charged with developing and implementing activities and campaigns designed to raise awareness about COPD that will lead to a better understanding of the disease by all who are affected by it. The group is composed of COPD patients, health care providers, medical equipment representatives and insurers. The group meets the first week of each month on alternating Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The meetings are open to all who are interested. For more information, please contact Diane Smogor at (603)669-2411 or dsmogor@breathenh.org.
Activity date: Dates vary, 2 pm
Activity location: Advantage Therapy Center, 1998 Route
70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ
Abstract: This Better Breathers Club does not meet on a set date. For more information about the group and to learn when it is meeting next, please contact Mary Shue at 856-424-2000.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This groups meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm
Activity location: Hackettstown
Regional Medical Center, 651 Willow Grove, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Abstract: This support group meets regularly to learn about tips and techniques to better manage lung disease. Questions about traveling with oxygen or pulmonary rehabilitation? C.O.P.D. or asthma? Talk to others who might have the same questions and share stories of support and help. The club meets the second Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m. For more information, please call Michele DaSilva at 908-979-8797.
Activity date: MONTHLY (recurring meeting) — This group meets on the third Thursday of each month from 1:30 pm - 3 pm
Activity location: Codorus
Valley Corporate Center, Community Room Terrace (lower level), 105 Leaders
Heights Road, York, PA 17403
Abstract: The York Better Breathers Club is for adults with COPD and meets the third Thursday of the month between April and December. For more information, contact B. Derek Shaw at 717-541-5864 or bdshaw@lunginfo.org.
