Pulmonary Press News
The 2019 Fight for Air Climb was a Lung Association success, thanks in part to some RT’s
Franciscan Health Indy climbers were again successful raising funds to help breathing causes for the ALA. One RT (John Murphy) and 2 Pulmonologists (Faisal Khan and Sarfraz Ahmed) were on the team with several other nurses, physicians and other staff. Community Health had a team with RT Informatics Ricki Shepard, RRT leading the climb, enjoying the day, the climb, and the preceding Boot camp at NIFS.
RT Student collaborates on development of “The Lotus Pond”
When the Board of Directors last met, we hosted some students one of which was Robert Branch from IRTEC. I asked Robert about engagement with our society newsletter, “The Pulmonary Press” and invited contribution. I was pleasantly surprised to learn of the arduous activity and collaboration between Robert and other authors with a virtual reality company to produce a deep breathing application to help calm users or viewers of this work. The app is called “The Lotus Pond – A Calm Experience trailer” and was an idea of Robert’s to help people breathe deeply.
ISRC Chapter 7 Teddy Bear Clinic
Chapter 7 Teddy Bear Clinic for children to raise awareness about asthma, pneumonia, respiratory therapy, and more. It was a great and fun event in our Chapter.
Notable Retirement at the Franciscan Health Crown
Chapter 1 was able to celebrate a notable retirement at the Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital facility on March 29. Georgene Paulauski, RRT was manager there and worked for 43 years before saying goodbye.
Lake County Partners and local students recognized World No Tobacco Day
Lake County Partners and local students recognized World No Tobacco Day this year with Mike Meska, our ISRC Chapter 1 Senior Director.
ISRC Chapter 3 Update
The Pulmonary Rehab Staff at Logansport Memorial Hospital were recognized for the outstanding job they do for patients throughout the year in this community.
ISRC Fall Program 2019 Finds a New Home
And you may ask “What did we find?” We found free parking, complementary Wi-Fi, free chef-cooked breakfast, and reception times for those staying overnight.
“We’re back, but now it is in Indy West” for the 45th ISRC Annual Meeting
The theme for this year’s seminar is “A Lego Theme – RT’s are the Building Blocks of Healthcare”.