Journal Club - Those Little Inhalers are Causing Big Damage
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
In this episode, I discuss a paper that was published in the British Columbia Medical Journal, entitled “Climate impact of inhaler therapy in the Fraser Health region, 2016-2021” that estimates the impact of pressured metered-dose inhaler therapy in a region of Canada. The link to the paper is . I also mention two papers on this topic, one that was published in the Lancet, the link to that is , and the European Respiratory Journal, the link to that is . I welcome your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes. You can contact me via the comments section on the LungFIT...
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Wind Gusts, Bear Encounters, and Data Collection: Students' Stories of Doing Field Research
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
In this episode, our graduate students Debora, Sunaina & Justin share their thoughts, feelings & experiences about their fieldwork in Northern BC. I welcome your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes. You can contact me via the comments section <a href="https://lungfit.med.ubc.ca/contact-us/">here</a> on the LungFIT website. If you listen to the LungFIT podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to review the show. Click <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/lungfit-pulmonary-rehab-podcast/id1516477552">here</a> to be directed.
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From Brazil to Canada: The Journey of an Immigrant Doctor to Practice in BC
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
In this episode, research assistant Guilherme Grzelkovski shares his experiences of being a new doctor in Brazil during the height of the pandemic to landing here in Vancouver in Dr. Pat Camp's lab. Guilherme joined our lab in May and brings a big wealth of knowledge to our team. If you are an IMG or want to know more about this program, feel free to contact Guilherme . This link may also be helpful for anyone looking for additional information: I welcome your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes. You can contact me via the comments section on the LungFIT...
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A Week in the Life of a Field Researcher
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
In this episode, I share some of my work related to lung health in partnership with Carrier Sekani Family Services and First Nations communities in north central British Columbia. I talk a bit about why I am doing this work, then described some of the activities we did on our recent trip a couple of weeks ago. I mention some of the principles I bring as the researcher to this work, in terms of responsibility, opportunity, flexibility and accountability, and why I’m drawn to the unpredictable nature of research down outside of the hospital or university setting. If you’d like to know more...
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Still Many Questions But a Few More Answers: Long COVID and Pulmonary Rehab
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
In this episode, I revisit the topic of COVID19 and pulmonary rehab, with a focus on rehab for patients with Long COVID. I mention a number of resources and papers, listed below: 1. Perumal R, Shunmugam L, Naidoo K et al. Long COVID: a review and proposed visualization of the complexity of long COVID. Front Immunol 2023; 14: 1117464. Accessed July 4, 2023 at 2. Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research Blog. Economic Effects of Long COVID Even Larger Than We Thought. Published December 13, 2022. Accessed July 4, 2023 at 3. Barker-Davies RM,...
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Are Pulse Oximeters Racist? What I Learned About Health Equity And Structural Racism at ATS 2023
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
ARE PULSE OXIMETERS RACIST? WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY AND STRUCTURAL RACISM AT ATS 2023 On this episode I share some of what I learned about health equity and structural racism while at the American Thoracic Society conference in Washington, DC, with a focus on spirometry reference equations and pulse oximetry. I mention several papers in this episode, here they are with their links. Baugh AD, Shiboski S, Hansel NN, et al. Reconsidering the utility of race-specific lung function prediction equations. Amer J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 205(7): 819-829. Henry NR, Hanson AC,...
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Learning Together: Developing & Sustaining a Community of Practice in Pulmonary Rehab
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
On this episode, I talk about Communities of Practice and how they can be one way to combat professional isolation, and cultivate your professional development. Communities of Practice have emerged as really powerful mechanisms for facilitating knowledge sharing, collaboration, and learning and we are excited to dig into this today! Link to the article about the 7 principles of communities of practice as coined by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger . I welcome your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes. You can contact me via the comments section on the LungFIT...
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Working Together: Collaborative Practice in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
Well we missed celebrating our big 5-0 episode a few weeks back and so we will make up for that in the near future! In this episode I am talking about Collaborative Practice in Pulmonary Rehabilitation & how different individuals and disciplines work together to provide rehab programs. The definition of pulmonary rehab includes language about how it's a multidisciplinary intervention, but the reality of many programs is that so often it is just one or two people who are doing everything, but that doesn't mean collaboration doesn't happen or can't happen. So let’s lean in and...
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Talking About Pulmonary Rehabilitation During an Acute Exacerbation of COPD
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
On this episode I talk about a new paper we recently published on the safety and efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals hospitalized with an acute exacerbation of COPD. The paper can be found . I also mention the Cochrane Review by Milo Puhan. That paper can be found . I welcome your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes. You can contact me via the comments section on the LungFIT website. If you listen to the LungFIT podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to review the show. Click to be directed.
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Journal Club - WATSON
LungFIT: Pulmonary Rehab Podcast
On this journal club episode, I talk about this paper in-press in the Journal of Physiotherapy, “In adults with advanced lung disease, the 1-minute sit-to-stand test underestimates exertional desaturation compared with the 6-minute walk test: an observational study” by Kathryn Watson. You can find that paper . I welcome your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes. You can contact me via the comments section on the LungFIT website. If you listen to the LungFIT podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to review the show. Click to be directed.
info_outlineOn this episode, I talk about discharge letters. I mention a paper that summarizes the minimal clinically important difference for many outcomes. That paper can be found here.
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