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The National Lung Health Education Program
Programs for the Respiratory Therapist
Brief history of the NLHEP
• Founded by Petty with support from NIH
• Celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2006!
• Goals of the organization:– Increase awareness of COPD among the
public and health care groups– Promote the use of office spirometry for early
diagnosis and treatment of COPD
More than you ever wanted to know………
• NLHEP Executive Committee. Strategies in Preserving Lung Health and Preventing COPD and Associated Diseases. RespCare 1998: 43:185-216
• Ferguson et al. Office Spirometry for Lung Health Assessment in Adults: A Consensus Statement from the National Lung Health Education Program. Chest 2002: 117:1146-1161
• TPetty, DDoherty. The National Lung Health Education Program: Roots, Mission and Future Direction. RespCare 2004: 49:678-683
Programs from the NLHEP
• Spirometer Review Process
• COPD Awareness Poster Project
• Publications for patient/professional education
Spirometer Review Process (SRP)
“NLHEP advises spirometry for all current and former smokers and for anyone of any age with chronic cough, wheeze, chest tightness, shortness of breath or mucus hypersecretion.”
From Ferguson et al in Chest (reprinted in RespCare)
Spirometer Review Process
What it is: a systematic review process to assure that only the useful elements (FEV1, FEV6 and ratio) are available, based on ATS and ERS criteria
What it is not: a substitute for FDA and ATS approval processes
Spirometer Review Process
Composed of two documents:
- the review process step-by-step
- the checklist of features (both required and optional) in a logical format
Spirometer Review Process
A win, win, win for everyone!• For the patient• For the physician• For the manufacturer
Check it out on the home page of our site: www.nlhep.org
Benefit to the RT
• Identifies appropriate devices for use in:
– Public screening events– PCP offices – where the RT can do training
and mentoring of office staff
COPD Awareness Poster Project
• Meets primary NLHEP goals
• Represents all ages, ethnic groups and both genders
COPD Awareness Poster Project
Patients at risk need to know their FEV1 and FEV1/FEV6 ratio just like they know their blood pressure and cholesterol numbers!
May we suggest……
Consider displaying posters in– PCP offices– Outpatient clinic– Pulmonary Lab
And….
Think out of the box!
How about at:
• Health fairs in the mall
• AARP events• Fishing tournaments
And……
And don’t forget
Display posters when conducting smoking cessation programs at your local schools
Display posters in the OB/GYN and local pediatrician offices
To get the posters
Go to www.nlhep.org and click on COPD Awareness Poster Project
• Register to download
• Best copied on high resolution printer and mounted on heavy bond
• Kinko’s will do all 9 posters for about $14
Rules for using the posters
No co-branding or ads on the front
No changes in wording or format
…unless approved prior to use
The poster survey
Goal: To access effectiveness of project
Data collection:
- on line (www.nlhep.org)
- UTHSC-SA student project
- TAFP meeting
Plan: Publish outcomes
Publications
Go to “Resources” on home page- Information for Patients
NLHEP brochure
Save Your Breath America
- Physicians and Health Professionals
Prevent Emphysema Now
Early Recognition and Management of COPD
Simple Office Spirometry
To summarize…
Respiratory therapists have an opportunity to increase awareness of COPD and support
- COPD patients and their families
- the respiratory care profession
- the department you work in
Test Your Lungs – Know Your Numbers!
This is the battle cry of the National Lung Health Education Program!
Respiratory therapists and other health care professionals can help - increase awareness of COPD - help identify those at risk so that treatment can begin early in the course of the disease!
Thank you from NLHEP
To contact me:
Gretchen Lawrence
www.nlhep.org
972-910-8555 (in Dallas, TX)