Open to all members is the monthly board meeting. Please join us February 11th at the Bertuccis in Waltham. Board meeting starts at 6:00 pm. If you are interested in volunteering or finding out about volunteering with the MSRC please consider the planning committee. We meet at 5:00 pm before the board meeting. To learn more contact us at www.msrcol.org/contact-us.
The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency Returns to Boston Twice in 2016
FARMINGTON, Connecticut.—Airway Management Education Center is pleased to announce The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency™ will hold two events in Boston, Massachusetts in 2016. The course will be held at the Hyatt Regency Boston in the Spring April 29 – May 1, and again in the Autumn September 30 – October 2.
WILLIAM W GODING March 24, 1949 - January 11, 2016
William Goding
It is with deep sadness that we let our Respiratory Community know of the passing of William "Bill" Goding. Bill was a member of the MSRC for many years and a true, respected icon among our profession. He will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers go to his wife Jackie and family.
Once we have additional information regarding services etc. we will pass this along.
Election Results
The 2015 MSRC election results are in. Your newly elected representatives are:
- Vice President
- Jason Moury - 45 votes*
- Write-in - 0 votes
- Secretary
- Pamela Evans - 44 votes*
- Write-in - Lauren Perlman - 1 vote
- Treasurer
- Joseph Higgins - 45 votes*
- Write-in - 0 votes
- Junior Delegate
- Keith Hirst - 23 votes*
- Brendan Lillie - 22 votes
- Write-in - 0 votes
- Directors at large:
- Martha DeSilva - 39 votes*
- Gina Farquharson - 38 votes*
- Dan Fisher - 40 votes*
- Brenda Laurie - 41 votes*
- Mike Rejaey - 39 votes*
- Write-in candidates: Keith Hirst - 2 votes; Lynn Sullivan - 2 votes; Brittany Buttons - 1 vote; Grace - 1 vote; Elizabeth Hardy - 1 vote; Justine McCauley - 1 vote; Andrew Schwartz - 1 vote.
* - member won elected seat
Results approved by Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting on November 12, 2015.
New Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
New Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
An opportunity for healthcare professionals to learn more about lung cancer screening and innovations in lung cancer treatment.
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
THE DELANEY HOUSE • HOLYOKE, MA
3 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, HOLYOKE, MA 01040
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Online registration will close on November 12, 2015
Dinner Included
This is a free event.
Speakers: Gary Hochheiser MD, Baystate Medical Center
Rose Ganim MD, Baystate Medical Center
John McCann MD, Baystate Medical Center
Continuing Education Credits
This program has been approved for a maximum of 2.0 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 Course #143924000
This Continuing Nursing Education Activity was Approved by the Northeast MultiState Division, An Accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for a maximum of 2.0 contact hours. Program Code#: 10-021-02023
For more information and registration:
Visit action.lung.org/wmalungexpo or call 413-505-5062.
COPD Foundation Celebrates National COPD Awareness Month
COPD Foundation Celebrates National COPD Awareness Month; Highlights Need for Personalized, Community Support with “Me and COPD” Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 28, 2015 – The COPD Foundation is pleased to celebrate COPD Awareness Month, an internationally recognized event held annually in November to enhance exposure around chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Throughout the month, the COPD Foundation will partner with respiratory health organizations to host various online and in-‐person activities that will allow COPD community members to rally, inform, and support one another. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a progressive lung disease with symptomsthat include shortness of breath, wheezing, and cough. It is responsible for 3 million deaths -‐ or 6% of all deaths worldwide -‐ and is the third leading cause of death in the United States.
Key statistics about COPD include:
- 6.8 million adults, or nearly 3% of the total population, are suffering from COPD in the U.S.
- Every 4 minutes, someone dies in the U.S. of COPD
- COPD is the primary cause of 285,000 visits to the emergency hospitalizations annually in the U.S.
- Approximately one in five Americans over the age of 45 live with COPD
The Foundation’s awareness theme for the month is “Me and COPD,” which highlights the organization’s efforts to promote personalized care to members in the COPD community. The “Me and COPD” campaign was designed to recognize not only the patients affected by the disease, but caregivers, friends, family, and healthcare providers who may be indirectly impacted by COPD. The Foundation is asking anyone affected by this disease to help support its efforts by promoting the Foundation’s digital toolkit, which can be found at http://copdf.co/MeAndCOPD. Campaign resources include social media posts, infographics, videos and much more.
“This month-‐long campaign will help to intensify efforts to raise awareness that the number of people who have COPD is on the rise — more than 15 million are currently diagnosed in the
United States, and an estimated 12 million more may have COPD but not realize it,” said John W. Walsh, President and Co-‐founder of the COPD Foundation. “Given its growing prevalence and increase among non-‐smokers, the time has come to focus greater attention on this growing public health crisis. It is critical that we work together to raise awareness about prevention, early diagnosis and treatment and help to reverse a public health crisis that, ultimately, affects us all.” Walsh adds.
About the COPD Foundation
The COPD Foundation’s mission is to prevent and cure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and improve the lives of all people affected by COPD. The Foundation’s activities focus on achieving these results through research, education and advocacy programs. To learn more or get involved, call the C.O.P.D. Information Line at 1-‐866-‐316-‐COPD (2673) or visit www.copdfoundation.org. To become a member of our community visit www.copd360social.org and join the conversation.
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Annual Business Meeting
The MSRC Board of Directors have announced the annual business meeting to take place on November 12, 2015.
The meeting will take place at the
HarvardPilgrim Healthcare
1600 Crown Colony Dr, Quincy, MA 02169
(official identification needed in order to get into building.
AARC Mourns the Loss of Forrest M. Bird - AARC
Merrimac man's 'guardian angel' is identified - The Daily News of Newburyport: Local News
MSRC Member Chelsey French who was recently identified as the respiratory therapist who performed CPR on a person on the side of the road. That man survived! Congratulations Chelsey, great work, and you are an example of great respiratory therapist!