Dear HIFA
Our September newsletter is here
https://mailchi.mp/ipcrg.org/ipcrg-september-2022-newsletter?e=c7e34c5ff8
We are returning after a summer break with plenty of news to share, including an exciting new film that we encourage you to view and share with your colleagues and people with chronic respiratory disease to improve breathing literacy. The film, for those old enough to remember, was inspired by the 1960s film 'Fantastic Voyage'! Recent months have seen terrible forest fires and floods linked to climate change, so we continue to share resources and experiences about their impact on health and respiratory health. As usual, we highlight new research and published papers from our network - we were spoilt for choice this month so do take a look.
Some highlights (for rest go to first link)
How We Breathe is a short film (https://www.ipcrg.org/howwebreathe) that explains the mechanics of breathing, aiming to help patients breathe better, feel good and accomplish more in life. With this educational video, produced and funded by the IPCRG, healthcare professionals can help their patients develop a better understanding of how we breathe, improve their breathing literacy and potentially increase their ability to self-manage.
The causes of breathlessness are discussed in the film, including obstruction, respiratory muscle weakness, restriction, deconditioning, anxiety and breathing pattern disorder and the importance of interventions such as breathing positioning, breathing techniques, inhalers and pulmonary rehabilitation work. When patients are aware of the reasons for obstruction and restriction, we hope they can communicate more confidently with their doctors and may be more likely to follow recommended tests and treatments.
If you would like to help create captions in your own language please contact us (mailto:businessmanager@ipcrg.org
https://www.ipcrg.org/copdmagazine
Breathe Well, Move More, Live Better - Translations
In May, we published Breathe Well, Move More, Live Better (https://www.ipcrg.org/copdmagazine) , a new digital magazine for people with COPD to support them to self-manage their breathing and physical activity.
After the positive feedback we have received at our world conference, online, at ERS and hopefully next week at PCRS, IPCRG is beginning work on developing this project including producing translated editions for use around the world. If you wish to adapt or translate this magazine for use in your country, please contact us (mailto:projectsupport@ipcrg.org to find out how you can help.
Gallery
We are calling on our network to submit new images to our gallery (https://www.ipcrg.org/gallery) , which has been developed to offer free downloadable images for healthcare professionals, journalists and others who influence public and professional knowledge about respiratory diseases. If you would like to submit an image to be considered for inclusion, please use this form. (https://form.jotform.com/213153026156042)
EDUCATION
https://www.ipcrg.org/dth11
Remote Respiratory Consultations
IPCRG has produced three videos of role-modelled remote respiratory consultations demonstrating how to prepare, set up, and incorporate social, clinical, operational and repair talk, as well as how to check, close and tidy up. These are based on Desktop Helper No. 11: Remote Respiratory Consultations and can be accessed here (https://www.ipcrg.org/dth11) . If you are interested in translating these videos into your own language, please contact us (mailto:businessmanager@ipcrg.org)
2023 IPCRG Scientific Meeting
Start preparing your abstracts! While IPCRG continues to organise our 7th Scientific Meeting, we are calling on our network to begin preparing your abstracts for submission. The event will take place at a still to be confirmed location in Central Europe from either 3-5 May or 10-12 May 2023. We are looking forward to announcing the final dates in the near future.
This follows our successful 6th Scientific Meeting on 24-25 May 2019 in Bucharest, Romania, hosted by RespiRo, our Romanian member organisation.
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Siân Williams +44 (0)7980 541664
HIFA profile: Sian Williams is Chief Executive Officer at the International Primary Care Respiratory Group in the UK. Professional interests: Implementation science, NCDs, primary care, respiratory health, education, evaluation, value, breaking down silos. sian.health AT gmail.com
