Breathe Strong

10/01/2025

Step #8 in our video series, Breathe Strong: Steps to Health and Hope with Jane Martin, is about coping with denial.

Denial of a diagnosis of COPD or another chronic lung disease is very common. Facing diagnosis can be difficult and frightening but can lead to effective management and a better quality of life.

Welcome to our new video series, Breathe Strong: Steps to Health and Hope with Jane Martin, BA, CRT, Respiratory Therapist, Educator, and Author. In each of these videos, we’ll take a look at…

03/12/2024

🗓️Save the Date: Dec. 6, 2024 🎟️Join us at the TSRC Central Region Conference for CE credits, skill-building, and networking! 💻

13/11/2024

Step #6 in our video series, Breathe Strong: Steps to Health and Hope with Jane Martin, is about Walking Outside Safely and Effectively.

If you have COPD or another chronic lung disease, walking outside can be a big challenge. This video gives you some good tips that help make your walk safer, more effective… and more enjoyable.

Welcome to our new video series, Breathe Strong: Steps to Health and Hope with Jane Martin, BA, CRT, Respiratory Therapist, Educator, and Author. In each of these videos, we’ll take a look at…

12/11/2024

Check out our Fall Webinar recorded in October, lots of great information about Dynamic Hyperinflation from Dr. Panos, with questions and commentary from educator Jane Martin and our wonderful attendees.

Below you may view a recording of Breathe Strong’s Fall Webinar, “Dynamic Hyperinflation: What is It and What Does it Have to do with Me? (what actually causes shortness of breath and what yo…

10/11/2024

Join us at our Breathe Strong Club meeting on Tuesday, November 12th at 10:00am EST. This club meeting will be both live and virtual! If you are in the Leesburg, Florida area, feel free to join us in person, or join us online. For more information and to register, please click below.

CHAIN OF LAKES BREATHE STRONG CLUB Tuesday, November 12, 2024 10:00 – 11:30 am EDT Click Here To Register Florida Breathe Strong Clubs are Community Based Clubs for Floridians Living with Lung and …

16/10/2024

Our friends at the COPD Foundation are excited to partner with Village Medical for a webinar to empower eligible patients during the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period! Learn about your eligibility and how to select the right plan.

Our friends at the COPD Foundation are excited to partner with Village Medical for a webinar to empower eligible patients during the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period! Learn about your eligibility …

12/10/2024

Video #5 in our new series with Jane Martin, BA, CRT, "Steps to Health and Hope." This one is about Climbing Stairs with Less Shortness of Breath.

Welcome to our new video series, Breathe Strong: Steps to Health and Hope with Jane Martin, BA, CRT, Respiratory Therapist, Educator, and Author. In each of these videos, we’ll take a look at…

31/07/2024

Exciting news - The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act (SOAR Act, H.R. 7829) recently gained a new co-sponsor! Click to learn more!

From our friends at the COPD Foundation… The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act (SOAR Act, H.R. 7829) recently gained a new co-sponsor: Congressman Bill Posey of Florida! Thank you, Congre…

19/03/2024

It is with heavy hearts that Breathe Strong shares the passing of Dr. Tom Berlin, a champion of Respiratory Care both locally in Florida and nationally as well as a long-time FSRC member, leader, c…

13/03/2024

On March 14 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, The COPD Foundation and Village Medical will present a free 45-minute virtual event. Join us to learn about the signs, symptoms, and treatments for COPD, learn valuable strategies to breathe better with COPD, and hear from COPD Foundation Captains, Caroline Gainer and Barry Hoehn, who are both living with COPD. Dr. David Hatfield, chief physician executive at Village Medical, and Dr. David Mannino, co-founder and chief medical officer of the COPD Foundation, will lead the discussion. Join us to kick-start your journey to better health!

Register now: https://copdf.co/3Ip4Cve

13/03/2024