Patients & Carers meeting September 2015

Date	Speaker	Title	Time starts	Duration
September	Phil Langridge	The variety and use of positive expiratory pressure devices to aid mucus clearance	0’00’00secs	1’11’35secs
	Graham Atherton	fungi@MANCHESTER	1’11’35secs	1’39’17secs
	Led by Graham Atherton	Entire meeting (alternate version)

Phil Langridge (Physio Phil) is our lead physiotherapist at the National Aspergillosis Centre and specialises in the treatment of aspergillosis.

Resources mentioned:

Aspergillus Community Booklet, Summer 2015 edition

Phil Langridge

PEP devices

• http://www.abcm.org.br/anais/cobem/2003/html/pdf/COB03-0535.pdf
• Cornet: http://www.curaplex.com/docs/rc_cornet/RC-Cornet-by-Curaplex-Overview-Brochure.pdf
• Quake: http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/22418284, http://thayermedical.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Quake-IFU.pdf
• Aerosure:  http://www.aerosure-medic.com/how-aerosure-works/,  http://healthcareprofessional.aerosure-medic.com/aerosure-evidence-base/
• AerobiKA: http://www.aerobika-therapy.com/aerobika-pep-therapy/    http://www.aerobika-therapy.com/
• Lung flute: http://lungflute.co.uk/

Testimonial: http://www.rtmagazine.com/2007/02/positive-expiratory-pressure-therapy-the-key-to-effective-low-cost-removal-of-bronchial-secretions/#sthash.gr0tl2Wn.dpuf

The drug tariff (UK): •http://www.drugtariff.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/#/00215656-FA/FA00215206/Home

Graham Atherton

Airborne spores

http://www.maara.org/

http://www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/pollen-forecast.html

http://www.fungimanchester.orgPoetry at the National Aspergilloisis Centre

Fungal Infection Trust Appeals www.fit.care

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