Lawnwood Respiratory Support Group: Better Breathers Club

28 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Lawnwood Private Dining Room
1700 South 23rd Street
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Friday, June 28, 2013, 3 – 4pm

The Better Breathers Club at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center is a free program for pulmonary patients designed to support and educate individuals who struggle with respiratory difficulties.

Monthly meetings feature lectures from health care professionals and opportunities for sharing information.

Studies have shown that well-informed patients require fewer hospital and doctor visits. We have educational presentations on a wide range of relevant topics, including:
How COPD affects the lungs
Breathing techniques
Exercise: Why it’s important to the pulmonary patient
Talking with your physician
Medications and other treatment options
Medical tests and what they determine
Nutrition for the pulmonary patient
Supplemental oxygen
Home health care
Lung transplants
Air pollution

The goal of support groups is to improve the quality of life and functional status for members by providing disease specific education and emotional connection which may prevent exacerbations requiring medical care, thereby reducing the health, economic and social burden of lung disease.

The Better Breathers Club is sponsored by Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute and the American Lung Association. Meetings are scheduled the fourth Thursday of every month at 3 pm in the private dining room in the cafeteria.

Strike Out Stroke Support Group

12 Jul 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Ft Pierce Yacht Club
1120 Seaway Drive
Ft Pierce, FL 34949
Friday, July 12, 2013, 2 – 3pm

Lawnwood has partnered with other community resources including the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) to provide both inpatient and outpatient support groups.

These support groups are designed to educate regarding the signs and symptoms of stroke/TIA, and the importance of activating the EMS system. In addition they empower survivors and caregivers with knowledge of community resources and coping mechanism to deal with continued disability to obtain an optimum state of health.

Our inpatient group meeting is held every Tuesday at 11:00am on our stroke unit. Our outpatient Stroke Support Group meet monthly on the second Friday of each month from 2p -3p at the Pelican Yacht Club.

To rgeister call (800) 382-3522, space is very limited and reservations are REQUIRED. This free to the public. For further information regarding The Stroke Center at Lawnwood please call Margo Baptiste or Kathleen Thomas at (772)467-8195.

More info: lawnwoodmed.com…