Learning to gain control over lung disease.

Purpose
The purpose Better Breathers Club is to provide our community with a patient-based forum that will assist individuals (and their families) in coping with chronic lung diseases, including emphysema, asthma bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension and others.

Goal
The goal of our support group is to improve the quality of life for our members by providing educational and emotional support.

Anticipated Results
By gaining knowledge about and skills for coping with their lung disease, members of Better Breathers Club will be able to play a more active role in the management and treatment of their disease.

Methods
Regular meetings will be held consisting of presentations by medical professionals, coupled with sessions of open dialogue, on topics geared to meet members’ needs. Meeting topics will be scheduled in advance thereby allowing members to prepare questions that can be addressed by guest speakers.

Limitations
It is no way the intention of Better Breathers Club to provide direct medical advice. Better Breathers Club intends to provide members with basic information that can be used to improve communication with qualified medical professionals. Members should not unilaterally make changes to, nor initiate treatment of medical conditions without obtaining the concurrence of their physician.

CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information and meeting dates and times contact:
Pulmonary & Sleep Associates
(785) 234-5480
Please ask for Susie, Gary or Misty