Adventures of an Oxy-Phile2

Dedication Louise Nett, RN, RRT Dr. Petty s Louise Nett, RN, RRT Biography/ Commentary Foreword Louise Nett, RN, RRT Preface Thomas L. Petty, MD Chapter 1 The Need for Oxygen (Thomas L. Petty, MD) Chapter 2 Early Personal Use (Thomas L. Petty, MD) Chapter 3 Common Questions Asked by Patients (Thomas L. Petty, MD) Chapter 4 Oxygen Inserts from Adventures I, pages 81, 89-95) Chapter 5 Living with COPD ( I. Gene Schwarz, MD) Chapter 6 Oxygen Use on Vancouver Island (Chris Wigley, BSc, P.Eng) Chapter 7 Transtracheal Oxygen (John Goodman, BS, RRT) Chapter 8 A Personal Marathon (Roxlyn G. Cole) Chapter 9 Miles, Mountains, and Stairs, Oh My! (Mike McBride) Chapter 10Coast to Coast on 02 (Mark Junge, BA, MA) Chapter 11Flying the Friendly Skies to Eastern Europe (Vlady Rozenbaum, PhD) Chapter 12Patient Support Groups and Activities (Mary R. Burns, RN, BS) Chapter 13Adventures in Advocacy and COPD Awareness (Edna M. Fiore, ASCP) Chapter 14Emphysema Foundation for Our Right to Survive (EFFORTS) (Linda Watson, President) Chapter 15Progress & Perspectives of Home Oxygen Therapy in Japan (Kozui Kida, MD, PhD) Chapter 16Oxygen Use in Poland (Jan Zielinski, MD) Chapter 17Oxygen Use in Italy (Italo Brambilla, MD) Chapter 18The Role of the Respiratory Therapist in Home Oxygen Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities (Mark Mangus, Sr., BSRC, RRT, RCP, FAARC) Chapter 19New Oxygen Technologies (Robert McCoy, BS, RRT, FAARC) Chapter 20Current Research in Long Term Oxygen Therapy (Richard Casaburi, PhD., MD) Resources