Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 29 - Dr. Mary Porteous Discusses Veterans and ILD

In what ways have Veterans been affected by Interstitial Lung Diseases? What resources do Veterans have, and how can the VA help? We're joined by Dr. Mary Porteous, the Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease and Sarcoidosis Program at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center and Penn …

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 28 - Dr. Jonathan Alder and Dr. Daniel Kass Discuss Telomeres and IPF

What are telomeres? What role do they play in understanding IPF? We discuss these questions and more in a new episode of the 'Pulmonary Fibrosis' podcast! Brought to you by the Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis and the Pennsylvania IPF Support Network! Dr. Jonathan Alder and Dr. Daniel Ka…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 27 - Janet Talbert Discusses Genetic Counseling

What is the role of a Genetic Counselor?! Why is a genetic counselor needed for a person living with IPF? We find out in this month's episode of the PULMONARY FIBROSIS podcast! We're joined by Janet Talbert of Vanderbilt University Medical Center to discuss the important roles of Genetic Counselo…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 26 - Dr. Marie Budev Discusses UNOS and Organ Transplants

What is UNOS? And what role do they play for a patient waiting for a lung transplant? Dr. Marie Budev of the Cleveland Clinic, and the OPTN Lung Transplantation Committee Chair joins the PULMONARY FIBROSIS podcast to discuss these questions and more! Brought to you by the Pennsylvania IPF Support…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 25 - Dr. Gillian Goobie Discusses Air Pollution and ILD

We're discussing the effects of AIR POLLUTION on this episode of the PULMONARY FIBROSIS podcast! What research is being done to help us understand the effects of pollution on the general public and people living with Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease? Dr. Gillian Goobie of the Univ…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 24 - Dr. Maria Vega-Sanchez - Sleep and ILD

What role does sleep play for patients when dealing with ILD? What are some ways to help manage sleep with ILD? Dr. Maria Vega-Sanchez of Temple Lung Center joins Kevin Crockett to discuss the correlation between sleep and lung diseases! Brought to you by the Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibr…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 23 - Dr. Kartik Shenoy - Pulmonary Function Testing

What is a Pulmonary Function Testing? Why is this information important for patients and caregivers living with lung diseases? We discuss these questions and more, with Dr. Kartik Shenoy of Temple Lung Center, in this episode of the PULMONARY FIBROSIS podcast!! Brought to you by the Wescoe Found…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 22 - Eamonn Costello - Co-Founder and CEO of patientMpower

One thing we've talked about quite a bit in this podcast is how far things have come in battling IPF in just the last two decades. Our guest this episode is Eamonn Costello, the Co-Founder and CEO, patientMpower, who discusses the key advances in TECHNOLOGY that are making a BIG TIME impact! In wh…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 21 - Lorri Snyder and Emily Pettit of Wellspan York Discuss Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

What is Pulmonary Rehabilitation? What are the benefits? Crockett is joined by Lorri Snyder and Emily Pettit of Wellspan York to discuss these questions and more in this episode of the PULMONARY FIBROSIS podcast! Brought to you by the PAIPF Support Network – visit paIPFsupportnetwork.org! And by…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Ep 20 - Jen Wescoe Reviews the Year -- and Gives a 2023 Preview

What a year it has been for the PULMONARY FIBROSIS PODCAST!! Jen Wescoe, of the Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis, joins Crockett and reflects on the year that was, the AMAZING steps the PAIPF Community has taken in recent years, and what we can look forward to in 2023! Brought to you by t…