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Home Care NetWorkA clinical NetWork made up of members who care for patients
in the home or who have special The Home Care NetWork would like to extend a warm welcome to you. This exceptional group of professionals seeks to expand the knowledge, skills, and attitudes involved in the provision of respiratory care in a continuum from the critical care setting to the home. Representatives and providers from respiratory medicine, allied health, and home care join to educate, support, and advocate on behalf of patients with respiratory disabilities with long term requirements for ventilatory assistance and oxygen. These patients include people with neuromuscular disorders and COPD. Our Web site gives you access to literature reviews, links to educational resources and patient resources, and much more. We invite you to get involved in this exciting and rewarding NetWork, and contribute to the efforts of the ACCP. Any of our steering committee members would be happy to discuss the goals of the NetWork and the role you could play in its success. You can participate by attending our NetWork meeting during the annual CHEST meeting. Members contribute to the ACCP meeting by submitting and participating in presentations that enhance the evidence base and quality of care of the chronically critically ill. For the benefit of health-care professionals, caregivers, and patients, we strive to initiate and support projects aimed at improving knowledge and patient care. Sincerely, Douglas McKim, MD, FCCP The ACCP Home Care NetWork will draw on its membership expertise to evolve as the national center for information about home care and other long-term care, as it relates to cardiopulmonary disorders and other related diseases of the chest. More> |
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