The British Lung Foundation's 'online surgeries' or 'webinars' are offered free and exclusively to members of the BLF. They represent unique opportunities for you to ask questions of lung experts as well the chance to view informative presentations.
Online surgery schedule 2011
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD)
27 September at 6:30pm
Richard Hubbard will present on ILD, with a focus on pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis. Richard is the GSK/British Lung Foundation Professor of Respiratory Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham.
Oxygen treatment
25 October at 6:30pm
Esmond Glenda, Nurse Consultant Respiratory Medicine, will discuss the use of oxygen for people with respiratory disease.
What is a webinar/online surgery?
A webinar is an online presentation that you can watch and listen to from the comfort of your own computer. During the presentation you can email/message questions which the presenter may answer at the time or once they have finished presenting.
Click on the links on the right hand side of the page to listen/watch a previous recording.
How to take part
You will need to register for the event. Places may be limited so the earlier you can do this the better.
As the service is a members benefit you will need your membership number ready when you sign-up. If you have recently joined and not yet received your membership pack, you will need to for a temporary password.
Once you have set up a webinar account and your application approved, you will be able to join the webinar a few minutes before it starts. You can then watch and hear (remembering to switch on your speakers or headphones!) the presentation on your computer at home and ask any questions you may have.
Previous webinars
Going on holiday with a lung condition
23 August at 6:30pm (39 minutes duration)
Mark Pilling, Advice Service Manager for the BLF Helpline, discusses issues including air travel and travel insurance. Powerpoint presentation here. (there was a technical issue with this during the webinar). Playback webinar here.
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) 19 July 2011
Stephen Spiro is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine and was Head of Department at University College London Hospitals until retiring from the NHS in December 2008. Playback webinar here
Asthma. 23 June 2011
Dr Philip W Ind, Honorary Senior Lecturer, National Heart & Lung Institute (23 June 2011 Playback webinar here
Ask your pharmacist. 10 May 2011 Leyla Hannbeck, Head of Information at the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), presented on how community pharmacists can help those with respiratory diseases. Playback webinar here
Common chest problems in children. 6th April 2011
Professor Warren Lenney - due to problems with the recording, this is only available as a Powerpoint document - here
