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Ventilator-Assisted Living©
Winter 2005, Vol. 19, No. 4
ISSN 1066-534X
Ventilator-Assisted Living is available with Membership.
Published quarterly in March, June, September and December.
Edited by Joan L. Headley, editor@post-polio.org.
Read selected articles from this issue ...
Adopting Children with Special Needs
Nora Edgar, Gould City, Michigan
Care of a Tracheostomy
Larry Kohout, Edina, Minnesota, and Tony Nadeau, Saint Louis, Missouri
Current Threats to Ventilator Users in Cost-Cutting Proposals from Medicaid and Other Medical Insurance: A Resolution
Funds to Address Problems Vent Users Face during Medical Emergencies
Call for Proposals for a 2007 Award of $25,000 (The Research Fund)
The Research Fund: Preliminary Report
Earlier Use of Noninvasive Ventilation May Prolong Survival
New Masks
Fischer Steps Down
In Memoriam: Edward Anthony "Tony" Oppenheimer, MD, FCCP
New Resource from IVUN:
Home Ventilator Guide is IVUN's latest resource compiled by Judith R. Fischer. The comprehensive resource displays technical information about the world's home ventilators in charts that are easy to read and makes comparing home ventilators more convenient. It features bilevel positive airway pressure ventilators, volume-cycled ventilators, pressure support ventilators, and combination or multi-mode ventilators.
The Home Ventilator Guide was made possible by a bequest from ventilator user Ira Holland. The guide also contains quotes from consumers about some of the ventilators, in acknowledgement of Ira's life-long commitment to advocacy on behalf of his fellow ventilator users to help improve ventilator technology.
The guide is available on IVUN's website in pdf format. Members without Internet access may request a copy from IVUN (314-534-0475).
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