CHEST Foundation Donor Spotlight December 2018 | Page 5
LUNG HEALTH EXPERIENCE
San Antonio
Since its debut at CHEST 2016, the Lung Health
Experience has visited six North American cities, and
over 2,000 members of the public have toured its
educational offerings. This flagship community service
program continued to
draw attention in San
Antonio at CHEST 2018.
In partnership with the
San Fernando Health
and Safety Fair, CHEST
Foundation board
members, volunteers,
and staff members
teamed up together
on an unseasonably
hot October day to
share patient education
materials and provide free
spirometry screenings to
the public. During the 3
hours of operation, over
250 San Antonio residents
visited the Lung Health
Experience and received
a spirometry test from
volunteer clinicians.
Despite the hot weather, the tradition of hosting the
Lung Health Experience alongside the annual meeting
continued to be a success. Foundation staff members are
hard at work with our industry and nonprofit partners
to select cities and dates for the Lung Health Experience
tour in 2019. Keep a close eye on the CHEST Foundation’s
website for updates and announcements regarding the
Lung Health Experience. If you are interested in getting
involved by volunteering for future events, email Andrew
Gillen, CHEST Foundation Programs and Development
Specialist, at [email protected]. Thank you for your
continued support to make this important community
service initiative possible!
“Until the day comes that we’re surprised about gender
inequities in health and healthcare and those gaps are closed,
we need to raise our voices to speak about this as women
AND men at work, at home and in our communities.”
—Roslyn F. Schneider, MD, FCCP
WOMEN & PULMONARY
The Women & Pulmonary program is celebrating its one-year anniversary
after it was launched at CHEST 2017 in Toronto. The program stems from
the continual conversation between female pulmonologists, discussing
important topics ranging from career advancement and how to tailor
treatment for women with pulmonary diseases. Because of these passion-
ate conversations from the
Women & Pulmonary Advi-
sory Committee, foundation
donors, CHEST members,
and our amazing partners at
Boehringer Ingelheim, Ge-
nentech, and Sunovion, the
program has rapidly grown.
The Women & Pulmonary luncheon in San Antonio at CHEST 2018 was
a great success. Over 275 attendees came to network, connect, and be
inspired by the presentation from Dr. Roslyn Schneider. Dr. Schneider
shared her impactful story that as female pulmonologist you don’t need
to follow the guided path, but instead the one that works best for you.
With a career in academia and then moving to Pfizer, she can certainly
attest to creating a non-traditional path to success. The second resonat-
ing theme to the luncheon was the importance of a support network.
“Be sure to have a full network of support behind you from your
family, mentors and colleagues because they will help you create
your own successful career path.”
We look forward and encourage you all to partic-
ipate in our upcoming events! For questions on
the Women & Pulmonary program or to support
the program by making a donation to get your
Women & Pulmonary pin (right), contact Angela
Perillo, Director of Development and Foundation
Operations, at [email protected].
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
Women & Pulmonary
MICROSITE LAUNCH
WEBINAR
in January
LIVE PANEL
DISCUSSION
in March
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