Welcome to the Mesothelioma Help Ask-a-Nurse interview session. We re privileged to be talking to a doctor and two nurses with Mesothelioma experience. Lisa Hyde Barrett, who has been a thoracic surgery nurse for nearly 25 years and has had the privilege of caring for countless Mesothelioma patients over the years, offers key medical information to the readers.
Ellie Erickson has been working in the surgical intensive care unit at Brigham and Women s Hospital since 1985. Before then, she worked in the cardio-thoracic ICU and the ICU float pool. She earned her diploma in Nursing from the Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing in 1978 and earned her BSN from Worcester State College in 1982.
Dr. DaSilva [inaudible 00:00:57] at Loyola University Medical Center and Professor of Surgery at the Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. He is the co-director of the lung cancer program and the director of the International Midwestern Mesothelioma program, Cardinal Bernadine s Cancer Center.
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Welcome to the Mesothelioma Help Aspen Nurse interview session. We re privileged to be talking to a doctor and two nurses with mesothelioma experience. Lisa Hyde-Barrett who has been a thoracic surgery nurse for nearly 25 years and has had the privilege of caring for countless mesothelioma patients over the years offers key medical information to the readers.
Ellie Erickson has been working in the surgical intensive care unit at Brigham and Women s Hospital since 1985. Before then she worked in the cardio-thoracic ICU and the ICU float pool. She earned her diploma in nursing from the Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing in 1978 and earned her B.S.N. from Wooster State College in 1982.
Dr. DeSilva [inaudible 00:01:05] at Loyola University Medical Center and professor of surgery at the Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. He is the co-director of the lung cancer program and the director of the international Midwestern mesothelioma program Cardinal Bernadine s Cancer Center. So w
Mesothelioma Health Ask A Nurse Interview Session. We have Ellie Ericson and Lisa Hyde-Barrett, Barrett, I m sorry. Ellie has more than 30 years of experience with bedside nursing. She has been working in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Brigham and Women s Hospital since 1985. Prior to that time she worked in the Cardiothoracic ICU and the ICU Float Pool. Ellie is committed to raising awareness for asbestos dangers and asbestos related diseases. Lisa Hyde-Barrett has been a thoracic surgery nurse for nearly 25 years and has had the privilege of caring for countless mesothelioma patients over the years. Lisa is always looking for a way to make the difference and help patients through their meso journey.
My name is Lisa Barrett and this is Ellie Ericson as you can see as well.
My name is Ellie Ericson. Why don t we start with a question that we received. What would be the best way to help my cousin who was just diagnosed with mesothelioma and the first thing that comes to my mind
Welcome to the Mesothelioma Help Ask-A-Nurse interview session. We re privileged to be talking to a doctor and 2 nurses with mesothelioma experience.
Lisa Hyde-Barrett who has been a thoracic surgery nurse for nearly 25 years and has had the privilege of caring for countless mesothelioma patients over the years, offers key medical information to the readers.
Ellie Erickson has been working in the surgical intensive care unit at Brigham and Woman s Hospital since 1985. Before then she worked in the cardiothoracic ICU and the ICU float pool. She earned her diploma in nursing from the Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing in 1978 and earned her BSN from Worcester State College in 1982.
Dr. DaSilva [inaudible 00:01:05] at Layola University Medical Center and Professor of Surgery at the Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. He is the co-director of the Lung Cancer Program and the Director of the International Mid-Western Mesothelioma Program, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center.
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