Jan. 10, 2001 Meeting

Oxygen Therapy 
and Selection

Who: Mark A. Bristow, a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Director of Operations for Miller Medical and Respiratory

What: Mark will speak on "Nasal xPAP Masks: Fitting, Selection, Coverage, and Reimbursement." For some people on CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) or Bi-level Positive Air Pressure therapy, mask selection and fitting is as important an issue as fitting shoes: get the wrong size and things will be painful and unbearable. Mark will also talk about ways to deal with your insurance company on coverage and reimbursement issues.

Where: At the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The meeting will be conducted in the Surgical Conference Room, White Building. It is located to the right of the main entrance once you enter the hospital.

When: 7 p.m. (Refreshments available at 6:30 p.m.)

Special Drawing for those at the meeting!
SleepNet Corp. had donated a SleepNet IQ Nasal Mask for a special drawing! The drawing is only open to those present at the meeting!

Read the Press Release Issued for this meeting

Meeting Notes & Minutes

Contact Dave Jackson at:
PhillyAWAKE@scoop0901.net

As of October 1, 2002 at 11:27:08 AM EDT (-0500), the U.S. population was 
288,181,442. With estimates that about five percent of the population suffers from

obstructive sleep apnea, that means there are potentially

14,409,072 apneics in the U.S.

As of October 1, 2002 at 11:27:08 AM EDT (-0500), the world population was 
6,253,616,576. With estimates that about five percent of the population suffers 
from obstructive sleep apnea, that means there are potentially

312,680,829 apneics in the world.

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