COPD with Sarah Aldington

In this episode Caroline Philips interviews Sarah Aldington; a
Consultant Emergency Physician in Sydney, she is also a
pre-hospital & retrieval specialist with Sydney HEMS. Sarah
formerly worked in respiratory medicine in the UK before studying
her PhD in New Zealand focusing on the prevalence of cannabis
smoking induced COPD and lung cancer. Whilst in Wellington Sarah
established a choir for COPD patients called 'Sing Your Lungs Out
(SYLO)'. 


In this interview Sarah gives a fantastic insight into advanced
lung disease and a patient focused approach to this life limiting
illness. Sarah recounts this amazing initiative that took on a
life of its own and instilled a community of like minded
sufferers. Sarah and Caroline share insightful perspectives on
what truly matters to patients and how this initiative changed
Sarah's perspectives on her approach to medicine.


Please enjoy this episode with a fantastic guest.


More on the choir they speak about can be found here:


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27650768/


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5294022/


https://pcnnz.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Health-Happiness-Community-Gayle-Williams.pdf


https://givealittle.co.nz/org/sylo#:~:text=The%20Sing%20Your%20Lungs%20Out,living%20with%20chronic%20lung%20disease.&text=Neighbourhoods%20Fun%20Awareness-,The%20Sing%20Your%20Lungs%20Out%20(SYLO)%20Choir%20is%20a%20community,of%20life%20and%20lung%20function.