{"id":114213,"date":"2022-10-21T16:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T20:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114213"},"modified":"2022-10-21T16:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T20:30:28","slug":"the-wescoe-foundation-for-pulmonary-fibrosis-and-the-pa-ipf-support-network-hold-press-conference-to-celebrate-launch-of-innovative-web-app-paipfsupportnetwork-wescoefoundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114213","title":{"rendered":"The Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis and the PA-IPF Support Network Hold Press Conference to Celebrate Launch of Innovative Web App #paipfsupportnetwork #wescoefoundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

COOPERSBURG, PA<\/strong> \u2013 The\u00a0Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis<\/a>\u00a0in conjunction with the\u00a0PA-IPF Support Network<\/a>\u00a0brought together IPF patients, care partners, advocates, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and industry leaders to share the launch of their new one-of-a-kind web app and celebrate a very successful September Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. Held in Coopersburg, PA the birthplace of the Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis, the press conference highlighted all programming updates, and the Borough Hall was filled with special guests Senator Pat Browne (R-16), Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman, Jim Carns with a patient perspective, and pulmonology\/critical care experts, Dr. Livia E. Bratis of St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network and Dr. Scott F. Blumhof of Lehigh Valley Health Network.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is where it all began with my dad, Ron Wescoe, and the strong ties in our local community which now resonate throughout the entire pulmonary fibrosis community in Pennsylvania,\u201d said Jennifer Wescoe, Wescoe Foundation, Founder and Executive Director. \u201cWe are devoted to stakeholder mapping until everyone in Pennsylvania knows that the PA-IPF Support Network exists as an important, valuable, and free resource for all affected by pulmonary fibrosis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The event offered a thorough presentation about the new PA-IPF Support Network, the only state-wide pulmonary fibrosis support network in the United States, as it approaches its two-year anniversary in January. Jennifer Wescoe shared the many valuable resources that the support network offers the Pennsylvania pulmonary fibrosis community including the launch of their new web app, the only resource of its kind in the United States connecting PF patients to support and education.<\/span><\/p>\n

The presentation also focused on the PA-IPF Support Network\u2019s other programming highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n