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How can health care providers better prepare their patients for living with oxygen therapy? Join “the Oxygen Guy,” Mike Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT, Senior Director of Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs at the COPD Foundation, for a conversation about supplemental oxygen prescriptions and support for those who need it. Mike is joined by fellow respiratory therapists, Krystal Craddock, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, and Chrysalis Ashton, MSRC, RRT, to discuss their unique practices in identifying patients who might benefit from oxygen therapy and how to prepare them for managing a supplemental oxygen prescription.

World Oxygen Day is October 2. This episode is part one of a two-part series in honor of those who need or benefit from oxygen therapy. Learn more about World Oxygen Day at WorldOxygenDay.org