Ana-Maria Barfa

Respiratory Physiotherapist interested in breathing training, pulmonary and neuro rehabilitation, exercise and healthy lifestyle

[Ana-Maria Barfa @AnaBarfa]

@giffgaff Regarding refurbished phones brought from you: I've got a faulty one, which was posted back on 11th January and lost the proof of posting. without this proof, I'm unable to track progres. Are there any alternative solutions for tracking when I can expect phone back?

[Rachael Evans @REvans_Breathe]

@LongCovidSOS @long_covid @NikkiS_MCSFS

[Agnieszka Lewko PhD (she/her) 💙🇺🇦 @AgnieszkaLewko]

📣LAST COUPLE OF DAYS LEFT!
#ICU HCPs to fill the survey in from Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Montenegro, Malta, Monaco, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more from Turkey NEEDED!. Do you know anyone in these countries? Please pass it on https://t.co/8Xz8ow3qLn

[Trisha Elliott @Trisha_the_doc]

It’s sometimes hard to know if you’re experiencing burnout or whether it’s all just “normal” for current working conditions.

@Nelsims411, @dr_sheikh, @SangamMalani & Victoria O’Brien discuss this in the @GeriSoc’s recent AGENDA newsletter.

I like Eisenhower’s decision matrix!

[Dr Karen Marshall @KarenMarshall02]

If you need any help with insomnia you can sign up for emails from Sleepstation. You get really helpful advice! https://t.co/7wbWD9MS40

[NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) @NHSinBlkCountry]

Asthma is a lung condition that causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing and breathlessness🫁

Local GP, Dr Abrar Saiyed, shares advice on how to manage your child’s asthma this winter🥶

Visit our 0-18 years website for further advice and support at: https://t.co/umKXI7cUc1

[Rebecca Livingston @RebeccaMLiv]

🚨Brilliant new job alert! 🚨
Come and join our award winning #LongCOVID service @uclh as an Occupational Therapist delivering Vocational Rehabilitation.
👍🏻friendly & welcoming MDT
👍🏻work with experts
👍🏻innovative service
@theRCOT
👀
https://t.co/ErFVNyQjnW

[Mindful Maven @mindfulmaven_]

7 Signs that you are doing better than you think:
(open if you are a harsh self-critic)

1.

[Joao winck @JoaoWinck]

On the aftermath of the #LongCovid session at the Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia congress, I had the privilege to interview Prof Sally Singh and ask her about the caveats of Exercise Training (especially in the #MECFS phenotype).
https://t.co/TFkUAezpKM

[Ana-Maria Barfa @AnaBarfa]

@audibleuk I prefer the audiobooks to podcasts, due to more information & time efficiency.

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

Prednisolone given universally for COPD exacerbations causes harm without any benefit. Patients deserve blood eosinophil-guided prednisolone treatment for COPD exacerbations. https://t.co/7Q5W4r2uFo

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Underestimation of true Oxygen levels by pulse oximeters in dark skinned people is a problem all clinicians should be aware of: please watch and share this cartoon with colleagues and people with asthma. @BTSrespiratory @PCRSUK @IPCRG @ginasthma @EuroRespSoc @asthmalunguk https://t.co/fum7yc97yi

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Taking a common diabetes medication after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 reduces risk of developing #longCOVID by 40%, new study in @TheLancetInfDis finds
https://t.co/0V4tBHUnp8

[Ana-Maria Barfa @AnaBarfa]

What a fantastic day hearing about ongoing research, trials and rehab at the National Post COVID Workshop in Birmingham. There is a lot to reflect on how we can improve the care of those who trust us and I'm proud of my team & work we do with UCLH Post COVID service.

[Dr Amanda Hensman-Crook MBE PHD @AmandaHensman]

It's finally arrived!! e-lfh new platform with NEW INTERACTIVE COMPLEX CLINICAL REASONING MODULES! Mapped to AP framework. Huge congratulations to @MattLowPT
@timnoblet and team!
https://t.co/OhwYfGB7l9

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

ERR: Development of severe COVID-19 versus multisystem inflammatory syndrome relies on distinct aetiological factors that lead to variable host immune responses and inflammatory manifestations, despite following a common trajectory of immune dysregulation. https://t.co/OruFSbKra8

[Ana-Maria Barfa @AnaBarfa]

More about exercising with PoTS, although #PoTSuk.org is very informative on this aspect

[Brain & Life @BrainandLifeMag]

If you have #POTS, check out what this #dysautonomia expert has to say about the importance of #exercise and how to become physically active: https://t.co/6dnauJCMjL

#Fitness #ChronicFatigue #PhysicalTherapy

[Ana-Maria Barfa @AnaBarfa]

@Ce_wells @TheACPRC @acpcf This looks 👌 Thank you! 😊

[Charlotte @Ce_wells]

**New YouTube channel I have made for BPD/EILO/breathlessness for CYP. Play lists on rescue breathing, breathing retraining, practical follow along videos, symptom differentiation, education & more. Share with colleagues and patients** @TheACPRC @acpcf https://t.co/7j2lgHAdnk