Practical guidelines and innovation in respiratory health

making plastic bottle spacers in Olinda, Pernambuco

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56102/afmo.2025.384

Keywords:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Health education, Spirometry, Inhalers, Inhalation therapy

Abstract

Inhalation therapy allows the administration of drugs directly into the airways. Thus, the devices used in this therapy are important for managing obstructive lung diseases (e.g., asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Nowadays, different types of inhalers are used, such as nebulizers, dry powder inhalers, pressurized metered-dose inhalers, and soft-mist inhalers. Despite their particularities, they all require adequate use to ensure treatment effectiveness. From this perspective, a group of students identified the need to undertake initiatives in the city of Olinda, Pernambuco (Brazil) aimed at health education regarding the correct use of the pressurized metered-dose inhaler (commonly known as a pump), combined with the production of low-cost manual spacers.

Author Biographies

Larissa Souza Bezerra, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Student at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Nelso Gabriel Lippo Turmina, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Student at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Joyce Frutuoso Monteiro Lippo Turmina, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Medical student at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda, Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil. Engaged extensively in academic activities, including: serving as a monitor for the Medical Skills II course (2022.1); member and research coordinator of the Olinda Pneumology and Tuberculosis Academic League (LAPTO) (2023); and currently a member of the Health Surveillance Academic League (LAVIS).

Aline Silva Santos, Olinda Medical School

Medical student at the Faculdade de Medicina Uninassau. Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.

Gabriel Camelo Freire, Olinda Medical School

Student at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Adriana Velozo Gonçalves, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Has a degree in Medicine from the University of Pernambuco (1999), a master's degree in Health Sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2015), completed residency in Medicine at Barão de Lucena Hospital (2002), and residency in Medicine at Otávio de Freitas General Hospital (2004). Currently works as a pulmonologist at Otávio de Freitas General Hospital, is a full-time professor at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda, serves as a federal medical expert for the National Social Security Institute, was president for the 2022-2023 biennium of the Pernambuco Society of Pulmonology and Tuberculosis, is a member of the advisory committee at Otávio de Freitas Hospital, and is a member of the Ethics and Research Committee (CEP) at Otávio de Freitas Hospital.

Alina Farias França de Oliveira, Olinda Medical School

Has a degree in Medicine from the University of Pernambuco (1999), completed a medical residency in Internal Medicine at Getúlio Vargas Hospital (2002). Also completed a residency in Pneumology at Otávio de Freitas Hospital (2004), and obtained a Master's degree in Health Sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2013). Currently works as a daily worker at Otávio de Freitas Hospital in Pernambuco, where she also coordinates the COPD outpatient clinic. Additionally, she has been working as a pulmonologist at the State Servers Hospital (HSE) for over 15 years. For the past 5 years, she has been teaching Pneumology at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda, Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

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2025-04-28

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Bezerra, L. S., Turmina, N. G. L., Turmina, J. F. M. L., Santos, A. S., Freire, G. C., Gonçalves, A. V., & Oliveira, A. F. F. de. (2025). Practical guidelines and innovation in respiratory health: making plastic bottle spacers in Olinda, Pernambuco. Annals of Olinda Medical School, 1(13), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.56102/afmo.2025.384

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Vol. 1 No. 13 (2025)

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Experience Report

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