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Triple Therapy Simplified: What Clinicians Need to Know
Join Lung Saskatchewan's Let's Talk Lungs hosts Trent and Lori for a practical conversation with Dr. Shawn Aaron about triple therapy in asthma care and what clinicians need to know when supporting patients whose symptoms or exacerbations suggest their current treatment plan may need reassessment.
For many patients, asthma management is not just about adding another medication. It is about confirming the diagnosis, understanding symptom patterns and exacerbation risk, checking inhaler technique and adherence, simplifying treatment where possible, and making sure patients can use and access the therapy being prescribed.
This episode is designed for clinicians and health professionals who support people living with asthma, including primary care providers, respiratory educators, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and specialist teams. The conversation will focus on practical decision-making, patient communication, and how coordinated care can help close the loop between a treatment recommendation and day-to-day use.
About Our Episode Guest
Dr. Shawn Aaron, MD, FRCPC, is a Professor in the Division of Respirology at the University of Ottawa and a Senior Clinician Scientist in the Inflammation and Chronic Disease Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. His clinical and research work has focused on asthma, COPD, diagnosis, and improving respiratory care for patients and clinicians. In this episode, Dr. Aaron brings a practical, evidence-informed lens to asthma treatment decisions and the role of triple therapy in appropriate patient profiles.
This podcast episode is supported through a Lung Saskatchewan and MethaPharm partnership.
8 Sept 2026
Protecting Young Lungs: Understanding Youth Vaping
As young people head back to school, conversations about vaping and nicotine are more important than ever.
In this episode of Let’s Talk Lungs podcast, host Bethany sits down with respirologist Dr. Erika Penz to take a closer look at youth vaping. They explore what we know about vaping and its impact on health, what parents and educators should know about the products young people may be using.
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator or someone who supports young people, this episode offers trusted information to help you better understand youth vaping and support young people who may vape or use nicotine products.
About our episode guest:
Erika Penz is Associate Professor and Division Head of Respirology and Sleep Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She is Physician Co-Lead for the COPD Provincial Clinical Network.
Dr Penz’s main research focus includes burden of disease studies, with a focus on lung health, including tobacco cessation, effects of vaping, and management of severe asthma and COPD. She is co-author of the 2023 CTS Position Statement on Climate Change and Choice of Inhalers for Patients with Respiratory Disease as well as the 2023 CTS Guideline on Pharmacotherapy in Patients with Stable COPD and 2025 CTS Guideline on Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency targeted testing and augmentation therapy.
She is Associate Editor for COPD at the CHEST Journal. She also serves as Past President for the Canadian Thoracic Society and is an Advisory Board member of the Institute for Cancer Research of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
3 Jul 2026
Part 1 Clearing the Air: Radon Reduction and Healthier Homes
On this episode of Let’s Talk Lungs Podcast, host Bethany is joined by two Tod(d)s – Todd Despins, owner and operator of Vent Pro Mechanical, and Tod Boss, sales manager at Fantech. Both Tod(d)s are radon mitigators certified through the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program and long-time friends of Lung Saskatchewan.
Bethany, Todd, and Tod discuss radon reduction, indoor air quality, the lung health impacts, and answer questions about what homeowners can do to breathe better in their homes.
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Lori and Trent and Nurse Jill host the show. Published by Lung Sask.
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