IVUN
INTERNATIONAL VENTILATOR USERS NETWORK
an affiliate of Post-Polio Health International
CONNECTING
VENTILATOR USERS,
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,
AND INDUSTRY
ABOUT
Post-Polio Health International (PHI), incorporated as a 501(c)3 – a non-profit – in 1960, also "does business as" International Ventilator Users Network (IVUN).
International Ventilator Users Network, an affiliate of Post-Polio Health International is governed by a Board of Directors and has a paid staff of two. Accounting, design and editorial services are provided by independent contractors.
MISSION STATEMENT
International Ventilator Users Network's mission is to collect, preserve, and make available research and knowledge to promote the well-being and independence of polio survivors, home ventilator users, their caregivers and families, and to support the health professionals who treat them.
BOARD & COMMITTEES
International Ventilator Users Network, an affiliate of Post-Polio Health International, is governed by a Board of Directors.
Mark Mallinger, PhD, President/Chairperson
Emeritus Professor of Applied Behavioral Science
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
Frederick M. Maynard, MD, Vice President
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Retired)
Marquette, Michigan
Marny K. Eulberg, MD, Secretary
Mountain & Plains Post Polio Clini
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Mike Mrozowicz, Treasurer
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Paulette Bergounous
Sparks, Nevada
Ann B. Crocker, MBA
Gardiner, ME
William M. DeMayo, MD
Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bonnie Levitan
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Padma H. Reichwald, MS.SBB
New Windsor, New York
Allison Roller, MA
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Carol Vandenakker Albanese, MD
University of California Davis
Dept of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Sacramento, California
Martin B. Wice, MD
Saint Louis, Missouri
Honorary Board Members are recognized for their contributions and loyalty to IVUN and to the disability community at large. (These members do not have voting privileges and are not entitled to participate in meetings or other activities of the directors.)
Augusta S. Alba, MD
Coler Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility
Roosevelt Island, New York
Allen I. Goldberg, MD, MM, FAAP, FACPE, FCCP
Pediatric Home Health, Loyola University Medical Center (retired)
Chicago, Illinois
Lauro S. Halstead, MD
National Rehabilitation Hospital (retired)
Washington, DC
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Community and Education Relations, The Boeing Company
Chicago, Illinois
Maurice Sonnenberg
New York, New York
Stanley K. Yarnell, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (retired)
San Francisco, California
The Medical Advisory Committee is composed of open-minded health care professionals who are experts in their field and who support IVUN's philosophy about independent living. Members must be knowledgeable about the late effects of polio and demonstrate the ability to think analytically and strategically in advising IVUN on medical matters. The chair will be a Board member and is responsible for communications between the committee and the Board. The committee composition will represent health care professionals in diverse areas of specialization (e.g., physiatry, pulmonology, occupational therapy) and a balance of backgrounds (e.g., geographic, cultural, gender).
John R. Bach, MD
University Hospital
Newark, New Jersey
Joshua Benditt, MD, FCCP
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
Brenda Jo Butka, MD
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee
Selma H. Calmes, MD
UCLA Medical Center (retired)
Sylmar, California
Karen Dikeman, MA, CCC-SLP
Silvercrest Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation
Jamaica, New York
Peter C. Gay, MD, FCCP
Mayo Clinic/Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota
Diana Guth, BA, RRT
Home Respiratory Care
Los Angeles, California
Nicholas S. Hill, MD
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Virginia Simson Nelson, MD, MPH
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Aroonwan Preutthipan, MD, FCCP
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
Anita K. Simonds, MD, FRCP
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust
London, England