The Tenth London International Cough Symposium Happening Now

International Clinical & Scientific Cough Experts Gather to Review Research Findings & Evolve Cough Treatments

What do you call a gathering of international clinician and scientist experts in cough?: The Tenth London International Cough Symposium happening in London, June 27 through June 29.  This series of  International Symposia on Cough was initiated by the late Professor John  Widdicombe in 1999. The Symposium will feature experts’ contributions from:  Australia, Belgium, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States, and more.  There will be lectures, round-table discussions, poster presentations, and lots of opportunities for informal interactions.  The Symposium will include a review and discussion of the latest research findings and future Cough treatments.  In alternating years, The American Cough Conference is held state-side, chaired by Dr. Mandel Sher’s esteemed colleague, Dr. Peter Dicpinigaitis, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.  The next American Cough Conference will be from June 7 through June 8th, 2019 in a United States location.

Dr. Mandel Sher is a Cough Specialist and Cough Expert.  He is helping people with Chronic Cough to achieve remarkable Cough relief and resolution – even when they have been suffering for years, have seen other doctors, and failed previous Cough therapies. 

If you have a Cough that is lingering, generally around eight weeks or longer, don’t wait any longer.  Contact:  Dr. Mandel Sher at Center for Cough: 727-393-8067. www.centerforcough.com. #chroniccough

The 2018 John Widdicombe Lecture is a highlight of the Symposium.  The lecture features a researcher who has made a significant impact on the field of Cough.  This year, Dr. Mandel Sher’s esteemed colleague, Professor Jacky Smith of University of Manchester, will present the John Widdicombe Lecture addressing “Insight From Counting Cough.”

Dr. Mandel Sher is grateful to his Cough clinical, scientist, and research colleagues for working tirelessly along with himself to improve Cough understanding, treatment, and outcome.  Stay tuned for the proceedings of the London Symposium which will be available through live streaming and published at a later date.  Here’s to a productive Tenth London International Cough Symposium!

 

Listening & Connecting: Dr. Mandel Sher Thanks his Dad, Dr. Lewis Sher

Listening & Connecting – Cornerstones of an Effective Doctor

Thankfully, there are lots of very smart doctors.  But what makes some doctors more effective than others in motivating patients to be aware, take medication, do exercise, change diet, and generally do as instructed to achieve better outcomes? LISTENING & CONNECTING! Dr. Mandel Sher’s Dad and role model, Dr. Lewis Sher, exemplified these values.  On this Father’s Day, Dr. Mandel Sher thanks his Dad for introducing him to the joy of being a doctor and helping people to improve their lives.  Here’s a cornerstone principle that Dr. Lewis Sher followed in his pediatric practice and how Dr. Mandel Sher lives these values everyday in his Chronic Cough center of excellence:

“Make Each Patient Feel That They Are the Only Patient You Have.”

Dr. Lewis Sher

“Each patient is a snowflake.”

Dr. Mandel Sher

Dr. Mandel Sher and Center for Cough team take care of PEOPLE.  Each person, like a snowflake, is unique.  So, it’s valuable to really review and listen to each person’s unique Cough story in order to accurately and completely diagnose the cause(s) and trigger(s) of  Chronic Cough and launch a customized treatment plan.

Like his Dad, Dr. Mandel Sher embraces the importance of really CONNECTING with each patient and LISTENING to each patient’s Cough story.  Dr. Mandel Sher and the Center for Cough team begin the initial visit by thanking patients for completing medical history paperwork prior to the visit and then reviewing it with them.  It is during these LISTENING sessions, that Dr. Sher and/or a Center for Cough team member often hear information that may help unravel the cause and trigger(s) of their Chronic Cough.  Dr. Mandel Sher is helping people with Chronic Cough to achieve REMARKABLE Cough Relief and Resolution:

Contact Dr. Mandel Sher: Cough Specialist: 727-393-8067.

#coughrelief, #howyoudoitasimportantaswhatyoudo

Dr. Lewis Sher was hard working, steadfast, and devoted to family and faith.  He served in the United States Army, delayed college and medical school to work as a newspaper delivery boy, in a grocery store, and as a “soda jerk” at a pharmacy counter in order to support his parents and help put his sister and two brothers through school.  He became an expert in polio and was a pediatrician in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Those were the days of making house calls at all hours, checking-on sick children in hospitals, and bartering goods and services in exchange for an office visit when families needed financial assistance.

Dinner-time for the Sher Family, included Dad Sher relaying stories about the kids and families he had helped that day or news of a patient’s accomplishment.  Dad Sher made meaningful connections with each of his patients.  Dr. Sher’s relationship with each child generally began as a newborn and continued through young adulthood.  He taught boys and girls how to make eye contact and offer a firm handshake.  Later on, Dr. Sher would be invited to celebrate graduations and marriages. Humor, photogenic memory, keen intellect, the art of conversation, and kindness in the face of understanding the human condition, characterized Dr. Lewis Sher’s practice.  And, so it is with his son, Dr. Mandel Sher at Center for Cough.

Thanks Dad!  Happy Father’s Day!

Sound Hoarse? Got Vocal Chord Dysfunction Associated with Chronic Cough

See if you answer “Yes” to these questions:  Do you feel and sound short of breath? Do you sound hoarse?  Are you a throat-clearer? Are you coughing?  If any or all of these symptoms sound like you, then you may be experiencing what is known in medical parlance as vocal cord dysfunction (also known as laryngeal dysfunction). Vocal cord dysfunction can make breathing difficult and sounding hoarse may interfere with your professional performance and relationships.  The very good news is that there are solutions for both Chronic Cough and vocal cord dysfunction. Dr. Mandel Sher, Founder of Center for Cough, is a dedicated Cough specialist who will help you.

Dr. Sher and Center for Cough team offer an integrated and comprehensive approach to relieving and resolving your Chronic Cough.  This approach includes easy to do-at-home voice therapy, breathing techniques, and throat clearing exercises.  Contact Dr. Mandel Sher: 727-393-8067.

Vocal cord dysfunction refers to a narrowing of the voice box area (larynx) that sits at the top of the windpipe (trachea) thereby producing a small opening for air to flow through.   This can be the result of allergies, post nasal drip, and/or reflux.  Because vocal cord dysfunction appears as a breathing problem, it is sometimes misdiagnosed as asthma but they are two separate and distinct conditions.  If you have a persistent cough, also known as chronic cough, then you may also have vocal cord dysfunction.

Treatment for vocal cord dysfunction, associated with chronic cough, is part of a comprehensive treatment plan.  Dr. Mandel Sher is one of the nation’s leading Cough Specialists, offering patients a treatment approach that rapidly breaks the cough cycle and delivers rapid relief rather than by trial and error.  Dr. Sher’s services are all traditional, evidence-based medicine that is recognized by Medicare and other insurance.  The Center for Cough offers a convenient, one-stop shop for diagnostic and treatment services.  Patients leave the initial evaluation visit with an evaluation of the cause(s) and trigger(s) of the chronic cough and the treatment plan.

Contact Dr. Mandel Sher at Center for Cough:  727-393-8067. www.centerforcough.com.