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Technology Outside the Box Return to previous page 6/29/2015 3322 Views 3 Answers Last Activity: 5 years ago, Anonymous Tags: automobile car Cold Heat Humidity technology weather Question: 0 Mike Hess, RRT (COPDF Senior Director of Patient Outreach and Education) 5 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Technology Outside the Box Mike Hess, RRT (COPDF Senior Director of Patient Outreach and Education) 5 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments In the spirit of the recent COPD Crowdshaped event, I have a somewhat unusual question.Tonight in my COPD group, we were discussing ways to beat the heat (inspired by the Foundation's Facebook post today). One member talked about being sure to start and pre-cool her car before going out (as well as pre-heating it in the winter). She uses a remote car starter so her exposure to temperature and humidity extremes is minimized. This was kind of a too-obvious-to-see revelation for me, and it got me to thinking about unconventional ways to use current technology, and possibly even unconventional partnerships/initiatives in the future (like teaming with GM to offer OnStar discounts to people with documented COPD). What other existing/commonplace technologies can we possibly "repurpose" to help out in the COPD world?
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