Feeding Tube Awareness Week® 2012
Our second annual Feeding Tube Awareness Week® demonstrated that the event is taking hold.
More than 220 feeding tube families participated in the 2012 Awareness Week video, which highlighted the impact tube feeding has on families. It was viewed thousands of times on One True Media and Facebook. More than 2,200 people participated with several parents getting media coverage.
Events
Sunday, February 5th
Kickoff - Video Launch
Topic: Why awareness is important to my family - What would be difference for me/my child if tube feeding was better understood?
Monday, February 6th
Topic: Why I have/my child has the tube they have now - a highlight on the medical conditions that require tube feeding.
Tuesday, February 7th
Topic - Understanding Life with a Feeding Tube - Explaining a day in the life/daily routine of tube feeding and all it requires
Wednesday, February 8th
Topic - How has your attitude/family/friends' attitudes changed towards tube feeding? What has awareness of the positive benefits done to change perceptions?
Thursday, February 9th
Topic - The need for greater awareness in the medical community - Explain a situation where a clinician didn't understand tube feeding and what was the impact. (The goal here is to point out that awareness is needed among all audiences. Certainly there are clinicians who are well versed and expert in this area, however, there is a need for basic knowledge among a wider range of medical professionals)
Friday, Feb 10th
Topic - What do you want clinicians to know about the day-to-day life with a feeding tube?
Saturday, Feb 11th
Topic - Show us your awareness video / Share your awareness idea.
Events
Sunday, February 5th
Kickoff - Video Launch
Topic: Why awareness is important to my family - What would be difference for me/my child if tube feeding was better understood?
Monday, February 6th
Topic: Why I have/my child has the tube they have now - a highlight on the medical conditions that require tube feeding.
Tuesday, February 7th
Topic - Understanding Life with a Feeding Tube - Explaining a day in the life/daily routine of tube feeding and all it requires
Wednesday, February 8th
Topic - How has your attitude/family/friends' attitudes changed towards tube feeding? What has awareness of the positive benefits done to change perceptions?
Thursday, February 9th
Topic - The need for greater awareness in the medical community - Explain a situation where a clinician didn't understand tube feeding and what was the impact. (The goal here is to point out that awareness is needed among all audiences. Certainly there are clinicians who are well versed and expert in this area, however, there is a need for basic knowledge among a wider range of medical professionals)
Friday, Feb 10th
Topic - What do you want clinicians to know about the day-to-day life with a feeding tube?
Saturday, Feb 11th
Topic - Show us your awareness video / Share your awareness idea.