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Lady Glaucomflecken Honored with American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Champion Award
“Kristin Flanary (aka “Lady Glaucomflecken” or @LGlaucomflecken) is also receiving the ReSS Champion Award. She is an international social media star who has been a tireless advocate for cardiac arrest survivorship and CPR delivery after providing bystander CPR to save the life […]
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Words to Leave By: Bridges Out of the Quiet Place
“I remember many things from my husband’s sudden cardiac arrest at 34 years old – the guttural, panicked sounds of his agonal breathing in our darkened bedroom; the timbre of his voice as a pocket of air passed through his […]
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Glaucomfleckens Bring the House Down with Opening Keynote
“Couple honors the role emergency physicians play in communities. In front of a standing-room-only crowd, Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken delivered an opening keynote session packed with laughs (so many laughs!) and important messages. If you’re not familiar with the Glaucomfleckens, […]
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The Washington Post: TikTok doc makes physicians laugh at themselves
“Known to millions as ‘Dr. Glaucomflecken,’ Will Flanary zings the personality types that are drawn to different specializations.”
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Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) – performing CPR with instruction from a 911 dispatcher
Kristin Flanary describes what it is like for a layperson to perform CPR with instruction from a 911 dispatcher. Kristin describes all of the things that went through her mind as a young person unexpectedly called upon to provide 10 […]
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Kristin Flanary’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rescuer Story
Kristin Flanary, Marketing Director, Wife & Mother, and SCA Rescuer (-aka- Lady Glaucomflecken), spoke to Avive about the night her young husband, Will Flanary, suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in his sleep. Kristin was unexpectedly called upon to provide […]
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Dr. Will Flanary’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Story
Will Flanary, M.D., a young and healthy Ophthalmologist and Comedian (known as Dr. Glaucomflecken), suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest in his sleep. His wife, Kristin Flanary, saved his life by providing CPR. Will spoke to Avive about his experience, SCA […]
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STAT News: The internet’s funniest doctor is in on the joke
“Will Flanary’s days are spent conducting eye exams and cataract surgeries at a private practice outside Portland, Ore. The evenings are for family, and a standing commitment to make dinner for his wife and two daughters. That leaves nights and […]
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Critical Illness Cosurvivors: An Interview with Lady Glaucomflecken
“We all will be at the receiving end of critical illness for ourselves or our loved ones. It is almost guaranteed. A family’s needs are the blind spot of the overstretched and dysfunctional healthcare system that needs to be addressed. […]
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Co-Survivors
“There are side effects to caregiving, and Kristin Flanary wants a health care system that recognizes the people who support patients when they leave doctors’ offices and hospitals. Before he had turned 35, Mrs. Flanary’s husband, Will Flanary, MD, had […]