1. < MAC & Bronchiectasis

Nov 29 - Dr. Joseph Falkinham Webinar

Posted by lora jo @ljfoo, Nov 7, 2021

All,
Dr. Falkinham will be doing a webinar on "Waterborne Pathogens, Microbiology and Mycobacteria" on Monday, November 29, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST. He'll address the many questions we've been asking about how to reduce exposure to NTM. Because it is a NTMir event, you'll have to register on its site. Here's how to do it:

For those not participating in NTM Connect, they can register by subscribing here: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001JXuPjrD-WUvUzwrC4I9no4K1002dXmRG and checking the box Events Announcement Only. It also posts the webinars in its Facebook page under EVENTS and you can register there also.

lora jo

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the MAC & Bronchiectasis Support Group.

lora jo | @ljfoo | Dec 5, 2021
In reply to @rits "I remember a while ago that he talked about an electric kettle boil compared to the..." + (show)
@rits

I remember a while ago that he talked about an electric kettle boil compared to the boil reached in a pot of water on a wood stove. I have not ever heard him compare boiling in an electric kettle to boiling in a tea kettle on a gas or electric stove or how long the water in an electric kettle must boil to kill the ntm's.

He sometimes doesn't get the question we really want answered. For example, in his talk and then again in the q and a, he talked about how the bacteria get into openings in children's mouths when the dentist pulls their teeth. While interesting, the questions asked had to do with how safe is the dentist's water during a visit by those of us adults with an ntm infection. I know there are patients who bring their own water to the dentist or skip their check ups because of fear of the water there so this is important to them.

He is so great at participating in these talks and even answering questions directly from us patients living with these bacteria in our lungs. But I remind myself that he is not a medical doctor accustomed to dealing with patients who live with these bacteria in our lungs. Instead he is a research scientist and a professor who teaches future scientists. Jmo.

I'm sorry he didn't answer your question about the electric kettle. Did he answer any of the other questions you asked? I hope you will share what you learned from the webinair.

Jump to this post

No, he didn't answer the other questions either but NTMir says they will post his answers to the questions that were in the Chat box over the next weeks or months..

REPLY
lora jo | @ljfoo | Dec 6, 2021

I also asked Dr Falkenham about disinfectants for nebulizers. Elsewhere he has said that hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol is ineffective in sterilizing. I asked him about the effectiveness of vinegar because on the webinar he wasn't clear. Does anybody know whether or not vinegar kills NTM?

REPLY
Armando | @bolso1 | Dec 7, 2021

@ljfoo :

Dr. Falkinham said that vinegar is an acid (acetic acid) and because NTM tolerates acids, vinegar does not kill NTM.

He added, however, that vinegar - being an acid - can help dissolve mineral deposits that occur with hard water, thus possibly helping to expose to disinfectants the NTM that might have been in the mineral deposits. This might be an indirect way through which vinegar could assist in disinfection, but it does not mean that the vinegar directly kills the NTM.

REPLY
1 reply
lora jo | @ljfoo | Dec 7, 2021
In reply to @bolso1 "@ljfoo : Dr. Falkinham said that vinegar is an acid (acetic acid) and because NTM tolerates..." + (show)
@bolso1

@ljfoo :

Dr. Falkinham said that vinegar is an acid (acetic acid) and because NTM tolerates acids, vinegar does not kill NTM.

He added, however, that vinegar - being an acid - can help dissolve mineral deposits that occur with hard water, thus possibly helping to expose to disinfectants the NTM that might have been in the mineral deposits. This might be an indirect way through which vinegar could assist in disinfection, but it does not mean that the vinegar directly kills the NTM.

Jump to this post

Thanks Armando. This helps.

REPLY
View MoreView Less
Please sign in or register to post a reply.