Reducing patient anxiety through education and promoting lung health stewardship.

Reducing patient anxiety through education and promoting lung health stewardship.

Pocket Nodules is a clinical innovation made in the U.S. and designed by Nurse Practitioner, Theresa Roelke. It offers a visually engaging learning experience to improve patient understanding of lung nodules. Small enough to fit in a lab coat pocket, it can be used in various clinical settings. Since its inception seven years ago, Pocket Nodules have been used in lung cancer screening, thoracic oncology, pulmonology, hospitals, and primary care to name a few.

Pocket Nodules is a clinical innovation made in the U.S. and designed by Nurse Practitioner, Theresa Roelke. It offers a visually engaging learning experience to improve patient understanding of lung nodules. Small enough to fit in a lab coat pocket, it can be used in various clinical settings. Since its inception seven years ago, Pocket Nodules have been used in lung cancer screening, thoracic oncology, pulmonology, hospitals, and primary care to name a few.

Pocket Nodules is a recipient of the ACCC Innovator Award!

Pocket Nodules is being adopted for clinical use across the U.S.

Pocket Nodules has been widely embraced by clinicians and patients in healthcare organizations both domestically and abroad, and is currently being used in healthcare organizations across 23 states.

States highlighted in green indicate where Pocket Nodules are used.

At 17,000 breaths a day... when we care for our lungs, they care for us.™