Keith Hirst, MS ,RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C

NRP Update- What do I need to know

This lecture is intended to provide and update and changes in practice on the new NRP guidelines and how it applies to respiratory therapy. A special emphasis will be placed for those who do not regularly attend deliveries.

Gina Farquharson, MBA, MS, RRT-NPS

Change Management: What every leader must know

Walking through a process of change while addressing the important issues to be familiar with.

John Kheir, MD

Sponsor: Boston Childrens Hospital - Eddie Farrell Memorial Lecture

Hidden information in the ventilator: what we can learn from oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production in ICU patients
 

Angela J. Butler, BS, RRT-NPS, CPFT

 Ambulatory care transitions hospital to home; RRT making a difference

Respiratory therapists need to expand beyond the walls of the hospital to provide more timely interventions that keep our patients out of he hospital and enhance quality of life, especially the COPD patients. My presentation will introduce and explore different opportunities for RT's to think outside the box, making a difference by stepping up to the forefront of coordination of care,as case managers, health advocates, and taking a leading role between inpatient and outpatient transitions.

Katherine Turner, BSRT, RRT

Waking Up on a Ventilator - A Patient Perspective

Patients perspective as a clinician experiencing healthcare systems in Canada, universal healthcare and being your own advocate. A journey back to U.S. and the change of diagnosis drastically changing P.O.C. while on a ventilator.

Gerald Weinhouse, MD

ICU Delirium: What is it, why does it happen to so many nice people, and how can we make it go away?

Review of the literature on ICU delirium with a particular emphasis on outcomes and treatment strategies.

Karen L. Gregory, DNP, APRN, CNS, RRT, AE-C, FAARC

Sponsor: Monaghan Medical

Patient Education:  Can You  Hear Me Now?

This lecture provides a foundation for respiratory therapist to learn strategies for empowering patients to manage their chronic lung disease.  Principles of patient education and learning will demonstrate the importance of education, how to identify types of  learners,  and common barriers.  Evidence-based practice guidelines for asthma and COPD will briefly be discussed to demonstrate the vital components of medical science and patient educations. 

Eric Kriner, BS, RRT

Sponsor: IngMar Medical

Recognizing and correcting patient-ventilator dysyncrony

Provide an interactive learning experience with respect to the use of mechanical ventilator waveforms in patient assessment.

Paulo Oliveira, MD, FCCP

Tracheostomy Tube Primer and Update: Review of Procedure, Trach Tubes, Trach Care and Complication Management

Tracheostomy techniques (perc vs. surgical), Tracheostomy timing, anatomy and care, securing, leaks, suctioning technique, stomal care, phonation and decannualtion. Hemorrhage Tracheal tube obstruction, and inadvertent tube dislodgment/unplanned decannulation.

Ryan Shipe, MD

Status Asthmaticus Ventilator Mangement

Case review with close attention to the physiology encountered among patients with status asthmaticus and an evidence based approach to mechanical ventilation for patients with status asthmaticus.

Elana Dekkers, MD

Compassionate and effective care for seriously ill patients

An overview of palliative care and best practices to optimally assist in symptom management while honoring patients goals of care during serious illness.

Ray Ritz, BA, RRT, FAARC

How Ventilators work: Controversies in mode selection

The evolution of sophistication in available modes of ventilation has resulted in confusion as to when or if some newer modes are appropriate for some patients. A better understanding of the control algorithms helps us appreciate the strengths and limitations of modes like volume targeted pressure ventilation and closed loop ventilation systems.