Wednesday, October 9
9:30 AM
Better Nights: Assessment and Treatment of Common Pediatric Sleep Disorders – Stephanie Zandieh, MD
10:45 AM
How to Safely Ventilate Your Patient – John Emberger, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ
1:00 PM
High Velocity Nasal Insufflation: An Important Therapeutic Approach for Use in the Emergency Department – Emma Shields, RRT
2:15 PM
Ethics: Why Good People Do Bad Things – Kenneth Capek, MPH, RRT
Utilizing NIV to Maximize Patient Outcomes – Stephen Hartz, RRT
3:30 PM
Making Respiratory Care a Value Added Service – Lenny Nyangwara, MS, RRT
Smoking, Vaping and Drug Addiction – Kenneth Capek, MPH, RRT
5:30 PM
Vendor Reception
7:30 PM
Boogie Nights
Thursday, October 10
7:00 AM
Exhibit Hall and Breakfast
7:45 AM
Annual Business Meeting
8:30 AM
What is all the BS about the BS? – Joseph Goss, MSJ, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Assessing and Mitigating the Dangers and Risks to Hospital Patients and Staff – Charles Crugnola, MBA
9:30 AM
COPD Barriers in Rural Communities – Michael Squillante, RRT, RRT-NPS, CPFT
Infection Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment in Acute Care: Sepsis, VAP and More – Al Heuer, PhD, MBA, RRT, RPFT, FAARC
10:30 AM
Vendor Hall
11:15 AM
Keynote
12:15 PM
Award Ceremony and President’s Address
1:00 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM
Vendor Hall and Student Hour
2:00 PM
The Sleep Explosion! Why is Everyone Talking about Sleep? – Federico Cerrone, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Step Away from that Tube: Increasing your Hospitals Utilization of Mask Ventilation – Thom Petty, RRT
3:00 PM
Updates in Pulmonary Rehab – Marcella Frank, DO
Effects of Alcohol on Lung Disease – Monica Giles, MAS, RRT, NCTTP
4:00 PM
Patient Education: One Size Doesn’t Fit All… Teaching Across the Generations – William Galvin, MSED, RRT, CPFT, AE-C, FAARC
Infection Control in Respiratory Care – Amy Ceconi, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RPFT
6:00 PM
Reception and Sputum Bowl
Friday, October 11
8:30 AM
Understanding Asthma Endotypes and Phenotypes – Al Quinones, DHA, MA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, RPSGT, RPFT, CCT, AE-C, FACHE
9:45 AM
Advances in Critical Care – Zeeshan Kahn, DO
11:00 AM
Should ECMO be Considered a Treatment for Severe ARDS? – Karsten Roberts, MSc, RRT
