2008 Spring Pulmonary Seminar

April 16 & 17, 2008
Waterfront Banquet & Convention Center
      Plains, PA (near Wilkes-Barre)

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AGENDA

DAY ONE - APRIL 16
(7.0 Hours of AARC Approved CRCE Anticipated)

7:30am                                    Registration

8:00am                                    Welcome

8:00 - 9:00am                         “New Asthma Guidelines” - Dr. Sean Devine

9:00 - 10:00am                       “Smoking Cessation” - Dr. Sean McVeigh

10:00 - 10:15am                     Break – Vendor Exhibits

10:15 - 11:15am                     “ET Co2 and Weaning” - Roberta Johnson BS RRT

11:15 - 12:15pm                     “Pulse Oximetry New Sensor Technology” - Jessie Kline RRT

12:15 - 1:00pm                                               LUNCH

1:00 - 2:00pm                         “New Weaning Techniques” - Dr. Eric Yeager

2:00 - 3:00pm                         “Acid-Base Disorders” - Dr. Raymond Joseph

3:15 - 4:15pm                         “Medication Safety” - Andrea Pettito-Long  PharmD

4:30pm                                    Happy Hour in Waterfront Lounge!______________________________________________________________________________ 

DAY TWO - APRIL 17
(7.0 Hours of AARC Approved CRCE Anticipated)

8:00am                                    Welcome

8:00 - 9:00am                         “Lung Expansion and Bronchial Hygiene” – Thomas Wortham RRT

9:00 - 10:00am                       “Proportional Assist Ventilation Plus (PAV+)” – Sarah Briner RRT

10:00 - 10:15am                     Break – Vendor Exhibits

10:15 - 11:15am                     “Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA)” – Louis Fuentes RRT

11:15 - 12:15pm                     “MRSA” – Alan Taylor PA-C

12:15 - 1:00pm                                               LUNCH

1:00 - 2:00pm                         “Respiratory Therapist Credentialing in PA:
                                                          What YOU Need To Know” Tom Lamphere BS, RRT, RPFT

2:00 - 3:00pm                         “Disaster Preparedness: What The RT Needs To Know”                                                              Randy Solly BS, RRT, RPFT   

3:15 - 4:15pm                         “Medical Ethics” – Barbara O’Donnell MSHC Administration