Delaware Society for Respiratory Care Presents: 15th Annual Trends In Respiratory Care October 31, 2008

Program Agenda



7:30 – 8:00am - Registration, Continental breakfast and Exhibits



8:00 – 8:15am - Welcome and Opening Remarks

Mary Gant, RRT

President, Delaware Society for Respiratory Care







8:15-9:15am - Mass Casualty/Pandemic Flu and the RT

Ray Ritz , RRT

Sponsored by Cardinal Health / Viasys

Critical Care Products



9:15-10:15am – Our Role in Medical Ethics

John Goodill, MD



10:15-11:15am- Exhibits & Respiratory Olympics



11:15-12:00pm- Lunch & Awards

Mary Gant, RRT



12:00-1:00pm- Trans-Pulmonary Pressures and

Management of Ventilation in the Adult

Ray Ritz, RRT

Sponsored by Cardinal Health / Viasys

Critical Care Products



1:00-2:00pm- Defining the need for High Frequency Chest

Compression in Critical Care Medicine Units

Jane Braverman, Ph.D.

Sponsored by RespirTech



2:00-2:15pm- Break



2:15-3:15pm- Pulmonary Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease

Laura Inselman, MD





Break-out sessions:

(Choice of session on-site day of conference)



3:15-4:15pm- Basics of Inhaled Nitric Oxide

Barry Price , RRT, MBA

Sponsored by Ikaria



3:15-4:15pm-Titratable CPAP/BIPAP

Clifton Hunt, M.D.



4:15-4:30pm- Closing remarks and certificates

Conference Goal

This conference will provide Respiratory Care Practitioners and other health care professionals a continuing education opportunity on a wide variety of topics.



Continuing Education Credits

Application has been made for 7 CRCE’s through the American Association for Respiratory Care. Maximum CRCE’s per registrant is 6. (Due to breakout session) Please contact Mary Gant, RN, RRT at (302) 733-2610 about information regarding nursing continuing education contact hours.

Register Early! Seating is Limited!

The Delaware Society for Respiratory Care must receive requests for refunds in writing no later than October 20th. No refunds will be issued after that date.

For additional information, contact

Debbie Marckese, RRT at 302-651-5117



Conference Faculty

Ray Ritz, BA, RRT, FAARC

Respiratory Therapist

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston



John Goodill, M. D.

Pulmonologist

Christiana Care Health System



Clifton Hunt, MD

Pulmonologist

Christiana Care Health System



Laura Inselman, MD

Pulmonologist

A.I. duPont Hospital for Children



Jane Braverman, Ph.D.

Director, Clinical Programs

RespirTech



Barry Price, RRT, MBA

Medical Science Liason

Ikaria

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