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Course Faculty

Robert C Cohn, MD
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, OH

Bill Galvin,
MSEd RRT CPFT
Gwynedd Mercy College
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Mari Jones,
RRT FNP
FAARC AE-C
Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists
Memphis, TN

Thomas J Kallstrom, RRT FAARC AE-C
American Association for Respiratory Care
Irving, TX

Timothy R. Myers,
BS RRT-NPS
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Saturday, October 14

	Bring your golf clubs to Orlando

8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Course Overview

9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Patient History and Assessment

9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Break

10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Pulmonary Function

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Communication/Interviewing Skills

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Lunch—(Provided, compliments of Sepracor)

	Enjoy a few of the 5,100 restaurants in the area

12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
Educating the Patient

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
Pharmacologic Management of Asthma

2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Devices and Adjuncts to Self-Management

3:15 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Managing Psychosocial Issues from a Clinical Based Perspective

4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Discussion

Sunday, October 15

8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Asthma

8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Asthma Triggers

	Spend a day at Kennedy Space Center

9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Break

9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Self-Management Skills and Behavior Modification

10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Organizational Issues

11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Test Taking Techniques

11:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
Course Summary