Register Online

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
Dallas, TX

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

Saturday, August 26

	Belmont Mansion

8:30A.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.
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Asthma

11:30 A.M.–1:00 P.M.
Lunch—(Provided)

	Take in a round of golf at Springhouse Links

1:00 P.M.–1:45 P.M.
Communication/Interviewing Skills

1:45 P.M.–2:45 P.M.
Pharmacologic Management of Asthma

2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.
Break

3:00 P.M.–3:45 P.M.
Devices and Adjuncts to Self-Management

3:45 P.M.–4:30 P.M.
Self-Management Skills and Behavior Modification

4:30 P.M.–5:00 P.M.
Discussion

Sunday, August 27

8:00 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Asthma Triggers

8:45 A.M.–9:30 A.M.
Managing Psychosocial Issues from a Clinical Based Perspective

	Belle Meade Plantation

9:30 A.M.–9:45 A.M.
Break

9:45 A.M.–10:30 A.M.
Educating the Patient

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
Discussion/Course Summary