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Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that the AARC Program Committee brings you this Advance Program for the largest and most comprehensive respiratory care meeting in the world, the 49th International Respiratory Congress™. The AARC convention offers you an opportunity to earn all the Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE)™ credits required for your state license. The AARC Exhibit Hall is the largest of its kind with all the companies in our industry showing the latest advances (plan your purchases and benefit from the show discounts offered by many of the companies). Educational sessions will detail all areas of practice in our profession: ventilators and techniques, home care, management, sleep medicine, rehabilitation, neonatal and pediatrics, ethics, transport, student discussions, diseases and their correct care, postgraduate courses on asthma management and aerosols, diagnostic procedures, and much more. Stay up with the proper practice of respiratory care now and in the future by attending the New Horizons Symposium on evidence-based medicine. Attend the 15 Open Forum symposia where practitioners like you share their research and experience with their peers in the form of posters and informal discussions. I could go on and on about the many offerings at the Congress, but better yet, please review the Advance Program and see for yourself why is that the AARC Congress is the “gold standard” of all respiratory care meetings. Trust me, your main problem will be not enough time to attend so many great sessions.

See you in Fabulous Las Vegas!

Thomas J Kallstrom RRT AE-C FAARC
Chair, AARC Program Committee

Monday, December 8

OPENING SESSION
8:30 am – 11:00 am • Rooms N245-251
Sam P Giordano MBA RRT FAARC
AARC Executive Director/Presiding

8:30 am – 10:10 am
AARC Awards Ceremony™
The AARC Congress will officially get underway with the Awards Ceremony, the most significant recognition event the profession of respiratory care has to offer.The cerermony recognizes the "doers" in the profession, from students to long-established practitioners. Be there!

10:15 am – 10:55 am
Keynote Address
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim.

Robert Klein
Actor and Comedian
“I stopped smoking years ago, but a lung function test...showed that I had COPD.

11:00 am
Opening of the Largest Respiratory Care Exhibit Hall in the World!
David C Shelledy PhD RRT and Janet M Boehm MS RRT/ Presiding

The 2003 and 2004 AARC Presidents open the Exhibit Hall. As the “gold standard” of all respiratory care meetings, the Congress presents all the manufacturers and suppliers in the industry. The Exhibit Hall offers attendees an opportunity to make purchases right on the spot, often at special discounts. Don’t miss this great opportunity! Hours: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Tracks: Professional, General
PURITAN BENNETT SPUTUM BOWL™ PRELIMINARIES
8:00 am – 6:00 pm • Room N253
Jim Fenstermaker RRT, Placentia CA/Chairing
Teams from the AARC state affiliates compete in the preliminary competitions. The top four teams will advance to the Finals on Wednesday evening, Dec. 10.

Tracks: Education
STUDENT SURVIVOR HOUR
11:30 am – 1:15 pm • Room N252
An orientation to the profession and associated agencies will be presented. Benefits of professional membership and holding national credentials will be discussed. There will be an opportunity for all students/graduates present to address the three agencies. A social hour providing lunch and refreshments will follow the presentation sponsored by the AARC, CoARC and the NBRC. All students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend.

Tracks: Management, Acute Care
Open Forum #1 — MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
12:30 pm – 2:25 pm • Rooms N231, 233, 235
Presented by the Journal RESPIRATORY CARE
The results of scientific studies are presented. Abstracts with a similar focus are clustered into a symposium to encourage discussions and interactions among investigators and observers; posters expand the information presented.

• Resource Utilization During the Transport of Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventialtion in a Large, Urban, Tertiary Care Facility—Russell T Reid RRT CPFT, Charlotte NC
• Use of Mini-Bronchoalveolar Lavage by Respiratory Therapist Is Safe and Cost Effective When Compared to Bronchoscopy—Edgar Delgado RRT, Pittsburgh PA
• Long-Term Experience with a Quality Control Strategy for a Respiratory Therapy Consult Service—Lucy Kester RRT MBA FAARC, Cleveland OH
• Impact of a New Policy Linking Vacation Preference to “Call-in” Frequency on the Utilization of Unscheduled Paid Time Off in a Respiratory Care Department—John Burkhart RRT MBA, Cleveland OH
• How Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Changed Respiratory Therapy Practice—Mary Dawson RRCP/RRT, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Inhaled Nitric Cost in a Neonatal and Pediatric ICU Population: Is Your Budget Ready For It?—Rachael Caleca RRT, Ann Arbor MI
• The Clinical Ladder, a Key Element in Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention and Work Force Planning—Tim Frymyer RRT, Dallas TX
• Tracking and Trending Omitted Respiratory Medication Therapy—Rikki S Bruinsma RRT CPFT, Jacksonville FL
• Aggressive Flexibility and Expanding Roles for Respiratory Therapists (RT)—Kris D Hammel RRT RPFT, Rochester MN
• Assessment of Mechanical Ventilation Knowledge—Teresa A Volsko RRT FAARC, Hudson OH
• Success of a Wireless Phone Trial at a Large Medical Center—Hal Ungerleider RRT, Seattle WA
• Continuous Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions: Impact on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in a General Intensive Care Unit—Paul Garbarini MS RRT, Virginia Beach VA
• Broaden the Respiratory Scope of Practice: Pediatric Sedation Monitoring—Gail Roberts RRT-NPS AE-C, Dallas TX
• Survey of Respiratory Therapists’ Attitudes and Concerns Regarding Terminal Extubation—Jodette Brewer RRT, San Diego CA
• The Role of the Respiratory Therapist in Decreasing Intubation Time During Cardiopulmonary Arrest—Earnestine Mikki Thompson RRT MS, Miami FL
• Improvement in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Rates Can Be Achieved with Interdisciplinary Approach in Mechanically Ventilated, Tracheostomised Long-Term Care Patients—Rachel Steele RRT, Stockton CA
• A Survey Study Examining Respiratory Therapists’ Attitudes Toward Participative Decision-Making (PDM): the Relationship Between Decisional Style and Job Satisfaction—Shane S Blake MA RRT, Cleveland OH

Tracks: Education
Open Forum #2— TEACHING THE RIGHT STUFF
12:30 pm – 2:25 pm • Rooms N237, 239, 241
Presented by the Journal RESPIRATORY CARE
The results of scientific studies are presented. Abstracts with a similar focus are clustered into a symposium to encourage discussions and interactions among investigators and observers; posters expand the information presented.

• Development of a Survey to Evaluate the Characteristics of Effective Clinical Instructors—Brooke Helderman CRT, Indianapolis, IN
• The Development and Preliminary Outcome of an NICU Preceptorship Program for New Respiratory Therapy Graduates—Melissa K Brown RRT-NPS, San Diego CA
• A Continuum of Competency Evaluations and Educational Plans vs Annual Skills Verification—Teneé Rowan RRT-NPS AE-C, Dallas TX
• Measurement of Learner Attitudes Toward Internet Delivered Multimedia—Donna Gardner MSHP RRT, San Antonio TX
• A Post-Diploma Certificate Program for COPD Educators—Nancy Brown RTNM BSC MAEd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Development of an Online Problem-Based Learning Course—Kitty M Hernlen MBA RRT, Augusta GA
• Distance Education Delivery of Respiratory Therapy in Rural Nebraska: Why It Works—Elisha Pueppka RRT, Kearney NE
• Faculty Interventions to Improve Learning Outcomes Through Computer Conferencing—Ellen A Becker PhD RRT-NPS AE-C, Brooklyn NY
• Use of Video Clips to Supplement Artificial Airways Instruction—Ellen A Becker PhD RRT-NPS AE-C, Brooklyn NY
• Will Respiratory Care Become a Single Gender Medical Profession? A Survey of Enrollment by Gender in Respiratory Care Programs—Thomas J Johnson MS RRT, Brooklyn NY
• Educators Can Use Microsoft’s Frontpage to Improve Communication with Their Class, As an Electronic Career Portfolio, and As a Means of Focusing the Resources of a Committee or Project—Stephen C Carey MS RRT, Nashville TN
• Student Perception of the Usefulness of a Learning Style Assessment and the Use of Streaming Video in an Online Respiratory Care Course—Douglas E Masini EdD RPFT RRT-NPS FAARC, Elizabethton TN

Tracks: Home Care, Rehab, Pediatrics
ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm • Rooms N245-251
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Sepracor.

Allergies and Asthma for Dummies
William E Berger MD MBA, Southern California Research Center, Mission Viejo CA
Dr. Berger is author of the book “Allergies and Asthma for Dummies.” He will address the intertwined relationship between allergies and asthma. The important yet underutilized role of allergy testing will be discussed.

Tracks: Neonatal/Pediatrics, Transport
THE ABCs OF NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT
1:00 pm – 2:25 pm • Rooms N240, 242

1:00 pm – 1:25 pm
The Ultimate Game Plan: Preparing for Critical Care Transports from Referring Hospital to Tertiary Hospital
Jen Chahanovich MBA RRT FAARC and James Calhoun RRT NPS, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Honolulu HI
What does it take to prepare for a critical care pick-up from a referring hospital in the Pacific Basin? Having a game plan to stabilize a neonate for transport is discussed. The making of a “team” is also addressed.

1:30 pm – 1:55 pm
Management of Neonate Patients During Transport Through the Use of Protocols
Kenneth Ash MD, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Honolulu HI
A neonatologist and medical director’s perspective on the management of a critical care patient by the use of protocols in flight.

2:00 pm – 2:25 pm
Troubleshooting and “What If” Scenarios in Transport
Wayne Takenaka RRT NPS and Wendell Inouye RRT NPS, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Honolulu HI
Equipment troubleshooting before and during transport will be covered. The top ten list of “what if” scenarios will be reviewed along with how to handle each situation.

TRANSPORT SECTION MEMBERSHIP MEETING
2:25 pm – 2:55 pm • Rooms N240, 242
Steven E Sittig RRT/Chairing
Whether or not you are a member of the Transport Section, you are welcome to attend. Your participation can make a difference in the future of your area of interest in the profession.

Tracks: Continuous Care, Subacute Care, Home Care
NOT THE SAME "OLD" THING: ISSUES IN GERIATRIC CARE
1:00 pm – 2:55 pm • Room N254

1:00 pm – 1:35 pm
What Is Your Aging IQ?
Helen Sorenson MA RRT FAARC, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio TX
With the burgeoning older patient population and an alarming shortage of geriatricians, it becomes imperative for all respiratory therapists to have a working knowledge of the common age-associated changes in the cardiopulmonary system. Too often, symptoms are passed off as being “old age” when they are actually indicative of pathological changes. This presentation will discuss the differences between normal vital signs, lab values, auscultation and CXRs and those associated with disease states. Knowing the subtle changes and little things to look for may make a big difference in how the patient is managed.

1:40 pm – 2:15 pm
Care of the Aged
Pat Munzer MS RRT, Washburn University, Topeka KS
This presentation will discuss the 65+ stats on aging, health care cost, leading causes of death, psychological issues, ageist communication, and polypharmacy.

2:20 pm – 2:55 pm
Communication Disorders in Older Adults: How to Hurdle Barriers
Helen Sorenson MA RRT FAARC
Communication disorders such as hearing loss, the language of dementia and aphasia are prevalent in our older adult patients. Communication, which implies both hearing and understanding the delivered message, is not always effective with elderly patients. This presentation will seek to address the following issues: How do therapists feel about delivering therapy to older adults, are there preconceived ageist attitudes, do therapists understand the importance of communication, how does ineffective communication affect job satisfaction, what are some ways to overcome the problem of ineffective communication? Training therapists in effective communication skills can enhance the “communication environment” of older adult patients, which will ultimately affect their quality of life.

Tracks: Subacute Care
WEANING THE UNWEANABLE PATIENT
1:00 pm – 3:15 pm • Rooms N255, 257
Most patients can be weaned from ventilatory support after acute respiratory failure. However, a certain proportion of patients fail repeated weaning attempts over a period of weeks despite appropriate management and improvement in their primary illness. This symposium focuses on these patients. It presents the latest consensus guidelines for approaching weaning, reviews the factors leading to unweanability, discusses the role of special weaning units and long term acute care facilities, and describes techniques for successfully weaning long-term patients.

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Using the AARC/ACCP/SSCM Weaning Guideline
Scott K Epstein MD, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston MA
Based on the most comprehensive review of the literature on weaning ever conducted, these guidelines combine the latest research data with the experience of an international group of experts. This presentation briefly summarizes the guidelines, focusing on patients who fail initial weaning attempts.

1:35 pm – 2:05 pm
Non-Respiratory Factors in Long-Term Weaning
David J Scheinhorn MD, Barlow Respiratory Hospital, Los Angeles CA
This presentation reviews the factors other than respiratory function that are important in determining whether a long-term ventilator patient will be able to be weaned. Included are renal, cardiac, nutritional, and neuropsychological issues.

2:10 pm – 2:40 pm
Equipment Issues in Long-Term Weaning: Ventilators, Modes, and Work of Breathing
Robert M Kacmarek PhD RRT FAARC, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
The ventilator and other apparatus used in managing a long-term weaning patient can have a major impact on outcome. This can be more important in the long-term setting than in the ICU. This presentation reviews the important issues and provides tips on avoiding common equipment mistakes in long-term weaning.

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
The Role of Protocols in Long-Term Weaning
David J Scheinhorn MD
Successful weaning after many weeks of ventilator support is complicated and involves issues and techniques different from short-term weaning. This presentation discusses the role of the respiratory therapist in this process and reviews the therapist-driven protocol successfully used at Barlow Respiratory Hospital to improve weaning outcomes.

Tracks: Management, Professional
THE DOLLARS AND SENSE OF CONTROLLING COSTS AND RESOURCES
1:00 pm – 3:35 pm • Rooms N259, 261

1:00 pm – 1:35 pm
Methods of Cost Reduction Strategies while Maintaining Quality
George W Gaebler MSEd RRT FAARC, University Hospital, Syracuse NY
This presentation will demonstrate how using new tools such as quick nebs and non-invasive ventilation can control the expense and utilization of human resources.

1:40 pm – 2:15 pm
Using Non-Invasive Ventilation to Reduce Costs of Chronic Care
Jacquelyn McClure RRT, The MED Group, Pittsburgh PA
This presentation will demonstrate the success of a non-invasive ventilation program and its impact on hospital costs.

2:20 pm – 2:55 pm
Controlling Costs
Richard M Ford, RRT FAARC University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego CA
The presenter will demonstrate how to track costs allowing the manager to be proactive rather than reactive.

3:00 pm – 3:35 pm
Advanced Practice in Respiratory Care Services Result in Improved Clinical Outcomes, Cost Savings, and Staff Satisfaction
Peg Behan MPA/HAS RRT, Dominican Hospital/CHW, Santa Cruz CA
Converting Dominican Hospital’s RT staff from 30% registered therapists with AS degrees to 100% from 1998 to the present time has resulted in improved productivity. We have quality patient outcomes and RTs demonstrate a high level of satisfaction with their work. Discussed will be keys to our success.

Tracks: Critical Care, Acute Care
AEROSOL DELIVERY IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION
1:00 pm – 3:55 pm • Rooms N255, 257
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Aerogen.

1:00 pm – 1:25 pm
Basic Techniques for Aerosol Delivery in Mechanical Ventilation
Rajiv Dhand MD, University of Missouri, Columbia MO
A review of commonly used techniques of aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation and the evidence base supporting their use.

1:30 pm – 1:55 pm
Aerosol Delivery of Bronchodilators in Mechanical Ventilation
Alex Duarte, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX
A review of the evidence supporting aerosolized administration of antibiotics in the mechanically ventilated patient.

2:00 pm – 2:25 pm
Aerosol Antibiotics in the Ventilated Patient
Gerald Smaldone MD PhD, SUNY, Stony Brook NY
A review of the indications for and evidence supporting administration of aerosolized antibiotics during mechanical ventilation.

2:30 pm – 2:55 pm
Inhaled Prostacyclins in the Ventilated Patient
Mark Siobal RRT, University of California at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco CA
A review of the indications for and evidence supporting administration of aerosolized prostacyclins during mechanical ventilation.

3:00 pm – 3:25 pm
Aerosol Delivery to Ventilated Infants and Pediatric Patients
James B Fink MS RRT FAARC, Aerogen Inc., Mountain View CA
A review of the critical factors unique to infants and small children, and their impact on aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation.

3:30 pm – 3:55 pm
New Frontiers in Aerosol Delivery During Mechanical Ventilation
Rajiv Dhand MD
A look at new enabling technologies that will impact effective aerosol delivery of a broader range of pharmaceutics.

SUBACUTE CARE SECTION MEMBERSHIP MEETING
3:55 pm – 4:25 pm • Rooms N232, 234, 236
Melinda Gaylor RRT/Chairing
Whether or not you are a member of the Subacute Care Section, you are welcome to attend. Your participation can make a difference in the future of your area of interest in the profession.

Tracks: Home Care, Management
HOME CARE 2003
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm • Room N256

1:00 pm – 1:35 pm
Update on Equipment: O2 Conserving Devices
Robert McCoy RRT, Valley Inspired Products, Burnsville MN
A wide variety of oxygen conserving devices is now available for the home care patient. This presentation will review these devices and discuss their appropriate usage and how to meet the needs of each patient.

1:40 pm – 2:15 pm
Update on Equipment: Emerging Technologies in Home Respiratory Care
Joseph S Lewarski RRT, Hytech Homecare, Mentor OH
A review of the new liquid oxygen systems, portable concentrators, airway clearance devices, sleep devices, gaseous and liquid home fill systems for oxygen.

2:20 pm – 2:55 pm
Update on Marketing: What Does the Referral Really Want?
Vernon R Pertelle MBA RRT CCM, Apria Healthcare, Lake Forest CA
Service is a word with many definitions in home care. Physicians, office staff, RTs, DC planners, social workers, and insurance case managers all demand good "service"; but what do they really want?

3:00 pm – 3:35 pm
Update on Marketing: Clinical Programs in Home Care
Greg Spratt RRT CPFT, Rotech Healthcare, Philadelphia MO
This presentation will discuss ways that RTs can demonstrate value in the services they provide considering the continued pressure on home care providers.

3:40 pm – 4:15 pm
Update on Safety: Fire Safety and the O2 Patient
Lisa Kuric RRT, Elkhard General Home Medical Equipment, Elkhart IN
This presentation discusses the responsibilities of the home care RT in assuring fire safety for the home oxygen patient as required by JCAHO.

4:20 pm – 5:00 pm
Selecting Home RT Providers: A Community Hospital Perspective
Douglas S Laher RRT, Lutheran Medical Center, Cleveland OH
With regular and heavy pressure from HME/RT sale persons, it is hard for a community hospital to decide what provider to use and why. This presentaton will describe a sensible approach to this common problem.

Tracks: Professional, General
CONTROVERSIES IN RESPIRATORY CARE
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm • Rooms N245-251
A program designed to generate lively discussion and to enable the audience to see both sides of each issue and thus be able to make up their own mind. Each speaker has 10 minutes to present his/her views; a 10-minute discussion follows the presentation of the two sides of each issue.

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Auto-Titrating CPAP Should be Used in Diagnosing and Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Pro Speaker: Daniel L Herold RPSGT, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
Con Speaker: Thomas R Smalling MS RRT RPFT RPSGT, SUNY, Stony Brook NY

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Volume Control Ventilation is the Mode of Choice for Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation
Pro Speaker: Paul Smith DO, Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital, Cleveland OH
Con Speaker: Ira Cheifetz MD FAARC, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Levalbuterol is Superior to Other Beta-Agonist Bronchodilators in Pediatric Asthma
Pro Speaker: Carolyn Kercsmar MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
Con Speaker: Robert C Cohn MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland OH

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Only Respiratory Therapists are Qualified to Work in the PFT Lab
Pro Speaker: Susan Blonshine RRT RPFT FAARC, TechEd Consultants, Mason MI
Con Speaker: Carl Mottram RRT RPFT FAARC, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Oxygen Conserving Devices Should be Used for Determining Oxygen Prescriptions for Home Care
Pro Speaker: Peter Bliss BSME, Burnsville MN
Con Speaker: Robert W McCoy RRT, Burnsville MN

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Lung-Protective Ventilation According to the ARDSNet Protocol is the Best Way to Manage Patients with Acute Lung Injury
Pro Speaker: Richard Kallet MS RRT FAARC, UC at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco CA
Con Speaker: Robert M Kacmarek PhD RRT FAARC, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA

Tracks: Professional, Management
TWO YEARS AFTER 9/11: WHAT HAS RESPIRATORY CARE LEARNED AND WHERE DO WE HAVE TO GO?
2:00 pm – 4:55 pm • Room N252

2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Is Your Hospital Ready for Bioterrorism?
Douglas C Oberly MS RRT, Hartford Hospital, Hartford CT
Provides the planning experience and the role of the RT in a hospital designated as a Bioterrorism Center of Excellence in the State of Connecticut.

2:45 pm – 3:25 pm
Biological Weapons
Thomas J Johnson MS RRT, Long Island University, Brooklyn NY
Discusses the management of victims of biological weapons. Details a number of possible biological weapons including smallpox and anthrax, their signs and symptoms, and treatment. Ephasizes the role of the RT in initial receipt of victims including personal protective equipment, decontamination and stabilization.

3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
How Do We Ventilate Large Numbers of Patients - Portably?
Douglas C Oberly MS RRT
Describes how to select ventilators and create a mobile gas delivery system to ventilate a large number of patients, whether as a result of terrorism or a natural disaster. Addresses additional staff training needed in order to use simple pneumatically powered ventilators.

4:15 pm – 4:55 pm
Lessons Learned by Hospital RC Departments
Thomas J Johnson MS RRT
Discusses the experiences of the respiratory therapy departments in two hospitals in close proximity to the World Trade Center. What worked and what did not. Areas requiring advance planning will be discussed.

Tracks: Management, Professional
HIPAA
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm • Room N254

What’s the Hype on HIPAA?
Colleen Schabacker RRT, Northcrest Medical Center, Springfield TN
This presentation will discuss the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act including all the components of the law from critical care to home care.

Tracks: Home Care, Continuing Care/ Rehab, Subacute Care/Pediatrics
Open Forum #3 — ASTHMA & COPD
3:00 pm – 4:55 pm • Rooms N231, 233, 235
Presented by the Journal RESPIRATORY CARE
The results of scientific studies are presented. Abstracts with a similar focus are clustered into a symposium to encourage discussions and interactions among investigators and observers; posters expand the information presented.

• Cost Savings Parallel Improved Outcomes in Severe Asthma Utilizing Respiratory Care Practitioners—C Kivler RRT, Sacramento CA
• the HR-Qol of Aged Patients with COPD and the Impacts of Pulmonary Rehabilitation—M Kawamata, Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Changes in Dyspnea and Peak Flow Rate After Aerosolized Albuterol and Squeezing Technique in Hospitalized Asthma Patients—Yoshihiro Uzawa RRT CPFT RPT, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
• An Asthma Survey on Knowledge and Behavior—Robert E Braun MPH CHES RRT, Columbia MD
• How Much Education Do Coaches Receive About Asthma in Athletes: A Textbook Analysis—Karen Diles RRT, Texarkana AR
• Diagnostic Reliability of “Time to Recover” from Exercise in Asthmatic Children—Jason Allen RRT, Dallas TX
• The Impact of Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy and Compliance on FEV1 in Asthmatic Children—Erika Abmas RRT, Dallas TX
• Defective Peripheral Blood T Cell Function in COPD Disease Patients Is Restored By Treatment with the Immunomodulator Cellmune™ (AM3)—M Álvarez-Mon, Madrid, Spain
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Asthma Educational Camp Implemented by Respiratory Care Students using NIH/NHLBI Guidelines—Joseph A Ciarlo RRT, Wilmington DE
• Treatment with Cellmune™ (AM3), an Oral Immunomodulator, Increases the Quality of Life of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients— M Álvarez-Mon, Madrid, Spain
• Sleep-Breathing Disorders in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Before and After Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure—Guo Xiheng, Beijing, China
• Asthma Management Protocol—Sawsan Baddar RN CRT, Sultanate of Oman

Tracks: Neonatal, Pediatric, Continuing Care, Acute Care
Open Forum #4 — NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC: NOTHING SMALL
3:00 pm – 4:55 pm • Rooms N237, 239, 241
Presented by the Journal RESPIRATORY CARE
The results of scientific studies are presented. Abstracts with a similar focus are clustered into a symposium to encourage discussions and interactions among investigators and observers; posters expand the information presented.

• Evaluation of Pediatric Endotracheal Tubes for Accuracy of Measurement Marks—Marilyn V Meyer RRT-NPS, Rochester MN
• Diagnosis of Donozologic Disturbances of Health of Chukitski Children with Recurrent Bronchitis and Their Correction at the Evpatoria Resort—Tatyana Kobets, Simferopol, Crimea
• SaO2 Dependancy of Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Accuracy: A Root Mean Square Error Analysis—Dale Gerstmann MD, Provo UT
• A Report of Pre & Post Heart Rates of Newborn and Pediatric Patients Receiving Albuterol Via Small Volume Nebulizer—James Keenan RRT-NPS FAARC, Salt Lake City UT
• The Utilization of Chest Radiography, Complete Blood Count, Blood Cultures & Antibiotics in the Care of Bronchiolitis Patients—Kim Bennion RRT, St George UT
• Comparing the Use of Nasopharyngeal Suction (NPS) with a Catheter vs Olive-Tip Device (OTD) in Suctioning Bronchiolitis Patients at Two Regional Medical Centers in Utah—Scott Daniel RRT, St George UT
• Effects of Airway Stabilization Methods on Incidence of Accidental Extubations in the NICU—Kathleen Deakins RRT-NPS, Cleveland OH
• Comparison of Microstream and Mainstream Capnography with Arterial CO2 in Neonates—Kathleen Deakins RRT-NPS, Cleveland OH
• The Effect of Sterilization on the Prototype Meteor‘™ Neonatal Flow Transducer—Michael Tracy RRT-NPS, Cleveland OH
• Nitric Oxide Administration in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Interim Analysis—Shawn Colborn RRT-NPS, Philadelphia PA
• Bubble CPAP Versus Infant Flow CPAP in Neonates—Raymond Malloy RRT, Philadelphia PA
• Facemask Design and Nebulizer Flow Govern Facial Deposition of Aerosols ––GC Smaldone MD PhD, SUNY at Stony Brook NY

Tracks: Home Care, Diagnostics
WAKE UP TO SLEEP MEDICINE
3:00 pm – 4:55 pm • Rooms 240, 242

3:00 pm – 3:35 pm
Sleep Pharmacology
Russell E Rozensky RRT CPFT RPSGT, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook NY
This presentation will discuss the classifications of medications commonly used to treat sleep disorders.

3:40 pm – 4:15 pm
Sleep Disorders in COPD Patients
Paul A Selecky MD FAARC, Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach CA
The presenter will discuss the impact of insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, nocturnal oxygen desaturation, and the appropriate treatments.

4:20 pm – 4:55 pm
Sleep Laboratory Instrumentation: What’s New?
Daniel L Herold RPSGT, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
A review of the various types of equipment routinely used in sleep laboratories.

Tracks: Management
BE LEGAL, KNOW LEGAL, ACT LEGAL
3:30 pm – 4:55 pm • Rooms 255, 257

3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Negotiation for Dummies
Anthony L DeWitt JD RRT FAARC, Jefferson City MO
Have you ever wanted to get what you wanted, but felt overmatched when you went to negotiate for what you wanted? Learn the basic techniques of negotiation in this one-hour presentation designed to provide insights into how the process works.

4:15 pm – 4:55 pm
Tort Reform
Anthony L DeWitt JD RRT FAARC
Economic Damages, Non-Economic Damages, and Hedonic Damages. Malpractice Premiums. The HEALTH Act. What is tort reform and how is it likely to affect therapists? Is there a real correlation between tort reform agendas and the cost of malpractice insurance? Learn the surprising facts on this issue as well as what you can do to impact the most effective tort reform in your home state.

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