Congress Program:
What to See and
What to Do in Las Vegas
Registration, Hotel,
and
Travel Info:
Postgraduate Course
Aerosols in Medicine: From Device Selection to Patient Education
A special workshop presented by the
International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) and the AARC
Sunday, Dec.
7, 2003
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
SORRY, THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT
By pre-registration only. You DO NOT need to register for the Congress to attend this course. Registration deadline is November 14. Approved for 4 hours of continuing education credit (CRCE). Registration and Fees, click here.
Objectives:
- To familiarize the respiratory care practitioner with the principles of aerosolized drug delivery.
- To educate participants about options and potential pitfalls involved with device/drug combinations in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
8:00 am–8:30 am
Registration
8:30 am–8:45 am
Introduction & Course Goals
Paula J Anderson MD, University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences, Little Rock AR
Sam P Giordano MBA RRT FAARC, AARC Executive Director
8:45 am–9:05 am
Basics of Aerosol Delivery
Paula J Anderson MD
9:05 am–9:25 am
MDIs, New Propellants, Spacer Devices, DPIs
Beth L Laube PhD, Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine, Baltimore MD
9:25 am–9:45 am
Nebulizers
Dean R Hess PhD RRT FAARC, Masschusetts General
Hospital, Boston MA
9:45 am-10:00 am
Break
10:00 am-10:45 am
Workshop on MDI, Spacers, Nebulizers, and DPIs
10:45 am-11:05 am
Aerosol Therapy in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
Rajiv Dhand MD, University of Missouri, Columbia
MO
11:05 am-11:25 am
Aerosol Delivery in the ED
James B Fink MS RRT FAARC, Aerogen Inc., Mountain
View CA
11:25 am-11:45 am
Patient Education
James B Fink MS RRT FAARC
11:45 am–12:05 pm
Pediatric Delivery
Bruce K Rubin MD FAARC, Wake Forest University
Health Sciences, Winston-Salem NC
12:05 pm-1:00 pm
Workshop with Critical Care/Pediatric Systems
1:00 pm
Adjournment