Thursday, December 14
The Annual
Journal Symposium
From Abstract To Published Paper
8:30 am–11:10 am (Room N253)
David J Pierson MD FAARC, Editor-In-Chief/Presiding
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| Catch a show after a day of learning at the Congress. |
8:30 am–8:50 am
Overview: How an Idea Becomes a Research Project, and How That Becomes a Published Paper
David J Pierson MD FAARC, Seattle WA
This introduction to the symposium lists and describes the individual steps involved in publishing research studies and case reports in the field of respiratory care. The speaker will stress the importance of “completing the cycle of the science” after presentation of a Respiratory Care Open Forum® abstract, and how a project that does not lead to submission of a manuscript cannot be considered successful.
8:55 am–9:25 am
How To Do an Effective Literature Search
Craig Patrick Black PhD RRT-NPS, Toledo OH
Successful research requires the familiarity with previous studies and the existing literature in a project’s subject area. This presentation provides a practical approach to finding the articles that are most important to your project from among the thousands of potential sources in PubMed and on library shelves.
9:30 am–10:00 am
Reporting Your Findings Effectively: How To Use Statistics Appropriately and Create Tables and Figures That Communicate Clearly
Robert L Chatburn RRT FAARC, Cleveland OH
How a study’s results are presented is important, not only for showing the findings clearly and unambiguously but also for increasing the manuscript’s chances of acceptance for publication. This presentation provides an overview of right and wrong ways to report numerical results using statistics, as well as practical tips for making tables and figures that are as effective as possible.
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10:05 am–10:35 am
Making Your Case Study into a Publishable Case Report
Jeff J Ward MEd RRT FAARC, Rochester MN
A case report can be a good way for a first-time author to become published. However, there are a number of key principles that must be observed in describing the case and discussing its importance if the report is to have the best chance for acceptance. This presentation describes the different types and purposes of case reports, and reviews the basics of their successful writing and submission.
10:40 am–11:10 am
Housekeeping Tips: Manuscript Preparation Done Right
Teresa Volsko MHHS RRT FAARC, Hudson OH
Although the quality of the science and the importance of the findings are the most important determinants of whether a manuscript will be accepted or rejected, the technical aspects of manuscript preparation can easily sway editors and reviewers one way or the other. This presentation reviews the obvious—“Follow Instructions”—with communication and appearance as it can be.
Challenges in Performing Pediatric Sleep Studies
8:30 am–9:15 am (Rooms N240, 242)
Sweating the Small Stuff
Akinyemi O Ajayi MD, Orlando FL
Performing sleep studies on pediatric patients presents numerous challenges not typically seen in adults. This presentation will review the important features required for a valid pediatric sleep study, an emerging issue as the incidence of sleep disorders in children is of growing concern.
Pulmonary Fibrosis
8:30 am–9:15 am (Rooms N252, 254)
Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Harold R Collard MD, San Francisco CA
This lecture will address the disease course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the challenges of managing the disease in the conventional manner and how emerging therapies may improve outcomes. The role of the respiratory therapist in providing emerging therapies will be included.
“Small” Lung Testing
8:30 am–9:25 am (Room N259)
8:30 am–8:55 am
Pediatric Testing
Timothy R Myers RRT-NPS AE-C, Cleveland OH
A discussion of the issues specific to performing bronchial challenge tests in children and how these contrast with protocols for adult testing. Given the unique challenges of the pediatric airway, attendees will learn the best approach to obtaining a valid and reliable test result.
9:00 am–9:25 am
Neonates Testing
Timothy R Myers RRT-NPS AE-C
There are now techniques that allow more accurate pulmonary function testing for infants. This presentation will look at these options, particularly for the neonate, and include a discussion of the baby body box.
New LTOT Equipment—Advantage and Limitations
8:30 am–10:25 am (Rooms N255, 257)
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8:30 am–8:55 am
New Direction in Providing LTOT
Patrick J Dunne MEd RRT FAARC, Fullerton CA
The introduction of the long anticipated portable oxygen concentrator challenges the traditional notion that 2 distinct components are required for effective LTOT. This presentation will review how portable concentrators are changing the LTOT landscape while offering intriguing opportunities for home care RTs.
9:00 am–9:25 am
Portable Oxygen Concentrators: Performance Variables That Affect Therapy
Robert McCoy RRT FAARC, Apple Valley MN
Currently available portable concentrators differ in performance related to size, weight, battery life, flow rate characteristics and conserving device technology. This presentation will discuss how the available units perform during all activities of daily living.
9:30 am–9:55 am
Cost Savings in LTOT: Can They Be Achieved Without Sacrificing Patient Care and Safety?
Joseph S Lewarski RRT FAARC, Eastlake OH
In the current environment, reductions in reimbursement are challenging home care providers to remain competitive while not compromising quality or patient safety. This presentation will discuss how cost savings can be achieved in LTOT while actually improving patient outcomes.
10:00 am–10:25 am
Traveling with Oxygen: Getting Easier All the Time
Robert Fary RRT, Santa Barbara CA
This presentation will review the latest guidelines for traveling with oxygen, including air travel. Attendees will learn how to advise their LTOT patients of the recent changes and to offer the appropriate assistance in achieving this liberating opportunity.
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Quality Improvement: Getting It Done
8:30 am–10:25 am (Room N261)
8:30 am–9:05 am
Using Six Sigma to Improve Health Care
Victoria Faciane MEd RRT RPFT, Anchorage AK
Six Sigma is a highly successful strategy that organizations use to ensure that consistently achieving quality outcomes over time is the rule rather than the exception. This presentation will review the basics of Six Sigma and how the concept can help improve health care outcomes.
9:10 am–9:45 am
Identifying and Measuring Quality in Respiratory Care
Cheryl Hoerr MBA/HCM RRT CPFT, St Louis MO
Defining and measuring quality in health care is an inexact science. This lecture will discuss the challenges facing all health care providers when attempting to determine/ describe what constitutes quality, why it is important to undertake this initiative, and how to select quality indicators.
9:50 am–10:25 am
Getting Employee Buy-In: Change Management
Victoria Faciane MEd RRT RPFT
Employee resistance often compromises facilitating change in an organization. This presentation will review an effective change management system and show how employee buy-in can be obtained to ensure that the resultant change remains in place once implemented.
Improving Patient Outcomes in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
9:30 am–11:10 am (Room N259)
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9:30 am–10:00 am
Strategies To Improve Weaning Outcomes in Long-term Care
Gary W Mefford RRT, Fort Worth TX
This lecture will describe the issues unique to a long-term care setting that must be addressed for successful liberation from a ventilator. The use of ventilator adjuncts in the weaning process will likewise be discussed.
10:05 am–10:35 am
Implementing a Ventilation Protocol in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Gary W Mefford RRT
Patients needing ventilatory support in a long-term acute care Hospital (LTACH) are no less at risk for complications than their counterparts in an acute facility. This presentation will describe the benefits and challenges of implementing a ventilator management protocol in the LTACH environment.
10:40 am–11:10 am
Airway Clearance Techniques in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Gary W Mefford RRT
Airway management, including control of secretions, is an essential component of the patient’s receiving long-term care for respiratory disorders. This presentation will review the challenges of secretion management and the many therapies, some of them forgotten, that can be used when attempting to meet the needs of the patient in an LTACH.
| Home Care Section Membership Meeting 11:30 am–11:55 am (Rooms N255, 257) Joan A Kohorst MA RRT-NPS, St Louis MO/Chairing Whether or not you are a member of the Home Care Section, you are welcome to attend. Your participation will make a difference in the future of your area of work and/or interest in the profession. |
New Services in Pulmonary Rehab
9:30 am–11:40 am (Rooms N252, 254)
9:30 am–10:10 am
Assessing Activities of Daily Living
Lucy A Aguirre-Kelley OTR RP CLM, Dallas TX
This presentation will review how the ADL assessment tool is used to identify those activities where pulmonary rehab efforts should be targeted. Methods used to measure improvement over time will likewise be addressed.
10:15 am–10:55 am
Developing Patient Support Groups
Cheri A Duncan RRT, Dallas TX
An often-unrecognized yet important aspect of pulmonary rehab programs is patient networking. This presentation will focus on the development and utilization of patient support groups and how this can add a degree of value otherwise not seen.
11:00 am–11:40 am
Teaching Intimacy in Pulmonary Rehab
Lucy A Aguirre-Kelley OTR RP CLM
One of the goals of pulmonary rehab is to foster self-reliance in activities of daily living. This presentation will identify delicate issues that could affect the personal relationships of the patient and offer a discussion of how the rehab therapist can effectively intervene.
Sleep Apnea…Not Just A Disease During the Night
9:30 am–12:05 pm (Rooms N240, 242)
9:30 am–10:05 am
Pathophysiology of OSA–More Than Mechanical Collapse
Mary Kay Hobby RRT RPSGT, Downers Grove IL
The causes of nocturnal hypoxemia associated with obstructive sleep apnea are not all obstructive in nature. This presentation will discuss what occurs with a patient who develops sleep disordered breathing, the identifying factors that may indicate a patient has SDB, and the long-term results of nightly obstruction.
10:10 am–10:45 am
Sleep Disordered Breathing and the Link to Cardiovascular Disease
Peter C Gay MD, Rochester MN
This lecture will focus on identification of OSA in the cardiovascular community and the impact the treatment of sleep disordered breathing can have on the cardiovascular system. The presenter will focus on pathophysiological links between sleep apnea and development of hypertension, stroke and other cardiovascular consequences.
10:50 am–11:25 am
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Overlap Disease
Timothy I Morgenthaler MD, Rochester MN
This lecture will focus on the relationship between patients with COPD and obstructive sleep apnea. The talk will focus on treatment and incidence of Overlap syndrome (COPD and OSA).
11:30 am–12:05 pm
Sleep Disordered Breathing in the Bariatric Population
Timothy I Morgenthaler MD
This lecture will discuss the relationship between sleep-disordered breathing and the bariatric patient. The lecture will also discuss the impact sleep disordered breathing will have on treatment of bariatric patients from both the acute and chronic care settings.
| Surface and Air
Transport Section
Membership Meeting 9:30 am–10:00 am (Room N256) Steven E Sittig RRT P/P, Rochester MN/Chairing Whether or not you are a member of the Surface and Air Transport Section, you are welcome to attend. Your participation will make a difference in the future of your area of work and/or interest in the profession. |
Transport Scenarios
10:05 am–12:00 noon (Room N256)
10:05 am–10:30 am
Pediatric Near-Drowning Scenario
Wes Ware RRT-NPS EMT, Little Rock AR
This presentation will describe a near-drowning pediatric scenario. The presenter will provide the attendee with 3 treatment options and the attendee will use a score sheet to record his/her preferred option. The presenter will explain and discuss the optimum course of action.
10:35 am–11:00 am
Adult Trauma Scenario
Greg Fleming RRT EMTP, Charlotte NC
This presentation will describe an adult trauma scenario. The presenter will provide the attendee with 3 treatment options and the attendee will use a score sheet to record his/her preferred option. The presenter will explain and discuss the optimum course of action.
11:05 am–11:30 am
Neuromuscular Patient Scenario
Angela King RRT-NPS RPFT, Detroit MI
This presentation will describe a neuromuscular patient scenario. The presenter will provide the attendee with 3 treatment options and the attendee will use a score sheet to record his/her preferred option. The presenter will explain and discuss the optimum course of action.
11:35 am–12:00 noon
Pediatric Asthma Scenario
Colleen Upton RRT
This presentation will describe a pediatric asthma scenario. The presenter will provide the attendee with 3 treatment options and the attendee will use a score sheet to record his/her preferred option. The presenter will explain and discuss the optimum course of action.
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Patient Safety
10:30 am–11:15 am (Room N261)
Supported by an unrestricted education grant from DEY, L.P.
What’s Happening in Patient Safety?
Karen J Stewart MS RRT FAARC, Charleston WV
Patient safety initiatives abound throughout the health care landscape. This presentation will list all the latest safety initiatives that may impact or involve a respiratory therapist.
The Fear of Oxygen Therapy—Fact or Fiction?
10:45 am–11:25 am (Rooms N255, 257)
Hypoxic Drive in Chronic Lung Disease
Mark S Siobal RRT, San Francisco CA
One of the most pervasive myths surrounding the treatment of patients with chronic lung disease is their dependence on hypoxic drive. Health care providers often hesitate to administer adequate oxygen therapy, fearing that patients will stop breathing. Evidence from multiple studies will be presented to disprove this greatly overstated medical myth.
| Respiratory
Care 2006 • The “Gold Standard” of all respiratory care meetings. • Programs in every area of respiratory care. • All the CRCE credits you need. • All the exhibitors in the industry. • Decision makers everywhere. • More attendees than any other respiratory care meeting. • Breakfast sessions offering extra continuing education credit. You want to be among those at the largest and most comprehensive respiratory care meeting anywhere. |
Issues in Bronchoscopy
1:00 pm–1:45 pm (Room N261)
Stents, Tools, and Toys: Diagnosis and Management of Central Airway Obstruction
Melynne Youngblood MD, Mankato MN
Interventional pulmonology is a new and expanding field. This lecture will describe the use of a bronchoscope to diagnose and manage central airway obstruction.
Health Literacy
1:00 pm–1:45 pm (Rooms N252, 254)
The Impact on Patient Care
Kimberly Clark MBA RRT-NPS, Charlotte NC
The purpose of this presentation is to explore the prevalence and consequences of low health literacy. The presentation addresses the need for systematic assessment of health literacy in patient care settings and suggests recommendations regarding the development of effective patient education materials and delivery methods.
Building A Dream Sleep Center
1:00 pm–1:45 pm (Room N259)
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant to the AARC from RESPIRONICS Inc.
More than Bricks and Mortar
Stan Holland MSc RRT, Harrisonburg VA
By attending this lecture you will learn how to build a sleep center starting with the dream. This speaker will include collaboration strategies, finding a physician champion, how to achieve accreditation including site visits. The speaker will also discuss different equipment, processes, performance appraisals and communication plans.
Why Be A Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C)?
1:00 pm–2:20 pm (Room N256)
1:00 pm–1:20 pm
10 Good Reasons…
Thomas J Kallstrom RRT AE-C FAARC, Irving TX
Given the importance of having patients control their asthma symptoms, the role of the asthma educator is now well established. This presentation will address the merits and advantages for respiratory therapists who decide to become certified asthma educators.
1:25 pm–1:45 pm
How to Become an Asthma Educator
Bill Galvin MEd RRT CPFT AE-C FAARC, Gwynedd Valley PA
Obtaining certification as an asthma educator requires both experience and passing a standardized competency examination. The presenter will discuss the steps to apply for the NAECB exam and what to expect when taking the test.
1:50 pm–2:20 pm
Components of a Good Asthma Education Program
Mari Jones ARNP RRT AE-C FAARC, Wichita KS
Increasingly, certified asthma educators are becoming involved in asthma education initiatives. The presenter will describe what an acceptable program should cover in regards to diagnosis, patient education, outcomes monitoring and the upcoming process of certifying asthma programs for expanded reimbursements.
Management: Information System Updates
1:00 pm–2:55 pm (Rooms N240, 242)
1:00 pm–1:35 pm
Integration of Physician Order Entry and Respiratory Information Systems
George Gaebler MS Ed RRT FAARC, Syracuse NY
The attendee will learn all of the planning steps required to successfully implement a fully interfaced hospital mainframe Physician Order Entry System with a specialized respiratory care system. This will include the planning needed for such an implementation and will provide the attendee with the pitfalls along the path to the implementation.
1:40 pm–2:15 pm
Role of Electronic Documentation and Remote Physician Interaction in Critical Care
Angela Lutz RRT-NPS AE-C, Allentown PA
This presentation will review the implementation/customization process of a new clinical information system. The pros and cons of electronic documentation will be discussed and the impact of this evolving trend on respiratory therapists’ workflow.
2:20 pm–2:55 pm
You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Measure: Operational Reporting in RC
John Sabo MS RRT, Houston TX
One of the often-stated advantages of electronic recordkeeping is the treasure trove of data that becomes available. This presentation will outline how electronic operational reports can be utilized in Respiratory Care Departments to analyze outcomes, practitioner productivity, billing and many other areas.
Acute Care—The Nuts and Bolts
1:00 pm–2:55 pm (Rooms N255, 257)
1:00 pm–1:35 pm
Mechanical Ventilation: Understanding the Nomenclature
Donna S Hamel RRT FAARC, Durham NC
Providing mechanical ventilation is a complex undertaking, often further complicated by unique patient conditions, co-morbidities and numerous ventilator modes and acronyms. This lecture will provide a user-friendly guide for understanding and using the myriad modes of mechanical ventilation available to today’s clinician.
1:40 pm–2:15 pm
Spontaneous Breathing Trials: An Evidence-Based Approach
Richard M Kallet MS RRT FAARC, San Francisco CA
The decision to wean a patient from mechanical ventilation ideally should be made sooner rather than later. This lecture will discuss the substantial evidence from large, randomized clinical trials that spontaneous breathing trials reduce both weaning time and length of mechanical ventilation while greatly reducing the complexity of weaning.
2:20 pm–2:55 pm
Understanding Metabolic Acidosis and Electrolyte Disorders in Critically-Ill Patients
William J Malley MS RRT CPFT FAARC, Pittsburgh PA
Non-respiratory acidosis is every bit as dangerous as respiratory acidosis. This lecture will demystify the relationship between metabolic acidosis and electrolyte disorders in a light-hearted, humorous manner.
Evidence-Based Approach to the Management of Exacerbation of COPD
1:00 pm–3:15 pm (Room N253)
1:00 pm–1:30 pm
Non-Invasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation
David L Vines MHS RRT, San Antonio TX
Providing ventilatory support for COPD patients is an important yet high-risk undertaking. This lecture will discuss the clinical evidence on the efficacy of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the management of acute exacerbation of COPD.
1:35 pm–2:05 pm
Bronchodilators
Donna Gardner MHS FAARC, San Antonio TX
Improving airflow during an acute exacerbation of COPD is critical for optimum management. This lecture will review the clinical evidence on the efficacy of bronchodilators in the management of this patient population.
2:10 pm–2:40 pm
Antibiotics
Marcos I Restrepo MD MSc, San Antonio TX
Antibiotics are an essential component in the management of the underlying cause of an acute COPD exacerbation. This presentation will review the clinical evidence regarding the proper selection of antibiotics and their recommended dosages for effective treatment.
2:45 pm–3:15 pm
Corticosteroids
Ruben D Restrepo MD RRT, San Antonio TX
While long-term use of steroids in COPD is somewhat controversial, these drugs become frontline during an acute exacerbation. This lecture provides a critical review of the scientific literature describing the use of corticosteroids in the management of acute exacerbation of COPD.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
2:00 pm–2:45 pm (Room N259)
Novel Treatment
Joseph A Fisher MD, Toronto, Canada
The quick identification and implementation of appropriate emergency treatment for patients suffering carbon monoxide poisoning is essential for survival. This lecture will describe the best ways to identify carbon monoxide poisoning and the various methods for treatment.
Treating Severe Sepsis
2:00 pm–2:45 pm (Rooms N252, 254)
Decreasing Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis
Melissa K Brown RRT-NPS, San Diego CA
Severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction is the number one cause of death in the non-coronary ICU, and Early Goal Directed Therapy (EGDT) can significantly decrease the mortality in these patients. The speaker will describe the role of the RT in successful implementations of an EGDT evidenced-based protocol for septic patients.
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