THURSDAY, JULY 25
2015 SUMMER CONTINUING EDUCATION MEETING
FRIDAY, JULY 26
Thursday, July 23 - Sunday, July 26, 2015
Hilton Savannah DeSoto - Savannah, GA
ABOUT GSRC
The Georgia Society for Respiratory Care (GSRC) is the professional organization for Respiratory Therapists in the state
of Georgia aimed at improving life, one breath at a time. GSRC offers professional development opportunities
through contact hours at continuing education meetings throughout the year.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The 2015 Summer CE Meeting has applied for up to 18 contact hours of
Continuing Respiratory Education (CRCE) credit by the
American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Hilton Savannah DeSoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah, GA 31401
912.232.9000
The GSRC has reserved a block of hotel rooms for
meeting attendees at a rate of $139 per night
(plus taxes).
Please contact the hotel directly to make your
reservation no later than Wednesday, July 1st.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
PARKING
Parking is complimentary for overnight guests
of the hotel.
Daily parking for attendees staying offsite is $15
valet rate, discounted for GSRC guests.
AIR TRAVEL
The closest airport is the Savannah International
Airport, approximately 20 minutes from the hotel.
Toll Free Reservation Line: 1.877.280.0751
GSRC CANCELLATION POLICY
Refund requests submitted in writing before July 1, 2015 will receive a 50% refund.
Cancellations after July 1, 2015 and no-shows will not receive a refund.
Register online!
www.gasrc.org
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
THURSDAY, JULY 23
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM “When “it’s not my job” Becomes
Counterproductive”
Frank Salvatore, Jr., RRT, MBA, FAARC
Register online at gasrc.org or complete and send the
downloadable registration form by fax or mail to:
GSRC Executive Office 2711 Irvin Way, Suite 111 Decatur, GA 30030
Fax: 404.299.7029
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ECMO
Cindy Powell, MD
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Intubation Safety
Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Break & Exhibit Visitation
AARC Member
$225
AARC Member
$275
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Life at the Crossroads: The Role of Respiratory in
Palliative Care
Cynthia Leipold, MN, RN, FNP-BC, FNPc, ACHPN
Non-Member
$315
Non-Member
$365
The Reality of Advanced Practice in
Respiratory Therapy
Shane Keene, DHSc, RRT-NPS, CPFT, RPSGT, RST,
FAARC
Non-Member Student
$100
Non-Member Student
$100
One Day Registration
$115
One Day Registration
$165
Two Day Registration
$175
Two Day Registration
$225
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception
BY JULY 10
AFTER JULY 10
AARC Student Member
AARC Student Member
$50
ONSITE REGISTRATION - July 23-25
FRIDAY, JULY 24
AARC Member
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
$375
Non-Member
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM An AARC Update: Now that it’s 2015, where do
we go from here?
Frank Salvatore, Jr., RRT, MBA, FAARC
$465
AARC Student Member
$100
Non-Member Student
$200
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Assessment & Management of Patient - Ventilator
Dysynchrony
Eric Kriner, BSRC, RRT
One Day Registration
$265
Two Day Registration
$325
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break & Exhibit Visitation
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Electrolyte Imbalances
Michael Canfield, MAEd, RRT, EMT
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Telepresence in Critical Care
Tim Buchman, MD
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Awards Luncheon
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
$50
Neonatal Non-Invasive Ventilation
Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Break & Exhibit Visitation
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Respiratory Therapy Role in Accelerating
Patient Safety Outcomes
Jon Carlson, BS, RRT-NPS
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Asthma Management
Tony Calisi, RRT
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
• Discuss the difference between
Palliative Care & Hospice
• Describe elements of a Tele Critical
Care program
• Identify strategies used by Respiratory
Care providers to palliate symptoms in
end-of-life care
• Discuss strategies that favor effective
team care
• Discuss strategies that may enhance
Respiratory Care providers’ comfort in
end-of-life care
• Provide an overview of the profession of
respiratory therapy and how the entrylevel educational requirements
compare with other allied health
professions
• Illustrate what progress has made
towards advanced practice
SATURDAY, JULY 25
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Treating Patients with Ebola Virus Infection:
Lessons Learned
Bruce Ribner, MD, MPH
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Now or Never: Making the Transition from Volume
to Value
Garry Kauffman, MPA, FACHE, RRT, FAARC
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Nutrition Support of the Critically Ill Patient
Beth Boyett, RD, LD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break & Exhibit Visitation
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Airway Clearance
John Prpicch, MD, FAAP
12:00 PM -1:00 PM Lunch On Own
1:00 PM -2:00 PM
Altitude Illnesses
Adrian Childers, BS, RRT-RCP
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Organ Procurement
Jennifer Dennis, RN
*Sessions and times subject to change
• Describe what licensure, credentialing,
and legislative changes will have to
occur for advanced practice to
become a reality
• The participants will get familiar with the
AARC Strategic Plan and how it guides
the Associations actions.
• The participants will learn of current
issues facing the profession and how
their professional organization is working
on them.
• The participant will recognize and
identify trigger, inspiratory, cycle and
expiratory dysynchrony in VC-AC
• The participant will identify the clinical
implications of each type of patientventilator dysynchrony
• The participant will recommend
ventilator parameter changes to
correct each type of patient-ventilator
dysynchrony
• Contrast Tele Critical Care in a fee-forservice world with a value-based world
• Describe the key elements in the clinical
management of patients with ebola
virus infection.
• Describe the challenges in managing
solid and liquid waste from patients with
ebola virus infection.
• Describe the key components in
dealing with the media and the
community when caring for a patient
with ebola virus disease.
• Provide examples of value-added
services by Respiratory Therapists
• Review Stakeholders critical to
communication plan
• Provide template to communicate
value
• Attendees to learn about the
importance of nutrition in critically ill
patients.
• Provide an overview of how structure
and function of the airway and chest
wall impact pulmonary function,
secretion clearance, and lung
recruitment in children.
• Discuss some of the different methods of
augmented secretion clearance
• Provide several cases to illustrate these
concepts in children.
• Understanding of the different types of
altitude illnesses