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
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