2009 Nevada Society for Respiratory Care
                      Conference & Speaker Schedule
                                     August 24, 2009

7:15 – 8:00 AM         Registration, Exhibit Room Open

        Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by Advanced Lifeline Services

8:00– 8:10 AM            Welcome - 2008-2009 NSRC President – Pamela Biglow-Hearst
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8:10 - 9:10 AM          Future of Healthcare
        Sylvia Young, MSHA, FACHE
         Las Vegas Market President – Sunrise Health
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9:10 – 10:10 AM       Protocols: An Update - Let’s Call Them Programs
        Judy Tietsort, RN, RRT, FAARC   
        CEO-Respiratory Management Consultants
         (sponsored by Monaghan Medical Corporation)
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10:10 – 10:30 AM     Morning Break – Exhibits Open
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10:30 – 11:30 AM     Ethics, What Role Does it Play in Transplantation  
        Virginia Reese, RN, MS, CPTC, CCRN  
        Transplant Coordinator
        California Transplant Donor Network                  
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11:00  - 12:30 PM       Exhibit Room Closed    -   Reopens at 12:30 PM
11:30 – 1:00 PM              Complimentary Lunch    
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 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1:00 – 2:00 PM    Medicare Quality Initiatives                            Ventilator Strategies in the NICU:  Association
 Judy Tietsort, RN, RRT, FAARC                      with the Development of Chronic Lung  Disease
   (Sponsored by  Monaghan                                 Susan M. Pfalzer, RN, MSN, CNS, NNP-BC
        Medical Corporation)                                                   (Sponsored by Infasurf)
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2:00 – 3:00 PM    Patient Assessment – The Lost Art                      Research in High Flow Therapy: Safety
 William Cohagen, RCP, RRT, FAARC                            and Mechanisms of Action”
                                                                                         Thomas Miller, PhD, MEd
      (Sponsored by Electro-Med)                                 (Sponsored by Vapotherm, Inc.)
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3:00 – 4:00 PM    The Impact of Ventilator Output and                   Pulmonary Hemorrhage in the NICU
Ambient Temperatures & Other Clinical Challenges         Susan M. Pfalzer, RN, MSN, CNS, NNP-BC
  on Optimal Humidification Delivery
    Jeri Eiserman, BS, MBA, RRT                                
  (Sponsored by Teleflex Medical)                                        (sponsored by Infasurf)

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4:00 - 7:00 PM                                               WELCOME PARTY
            Exhibits Room open – Raffle        Wrap up and Post Test

5:00 – 7:00 PM                                              SPUTUM BOWL

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Day 2                               2009 Nevada Society for Respiratory Care
                         Conference & Speaker Schedule
                                     August 25, 2009

7:15 – 7:55 AM        Registration / Continental Breakfast Exhibit Room

7:55– 8:00 AM          Welcome  2008-2009 NSRC President – Pamela Biglow-Hearst
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8:00 – 9:00 AM          Ethics and Documentation
         Lynn Hansen, Attorney at Law
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9:00 - 10:00 AM        Pediatric Asthma
        Craig Nakamura, M.D.
        Pediatric Pulmonologist                                       
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10:00 – 10:20 AM     Morning Break – Exhibits open – Raffle
10:30 AM                    Exhibit Room Closes
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10:20 – 11:20 AM     Airway Clearance Devices –Why we Use Them in Bronchiectasis
         Leslie Schamaun , RRT - National Jewish Center
         (Sponosored by Electro-Med)
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11:20 - 12:20 PM      Respiratory Management of Trauma  (tentative title)
       Michael Casey, MD –UMC Trauma Physician
       Medical Director of NSRC
             
12:20 PM                   Wrap Up and Post-test
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12:30 – 3:30 PM       NSRC Annual Business Meeting / Box Lunch

             Induction of 2009-2010 NSRC Officers


A Special Thank You to all of the speakers,
      sponsors, and vendors.
THANK YOU !!