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.
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