Concepts in Respiratory Care Conference

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3rd Annual Respiratory Conference
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Presented by the Respiratory Care Department
at Fletcher Allen Health Care

Schedule of Speakers

Time	Topic
8:00 am	Welcome Address Brad Holcomb, BS, RRT, Manager, Respiratory Care, Fletcher Allen Health Care
8:15 am	COPD and Beyond Robert Stafford, RRT, Michael Bissonette, BS, RRT, Deborah Hunton, RRT, RPFT Fletcher Allen Health Care
9:20 am	When to Not Intubate: Non-invasive Support of Patients in Respiratory Distress Dr. Ryan Clouser, DO, Pulmonology Fletcher Allen Health Care
10:25 am	Break and Vendor Exhibit Hall
10:55 am	Trauma and Sepsis: How to Ventilate Before They Develop Acute Lung Injury Dr. Mark Hamlin, MD, Anesthesiology Fletcher Allen Health Care
12:00 pm	Lunch (included) and Vendor Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm	Persistent Hypertension of the Newborn Joseph Sorensen, APRN, Neonatology Fletcher Allen Health Care
2:05 pm	Pediatric Airway Emergencies Dr. Barry Heath, MD, Pediatrics Fletcher Allen Health Care
3:10 pm	Break and Vendor Exhibit Hall
3:50 pm	Kindle Fire Giveaway Based on participation with vendors
3:55 pm	Clinical Ethics: A Top 10 List of Things to Know Sally Bliss, MSB, RN, Director of Clinical Ethics Fletcher Allen Health Care
5:00 pm	Adjourn

Continuing Education Opportunity

Accreditation: Application for 6 CEU credits for continuing education in Nursing and Respiratory Therapy has been filed. Determination of credit is pending.

Fletcher Allen Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Vermont State Nurses' Association, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Additional Information

Please contact the Fletcher Allen Respiratory Care Department at (802) 847-4700 or download the Respiratory Conference brochure.

Directions: Hampton Inn, Colchester, VT

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Save the Date for 2014!

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Registration and Payment

Download the Registration Form and submit with payment to:

Attn: Tina Trent
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Respiratory Care Department
111 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT 05401

Email: christina.trent@vtmednet.org
Fax: (802) 847-5620

Registration Fee

Fletcher Allen Health Care Employee/Students: $30
Non-Fletcher Allen Health Care Employee: $50
After April 2, 2013: $60

Make checks payable to: Fletcher Allen (Respiratory Care Education Fund)
Credit Card Payments: Call Tina at (802) 847-4700 or fax/email the proper section of the registration form.

Exhibitors

The following medical companies will have exhibits on display during the conference:

Speaker Bios

Michael Bissonette, RRT, BS. Has been with Fletcher Allen since 1993. Mike has been very involved with COPD and Asthma initiatives, and provides care to our Cystic Fibrosis population in the Pulmonary Clinic.

Sally Bliss, earned her degree in nursing from Norwich University and her Master’s in Nursing at Union Graduate College/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Sally is currently the Director of Clinical Ethics at FAHC.

Deborah Ann Hunton, RRT/RPFT. Deb has been with FAHC since 1989. Deb is currently the Coordinator and Instructor for Fletcher Allen Health Care Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. She also presented today’s topic for the American Lung Association COPD Educator Institute in 2011.

Robert Stafford, RRT. Has been with Fletcher Allen since 2007. Bob became our Alpha-1 champion after attending an AARC conference lecture on Alpha-1 and has been working with the Alpha-1 Foundation. Bob is currently featured in the issue of Alpha-1-To-One magazine.