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Faculty

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 (7 credits)

TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 (7 credits)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015 (6 credits)

AgendaA.M. 7:00 – 7:40 Registration 7:40 – 7:45 Opening Comments 7:45 – 8:45 EtCO2 Waveform Interpretation Lonnie Martinez, BS, RRT 8:45 – 9:45 Cranial Nerve Assessment for the Non-Neurologist DaiWai Olsen, PhD, RN, CCRN 9:45 – 10:00 Break 10:00 – 11:00 Nevada Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Policy & Law: Improving Communication about End-of-Life Care Decisions Sally Hardwick, BS, MS, LPN 11:00 – 12:00 Lung Transplant Overview Brandi Krushelniski, RN, BSN, CCTCP.M. 12:00 – 1:15 Lunch 1:15 – 2:15 Fever and Increased ICP DaiWai Olsen, PhD, RN, CCRN 2:15 – 3:15 Ventilation Modes and Monitoring Kevin Fischer, BS, RRT 3:15 – 3:30 Break 3:30 – 4:30 Diaphragm Pacing with the ALS Patient Lonnie Martinez, BS, RRT

A.M. 7:00 – 7:45 Registration 7:45 – 8:45 Surviving Before Thriving Part II: It Hasn’t Gotten Any Better Michael Hewitt, RRT, ACCS, RRT-NPS, FAARC, FCCM 8:45 – 9:45 High Frequency Assisted Airway Clearance Devices: Do They Really Work? David Grooms, MSHS, RRT 9:45 – 10:00 Break 10:00 – 11:00 Bronchiectasis William “Bill” Grimm, RRT 11:00 – 12:00 Oral Care is Critical Care: Translating Research into Practice Virginia Prendergast, PhD, NP-C, FAAN, CNRN

Faisal Ahmad, MDPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Mountain Medical Pulmonary and SleepCarson City, Nevada

Mary-Ann Brown, RN, MSNDirector Hospice and Palliative Care

Renown Health SystemReno, Nevada

John Connolly, MD, FCCP, FACPMedical Director

Cardiopulmonary ServicesLodi Memorial Hospital

Lodi, California

Kevin Fischer, MS, RRTClinical Account Manager

Cardiopulmonary SolutionsPhilips Healthcare Solutions

Cedaredge, Colorado

William “Bill” Grimm, RRTRegional Sales Manager

ElectromedPhoenix, Arizona

David Grooms, MSHS, RRTRespiratory Clinical Program Manager

Sentara, Norfolk, Leigh, and Princess Anne HospitalsNorfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia

Sally Hardwick, BS, MS, LPNChair

Nevada Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Non-Pro�tReno, Nevada

Michael Hewitt, RRT, ACCS, RRT-NPS, FAARC, FCCMClinical Manager, Respiratory Care Services

Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s HospitalProvidence, Rhode Island

Primary Teaching Hospital, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown UniversityChair, Respiratory Section

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Peter Krumpe, MD, FCCPPulmonary Physician

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care SystemResearch Principle Investigator

University of Nevada, Reno Professor EmeritusReno, Nevada

Brandi Krushelniski, RN, BSN, CCTCTransplant Administrator

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical CenterDignity Health

Phoenix, Arizona

Michael Lucia, MD, DABSM, FCCP, FAASM, FAACVPR, DABSMSierra Pulmonary and Sleep Institute, LLC

Sparks, Nevada

DaiWai Olsen, PhD, RN, CCRNAssociate Professor of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics

Associate Professor of NeurosurgeryUniversity of Texas Southwestern

Dallas, Texas

Lonnie Martinez, BS, RRTDirector of Respiratory Care

Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, Colorado

Virginia Prendergast, PhD, NP-C, FAAN, CNRNDirector and Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice Nursing and Evidence Based PracticeBarrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical CenterDignity Health

Phoenix, Arizona

Craig Thurm, MDJamaica Hospital Medical Center

Richmond Hill, New York

Sher Todd, PhD, MSN, CNS, CTTS, RNProgram Manager Operation Tobacco-Free Nevada

Tobacco-Free Babies Project MemberReno, Nevada

Stacy Vincent, RNNurse Manager Emergency Department

Enloe Medical CenterChico, California

P.M. 12:00 – 1:15 Lunch 1:15 – 2:15 Disaster Control Facility and the Orlando Bus Crash Stacy Vincent, RN 2:15 – 2:30 BreakConcurrent Sessions: 2:30 – 4:30 P.M. 2:30 – 3:30 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Craig Thurm, MD 2:30 – 3:30 Sleep Disorders in the Hospital Setting Michael Lucia, MD, FCCP, FAASM, FAACVPR, DABSM 3:30 – 4:30 Trauma Care in the Elderly Stacy Vincent, RN 3:30 – 4:30 Role of RTs and Nurses in Organ Procurement: An Opportunity Waiting for Us Michael Hewitt, RRT, ACCS, RRT-NPS, FAARC, FCCM 4:30 – 6:30 Reception/Exhibits

A.M. 7:00 – 7:30 Registration 7:30 – 8:30 Intubation Decision – Should I? Kevin Fischer, MS, RRT 8:30 – 9:30 Updated Guidelines in Pulmonary Embolism Faisal Ahmad, MD 9:30 – 10:30 Ethics Consultations in Critical Care: How Can They Help? Mary-Ann Brown, RN, MSN 10:30 – 10:45 Break 10:45 – 11:45 Stroke John Connolly, MD, FCCP, FACPP.M. 11:45 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 Therapeutic Oscillations for the Treatment of Respiratory Secretions Peter Krumpe, MD, FCCP 2:00 – 3:00 Maternal Child Health: Tobacco Dependence Treatment Training Sher Todd, PhD, MSN, CNS, CTTS, RN