1200-1210 Welcome Coffee/cold drinks, RCSW President Dennis Archer

1210-1300 Keynote Speaker, Sleep for a better recovery – Donald Howard MD, Co Medical Advisor, RCSW (sleep in the ICU)

1300-1350 Trauma 101, Michael Day, RN, MSN, CCRN

1350-1440 Chest X-Rays: Black, White, and That Confusing Grey, Garry Kauffman, MPA RRT FACHE FAARC

1440-1500 Break 20 minutes with cold drinks/coffee

1500-1550 ARDS 2009, Gregory Loewen, DO FCCP

1550-1640 Hypoxic respiratory failure: diagnosis and treatment, Dan Stewart, MD

1640-1730 Respiratory Therapist: Who Needs Us? Garry W. Kauffman, MPA, RRT

1730-1930 Exhibit Opening-Wine/Cheese/reception

2000-2200 Preliminaries for Sputum Bowl, with snacks

0800-0810 Welcome with Coffee at 0800, RCSW Program Co Chairs

0810-0900 RT 2015 and Beyond, Robert Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, FCCM, FAARC

0900-0920 Politics and the Respiratory Professional - Carl Hinkson, RRT

0920-1010 Pulmonary Rehab in your every day practice, from Basic to Advanced, Joshua Benditt MD, Co Medical Advisor, RCSW

1010-1100 Break – Exhibits Open

1100-1150 Ventilator Asynchrony, What it is and How to Manage it, Robert Kacmarek, PhD, RRT

Sleep Session: Sleep deprivation around the clock, Devon Grant, MS

Pulmonary Session: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing – Ventilatory Response and Gas Exchange, Carl Mottram, BA, RRT, RPFT, FAARC

1200-1330 Buffet Lunch in Exhibit area

1330-1420 Ethics in the Practice of Respiratory Care, Richard Sheldon MD, FAARC,

Sleep Session: Sleep in Women, the Gender difference, Richard Lambert, MD

Pulmonary Session: What’s new in the treatment of COPD – John Naylor, MD

1420-1510 Trends in Ventilator Management, Adam Seiver, MD

Sleep Session: Central and Complex Apnea, Keith Knittle, RRT, RPFT, RPSGT

Pulmonary Session: Exhaled Nitric Oxide – Marker of Airway Inflammation, Carl Mottram, BA, RRT, RPFT, FAARC

1510-1530 Afternoon break with coffee/cold drinks – Exhibits Open

1530-1620 Recent Advances in Ventilator Liberation: Protocolized Care and Closed Looped System, Dennis Bing, RRT

Sleep Session: Pulmonary Management of the Neuromuscular Patient, Cara Carrean, MS, RRT-NPS

1620-1710 Challenging Blood Gas Case Studies, Bill Malley, MS, RRT, FAARC

1710-2000 No Host Dinner

2000-2200 FINALs for Sputum Bowl, refreshments and Prizes

0730-0830 RCSW Annual Business Meeting and Scholarships with plated breakfast, RCSW President, Dennis Archer

0830-0840 Welcome with coffee

0840-0930 Myths and Realities of COPD; Rethinking what we already know, Rajat Walia, MD

0930-1020 You Cannot Manage What you do not Measure: The Basics of Managing an RT department, John Sayler, MBA, RRT, FAARC

1020-1110 Break with coffee/cold drinks – Exhibits Open

1110-1200 Transition to new Hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) – Bruce Hayton, BS, RRT

Neonatal Pediatric Session: Review of Congenital Cardiac Anomalies, John Sayler, MBA, RRT, FAARC

1200-1330 Box Lunch in Exhibit area

1330-1420 HFOV in Adults with ARDS: Respiratory Therapy Issues. Jason.Higgins RRT

Neonatal Pediatric Session: It’s a Crying Shame, that Neonatal Pain, Maureen Shogan, MSN, RN

1420-1510 Clinical Application of the Tracheostomy and Ventilator Speaking Swallowing Valve, Michael S. Harrell, BS, RRT

Neonatal Pediatric Session: The late Preterm equals lots of Problems, Maureen Shogan, MSN, RN

1510-1600 Preceptor Training: Making it Rewarding to both a New Employee or a Student. Karen LaRocke, RRT,

1600-1650 Current approaches to managing Cystic Fibrosis, Michael McCarthy, MD