38th Annual Respiratory Care Conference: Record Turnout and Rave Reviews!

Written by Brooke Kochanski | Mar 27, 2024 8:00:00 PM

The 38th Annual Respiratory Care Conference was held on February 21-22, 2024. This year, we saw a record turnout for the conference, with a remarkable 122 attendees joining us from all corners of North Carolina and beyond! The diverse crowd represented six different states (FL, IA, NC, SC, TN, VA) and included representation from 49 counties in NC.

Since 1986, the Annual Northwest AHEC Respiratory Care Conference has aimed to provide a larger perspective on patient care concerns through continuing education sessions that are representative of all levels of expertise in the field.

Topics for the 2024 conference included: COPD: Changes in GOLD Standards; Advanced Practice RT In Transport Environment; Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD);Treatment of PE; Lung Transplants; Modes of Ventilation; RCP License Renewals and NBRC Credentialing Requirements: What I Need Know in North Carolina; Conscious Sedation in the Peds ED; Ways to Achieve Compliance with Patients Who Need CPAP/BIPAP and Beyond; Personalizing Pharmacotherapy in COPD: Why Device Selection Matters; Update in Burns - Initial Management; Ambulatory Oxygen and Understanding the Difference Between Walk for Desaturation, Oxygen Assessment for a Prescription, and the 6 Minute Walk Test.

What did 2024 attendees have to say?

“Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to educate and show us more efficient ways to implement and benefit us as professionals, and patient outcomes. Thank you!”

“I have attended another symposium every year for 8 years. This was a refreshing change.”

“Excellent evidence-based conference. I really appreciate the program being on Webex and being interactive with presenters."

“All the speakers were enjoyable to listen to. I learned a lot and felt like they all did a great job presenting. Very good conference.”

2024 Conference Objectives:

Provide up-to-date, patient-centered and evidence-based practices in respiratory care.
Explain the importance of respiratory therapists in improving patient outcomes and quality of life.
Discuss new treatments and advancements associated with respiratory care.

Special thanks to our planning committee members who worked to make this conference a success!

Phillip Christmas, RRT
Director, Respiratory Care
Kindred Hospital Greensboro
Committee Member Since 2012

Nikonya (Nikki) Godwin, BSRT, RRT, RCP
Department Head, Respiratory Therapy Program
Catawba Valley Community College
Committee Member Since 2021

Maria Hiller, RCP, RRT
Cardiopulmonary Department
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
Committee Member Since 2011

Amy Howard, MSRT, RCP-NPS
Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Therapy Program
Catawba Valley Community College
Committee Member Since 2023

Laurie E. Hunt MS, RRT, RCP
Retired 7/2017
Committee Member Since 1994

Kim Metzler, BSRT, RRT, RCP
Respiratory Therapist
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist – Lexington Medical Center
Committee Member Since 2011

Marissa Monteith, MSHCA, BSRC, RRT
Respiratory Supervisor
Angel Medical Center
Committee Member Since 2022

Jimmy Phillips, RRT-NPS, RCP
System Director of Cardiopulmonary, Neurodiagnostic and Sleep Services
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
Committee Member Since 1995

Wendy Shelton, RRT, AS
Respiratory Therapist
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Also...Special thanks to our Northwest AHEC staff!

Lindsey MacLean, MPH, CHES^®
Coordinator of Allied and Public Health
Continuing Education at Northwest AHEC

Respiratory Care Conference
Planning Coordinator Since 2017

Gail Pawlik, BA
Program Assistant at Northwest AHEC

Respiratory Care Conference
Lead Program Assistant Since 2017

Save the date for the 39th Annual Northwest AHEC Respiratory Care Conference next year in February 2025!

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