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Agenda

There are registration options based on which day(s) of the conference you plan to attend. Choose to attend just one day for $80 or the full conference for $150 for BOTH days.  Registration for students is $40.
 

Day 1 – February 19, 2025

 8:00 AM      Participant Webinar Check-in

 8:25 AM      Welcome Announcements

 8:30 AM      AI Use in Respiratory Care - Christina R. Bellinger, MD

 9:30 AM      Pushing Boundaries: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Practice and Professional Advocacy - William Croft, EdD, PhD, RRT, RCP, FAARC

10:30 AM     Break

10:45 AM     Conundrums in PFT Interpretation - Neil MacIntyre, MD

11:45 AM     Lunch

12:15 PM    Breathing Easier: A Deep Dive into Inhaled Pharmacology for Obstructive Lung Disease - Roy Pleasants, PharmD

 1:15 PM      Break

 1:30 PM      Pediatric Respiratory Challenges: Understanding Diseases, Team-Based Care, and Ventilation Innovations  - Rima Jarrah, MD

 2:30 PM      ECMO Perspectives: Bridging the Gap Between Patient Experience and Provider Care - William Dugal IV, MD

 3:30 PM      Adjourn

 

Day 2 – February 20, 2025

 8:00 AM      Participant Webinar Check-in

 8:25 AM      Welcome Announcements

 8:30 AM      Nasal High-Flow Therapy: Advancing Care Through Optimal Humidity and Best Practices - Noah Jones, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, RCP

 9:30 AM      Managing Long-Term COVID Effects: IPF and Types of Treatment - Rodolfo Pascual, MD

10:30 AM     Break

10:45 AM     Innovations in Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Ventilation: Strategies and Critical Event Management - Lindsay Lawson, BSRT, RRT

11:45 AM     Lunch

12:15 PM     Advancements in Bronchoscopic Biopsies: The Role and Efficacy of EBUS - Jaspal Singh, MD

 1:15 PM      Break

 1:30 PM     From Primary Care to Sleep Medicine: The Expanding Role of Respiratory Therapists - Madi Fu, MS, RRT-ACCCS, RCP and Kathy Wilson, MD

 2:30 PM     Oxygen and Medication Management: Real-World Case Studies in Respiratory Care - Sharon Cornelison Greer, RCP, BSRT-NPS

 3:30 PM     Adjourn

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Presenters

Christina R. Bellinger, MD
Associate Professor
Director – Interventional Pulmonology (Winston campus)
Director – Bronchoscopy Suite (Winston campus)
Director – Lung Screening and Incidental Program (Winston Campus) 
Section on Pulmonary / Critical Care
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

William Croft, EdD, PhD, RRT, RCP, FAARC    
Executive Director
NC Respiratory Care Board

William Dugal IV, MD
Assistant Instructor
Surgical Sciences – Pediatrics
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Madi Fu, MS, RRT-ACCCS, RCP
Pulmonary Health Navigator
Catawba Valley Medical Group

Sharon Cornelison Greer, RCP, BSRT-NPS
Pulmonary Transitional Care Specialist
COPD Research Coordinator
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Rima Jarrah, MD
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Noah Jones, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, RCP
Respiratory Care Program Coordinator/Instructor
Southwestern Community College / Blue Ridge Community College

Lindsay Lawson, BSRT, RRT
Pediatric Manager
Department of Respiratory Care
UNC Hospitals

Neil MacIntyre, MD
Professor
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine

Rodolfo Pascual, MD
Associate Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases

Roy Pleasants, PharmD
Clinical Researcher
Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care
UNC School of Medicine

Jaspal Singh, MD, MHS
Clinical Instructor
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Kathy Wilson, MD
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine Specialist
Catawba Valley Medical Center

 

Credit

Up to 12.0 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC
           February 19 Only: 6.0 Contact Hours
           February 20 Only: 6.0 Contact Hours

Application has been submitted to the American Association for Respiratory Care for approval of up to 12.0 hours of credit.

Note: AARC membership number is needed in order to obtain AARC credits.
Programs approved for continuing education credit by the AARC are accepted by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board.

 

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