From presentations focusing on improved patient-care to an update on legislation impacting respiratory professionals in Texas – courtesy of Representative Walter “Four” Price – the Amarillo College Respiratory Care Spring Seminar will feature valuable information delivered by authoritative speakers.

The two-day event is April 14-15 in the Lecture Hall at AC’s West Campus, and attendees could receive up to 12 continuing education respiratory therapy credits – CERTS. Cost of the seminar is $60 for one day or $110 for both days, and six CERTS are available each day.

Rep. Price of District 87 will get the second day started with his summation of “The Texas Legislative Process and Legislation Impacting the Texas Respiratory Profession.”

Registration for the seminar can be accomplished both online or at the door on the day of the event.

For more information, contact Becky Byrd, director of clinical education, at 806-354-6058.
    
The seminar schedule is as follows:

Thursday, April 14, 2016

7:45 – 8:20 – Registration

8:30 – Justin Johnson RN, Managing Director of Life Gift, West Region, Lubbock, “Donation Systems”

9:30 – Cindi McColl M.Ed., RRT-NPS, Amarillo College Faculty, BSA Therapist, Amarillo, “Improved Care for Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients”

10:30 -10:45 Break

10:45 –Dr. Sam Zuckerman M.D., Director of PICU, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, TTUHSC Department of Pediatrics, Amarillo, “Caring for Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension”

11:45-1:00 Lunch (on your own)

1:15 – Michael Morris B.S.RRT-NPS, CPFT, RCP; Cardiopulmonary Manager Abilene Regional Medical Center, Abilene, “What Does the TSRC Do For You?”

2:00 – Shawna Strickland, PhD, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC, Associate Executive Director at AARC, Dallas, “AARC Update 2016”

3:00 – Dr. Ellen Hampsten MD, Texas Tech Family Medicine Faculty, TTUHSC, Amarillo, “Cases in Pulmonary Care”

Friday, April 15, 2016

8:00 – 8:20 Registration

8:30 – Representative Walter “Four” Price, Texas House of Representatives District 87, Amarillo “The Texas Legislative Process and Legislation Impacting the Texas Respiratory Profession.”

9:30 – Dr. Constantine Saadeh M.D. Allergy A.R.T.S., Amarillo, “Xolair Therapy in Asthma Patients”

10:30-10:45 Break

10:50 – Shawna Strickland, PhD, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC, Associate Executive Director at AARC, Dallas, “Maximizing Patient Education”

11:50-1:20 Lunch (on your own)

1:30 – Robert L. Muniz, RRT, Strategic Alliance Consultant, Medtronic, Katy, “The Most Vital of the Vital Signs”

2:30 – Judith L. Taylor RRT, RCP, ECMO Primer/ECMO Specialist at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, “Hello ECMO! An Introduction to Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation”

3:30 – Dr. Manish Patel, MD, MPH; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, TTUHSC, Amarillo, “EBUS Bronchoscopy”

April 11, 2016