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ForwardThe 18th Annual Trends in Pulmonary Care
Date & Location:
Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House, Holyoke, MA
Goal:
The goal of this program is to support safe, effective, patient-focused care for the patient with pulmonary disease.
Topics Include:
- One Hospital's Journey to Improve Care for Patients with COPD
- Cystic Fibrosis
- High Flow Nasal Cannula in Pediatrics: "The Evidence and the Art"
- Inhaled Medications: What's New?
- Airway Clearance
- Current Treatment Paradigms in COPD
Application has been made for continuing education for respiratory therapists.
Target Audience
This course is designed for primary care providers, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurses respiratory therapists and case managers whose practice involves the care and treatment of pulmonary disease.
Learning Objectives
1. What's new in COPD - New GOLD 2017.
2. Discuss management of COPD exacerbations.
3. Describe patient centered multidisciplinary care approach in COPD management.
4 . Discuss readmission reduction strategies.
5 . Discuss the basic pharmacologtic therapies in COPD.
6. Discuss the basic non-pharmacologic therapies in COPD.
7. Gain a deeper understanding of cystic fibrosis.
8. Discuss the treatments in cystic fibrosis and learn about new available therapies.
9. Review the evidence for HFNC therapy in infants with bronchiolitis to suggest guidelines
for its use.
10. Discuss HFNC use outside of bronchiolitis and limited evidence of how best to use
this therapy.
11. Identify 3 medication delivery devices.
12. Identify proper inhalation techniques for medication delivery devices.
13. Describe the indications and contraindications of various airway clearance modalities.
14. Discuss the airway clearance techniques and assistive devices.
Program Schedule
7:45 Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:15 Welcome & Introductions
8:30 One Hospital's Journey to Improve Care for Patients with COPD
Venkatrao Medarametla, MD
9:30 Current Treatment Paradigms in COPD
Fahad Alroumi, MD
10:30 Coffee Break & Exhibits
10:45 Cystic Fibrosis
Nico Vehse, MD
11:45 Lunch
12:45 High Flow Nasal Cannula in Pediatrics: "The Evidence and the Art"
Christine McKiernan, MD
1:45 Inhaled Medications: What's New?
Michele Hart, RN, BSN, AE-C
2:45 Airway Clearance
Donna Hawk, RRT, AE-C
3:45 Adjourn
Fahad Alroumi, MD
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University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Chief of Ophthalmology
Baystate Medical Center
Michele Hart, RN, BSN, AE-C
Pulmonary Nurse Clinician
Baystate Medical Center
Donna Hawk, AS, RRT, AE-C
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinician
Baystate Medical Center
Christine McKeirnan, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Baystate Children's Hospital
Venkatrao Medaramentia, MD
Medical Director
Hospital Medicine, Baystate Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Nico Vehse, MD
Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary
Baystate Medical Practices
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.
None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this education event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by, or used on, patients.
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 6.00 American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC CRCE)This program has been approved for a maximum of 6.00 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063
Course 150710000 - 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 6.00 BCIPE Instructional Hours
Price
| Early Online Rate | |
. Use Code: PUL85 This code expires 14 days before the event. | |
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| This course opens for enrollment on: | Fri, 01/05/2018 - 12:00am |
| In order to receive credit, the evaluation must be completed by: | Mon, 12/31/2018 - 12:00am |
We appreciate your business and sincerely wish to meet your educational needs. We understand that the schedule of a busy professional, like yourself, is subject to change. Therefore, we have included information about our refund/cancellation policies for your convenience below.
Cancellation:
If you must cancel, telephone Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 and follow your call with a written/email request. All cancellations will incur a $25.00 fee. Please note that we cannot refund cancellations received less than two weeks (10 business days) before the program date.
Refund Policy:
Your refund, less a cancellation fee, will be processed within two (2) weeks from the date we receive the written notification. For credit card refunds, please allow one to two (1-2) billing cycles for the credit to appear on your statement.
Specific Aids or Services:
Please call Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 if, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you require specific aids or services during your visit to this continuing education program.