The 2019 Spring Conference is packed with three days of knowledge, networking, and excitement! Scroll for the agenda (subject to change), or click a specific day to jump to those events.
Wednesday (Preconference) | Wednesday (MSRC events) | Thursday | Friday
Wednesday, April 3
Preconference - Ventilator Associated Event (VAE) Workshop
MSRC has partnered with the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA) for a half-day interactive workshop! The program includes VAE surveillance strategies, roundtable discussions regarding current VAE practices and challenges, and prevention strategies. This workshop is geared toward supervisors, lead therapists, directors, managers, and future leaders in respiratory care.Agenda
12:00 - 12:25 | Welcome/Introduction Kelsey Ostergren, MPH Doug Rowden, RRT Jonathan Vono, RRT |
12:25 - 1:00 | Overview of VAP/VAE Surveillance Dr. Emily Shuman, MD |
1:00 - 1:45 | Roundtable #1: Interactive Case-Based Scenario: Identification of VAE Carl Haas, MLS, RRT-ACCS, FAARC Dr. Emily Shuman, MD Andrew Weirauch, BSRT, RRT-ACCS |
1:45 - 2:00 | Break |
2:00 - 2:45 | VAE Prevention Strategies Carl Haas, MLS, RRT-ACCS, FAARC |
2:45 - 3:30 | VAE Systems Approach at Intermountain Health Kim Bennion, MsHS, RRT, CHC |
3:30 - 4:00 | Local Stories of Best Practices To Be Announced |
4:00 - 4:50 | Roundtable #2: Discussion of Current Practices in VAE Carl Haas, MLS, RRT-ACCS, FAARC Andrew Weirauch, BSRT, RRT-ACCS |
4:50 - 5:00 | Closing Remarks / Evaluations |
Other Events
There's plenty to see on Wednesday outside of the preconference workshop! Come in the evening to get face-to-face with YOUR MSRC representatives, and make sure your voice is heard as we plot a course for the upcoming year!Agenda
9:00 - 5:00 | Sputum Bowl Preliminary Rounds |
5:00 - 5:30 | Cocktail Reception and Networking Cash bar |
5:30 - 6:30 | MSRC House of Representatives Meeting - ALL are invited and welcome! Mike Hess, BS, RRT, RPFT presiding |
Thursday, April 4
2019 MSRC Spring Conference
The main event starts with updates about the state of our society and our profession, as well as business updates and our first-ever Practitioner of the Year Award! We also open the always-popular Vendor Hall, packed with the latest therapies, medications, and equipment for our patients and our professional advancement. We're also highlighting our dedicated Student Track, focused on giving your career a jump start right out of the gate. Stick around to cheer on your favorite team in the Sputum Bowl Finals, and celebrate the day with the legendary MSRC Dance Party!Agenda
7:00 - 8:00 | Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking | ||
8:00 - 9:00 | Opening Ceremony / President's Address / State of the Society Mike Hess, BS, RRT, RPFT | ||
9:00 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS | The Professional Road Ahead? Brian Walsh, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, RPFT, AE-C, FAARC AARC Immediate Past President | ||
Left Lung Track | Right Lung Track | Student Track | |
10:00 - 11:00 | How Did We Get Here? How Does Healthcare Get Healthy? Dr. Vita McCabe, MD | Safety, Quality, and Innovation at Intermountain: RTs Leading the Way Kim Bennion, MsHS, RRT, CHC | Student Section Meeting/Roundtable Stephanie Marcincavage, BS, RRT Angela Prush, BAS, RRT |
11:00 - 1:00 | Vendor Hall Grand Opening Be sure to visit all our vendors to thank them for their ongoing support of our profession! | ||
1:00 - 2:00 | E-cigarettes & Lung Cancer Dr. Vita McCabe, MD | Capnography & Volumetric Capnography Dr. Milo Engoren, MD | Test Taking Tips: It's More Than Studying Richard Zahodnic, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RPFT |
2:00 - 3:00 | Asthma Management Update Dr. Gregory Neagos, MD, FCCP | All In the Family: High Flow Oxygen Therapy & Mask NIV, Siblings or Distant Cousins? Robert Campbell, MBA, RRT, RCP | Portfolio/Résumé Building & Interview Skills Nick Prush, MHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS Shane Spaulding, MHPE, RRT-ACCS |
3:00 - 3:30 | Vendor Hall Break Another chance to visit our outstanding industry partners and see what's new in respiratory! | ||
3:30 - 4:30 | Nitric Oxide vs. Inhaled Prostaglandins Jonathan Vono, RRT | Ventilator Graphics - Better Than the Numbers Rena Laliberte, BS, RRT | Simulation Training Live! Stephanie Marcincavage, BS, RRT Megan VanDonselaar, MA, RRT, RRT-NPS |
7:30 - 9:00 | Sputum Bowl Finals | ||
9:00 - midnight | MSRC Dance Party Immediately following the Sputum Bowl Finals! Come join us and DJ Jon Anderson to dance the night away! |
Friday, April 5
2019 MSRC Spring Conference Day Two
The conference wraps up with another outstanding day of learning, discussion, and networking! Don't miss the poster presentation session and announcement of the winning poster, receiving FREE REGISTRATION to the 2020 Spring Conference, to be held in Ann Arbor!Agenda
7:00 - 8:00 | Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking in the Vendor Hall | ||
8:00 - 9:00 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Respiratory Care: Past, Present, and Future Albert Moss, MA, RRT | ||
9:00 - 9:15 | Break / Vendor Hall Time | ||
Anticholinergic Track | Beta-Agonist Track | Corticosteroid Track | |
9:15 - 10:15 | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Dr. Eric Feucht, MD | Cystic Fibrosis Update Dr. Jayne Barr, MD, MPH Dr. Mariam Ischander, MD | The Ethics of Non-Beneficial Respiratory Therapies Parker Crutchfield, PhD |
10:15 - 11:15 | Managing Pulmonary Complications of Neuromuscular Disease Dr. Sara Mirza, MD, MS | Synchrony & Management of NAVA in Neonates Kimberly Firestone, MSc, RRT | Aerosol Drug Delivery in Obstructive Lung Diseases - A Personalized Approach George Anderson, PhD |
11:15 - 12:15 | ECMO - Understanding the Basics Samantha Barnes, RRT | Can a Baby's Brain Control a Ventilator? NAVA in Neonates Dr. Howard Stein, MD | Respiratory Therapy In the Home: Readmission Avoidance Program Brian Wicker, RRT, Suzanne Woolley, RRT Kelly Long, RRT |
12:15 - 1:30 | Lunch (on your own) and Vendor Hall Don't miss your last chance to visit our supporters! | ||
1:30 - 2:30 | Overview of Complex Airways Dr. Ahmed Sufyan, MD | Neonatal Assessment Dr. Seth Malin, MD | Harmonicas For the Health of It Mike Hess, BS, RRT, RPFT |
2:30 - 3:30 | Human Trafficking **Approved for LARA Requirements** Elizabeth Lucas, MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BC | Current Management of the High Risk Neonate Dr. Seth Malin, MD | All Things Research - Poster Presentations & Current Topics Shari Barnett, RRT, CCRP, PMP |
Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit for this event has been applied for with the AARC.