Respiratory Therapy Blog

The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists educational forum has begun at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre at the Hilton Saint John in Saint John New Brunswick. The CSRT Educational Forum 2006 runs from Friday, May 26 through to Sunday, May 28. I am unable to attend this year but many of my colleagues from Saskatoon are attending.

Scheduled speakers include: 
Dr. Dennis Bowie, MD, FRCPC – Steroid Resistant Asthma

Dr. Tom Evans – Anesthesia Hemodynamics

Dr. Robert Horton, MD, CCFP, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, Dalhousie University – End-of-Life Care in Advanced Lung Disease – Addressing Unmet Needs

Ann Hudson Mason, RRT – Neonates; Benefits and Application of NO

Dr. Robert Kacamarek, PhD, RRT, FCCM, FCCP – Clinical Recognition Program; Management of ARDS: Beyond the ARDSnet Protocol; Ten Ways to Improve Your Success With NPPV

Jeff Kobe, RRT – Anesthesia for Pediatric Bronchoscopy

Joe Lewarski, BS, RRT – Long Term Care of the Tracheostomy Patient; Standards in Home Care

Sandra MacMaster, RRT – Shiftwork Sleep Syndrome

Richard Milo, RRT – Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Dr. Rachel Morehouse – Life/Work Balance: Finding Enough Time for Sleep

Sue Ness, RN, MHS/Joanne Young, RRT – RTs in Primary Care

Paul Ouellet, RRT, PhD, FCCM – Sedation During Mechanical Ventilation

Janette Reyes, RN, MN (ACNP) – Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Care of the Child

Dr. Christer Sinderby, MSc, PhD - Neurally-Controlled Ventilation

Dr. Glen Sullivan - Level III Sleep Studies Sean Swarmer – Cancer Survival, Dreaming Big and Never Giving Up

Carl Wiezalis, MS, RRT - Ethics, Professional Behavior and Cultural Diversity in the Respiratory Therapy Profession; New Initiatives and Perspectives on COPD

Don’t forget to purchase a ticket for the Saturday evening President’s Banquet!

The President’s Banquet event will feature: Keynote speaker Arthur Black (former host of CBC radio’s Basic Black and current host of the television programs Weird Homes and Weird Wheels); a delectable meal shared with your colleagues; and an unforgettable dance to the music of the Boys Next Door, a popular and energetic maritime kitchen party band.