Lecture Handouts for the upcoming 8th Annual Focus Conference in Nashville are available below as PDF files that can be easily opened and printed out. All handouts received to date follow below.

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Adult/Clinical

Alveolar Recruitment Strategies in ARDS
John Marini MD

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Robert Kacmarek RRT

Lung Volume Reduction as a Treatment for Emphysema
Paul Nuccio RRT FAARC

Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Neil MacIntyre MD

Tuberculosis – It’s Back!
Thomas Barnes RRT, EdD

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin – What you Need to Know
James Stoller MD

Impact of Pharmacotherpay on RT Utilization & Resources
Russell Acevedo MD

Pediatric/Neonatal Pulmonary

Capnography in the PICU
Ira Cheifetz MD

Closed-Loop FiO2 in Infants
Nelson Claure M.Sc., PhD

Neonatal X-Rays in Clinical Diagnosis
Michael Jackson RRT

Airway Management in the PICU and the NICU
Michael Jackson RRT

Apnea of Prematurity & Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Frank Roman MD, JD

The Very Latest in the Treatment of Pediatric Asthma
Kathryn MIller MD

Thriving with Cystic Fibrosis - A Personal Acount
Kristin McFall

Caught Smoking in School - Smoking Cessation for Teenagers
Doug Masini RRT, PhD

Management

Is your Department Prepared for a Mass Casualty/Disaster?
Dave Swift RRT

When Policy and Practice Don’t Match
Jan Thalman RRT MHS

The 10 Must-Have Qualities of an Effective Leader
Dennis Giannetti PhD

Creating Pride and Accountability in your Employees
Dennis Giannetti PhD

Why People Do What they Do and Say What they Say
Dennis Giannetti PhD

Effective Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Dennis Giannetti PhD

How to Influence and Change Behavior
Dennis Giannetti PhD

Homecare & Patient Education

Ambulatory Oxygen: Keeping Pace with Change
Bob Messenger BS, RRT

Asthma: Are we Doing Enough for our Community?
Doug Masini RRT, PhD

Health Literacy - Design and Implementation of Behavior-Based Education Programs
Bob Abrahamson

Muscle Dysfunction Associated with COPD
Neil MacIntyre MD

The Homecare Therapist's' Role in Referring Patients for Sleep Apnea Testing
Elizabeth Richey, RRT

Indoor Air Pollution & SIck Building Syndrome
Michael McPeck RRT

Holistic Medicine & Personal Growth

Establishing a Bond with Patients & Staff of Different Cultures
Bonita Chamberlin PhD

Relaxation – A Doorway to Healing
Barbara Joyce RN PhD

The Human Energy System – How the Body, Mind and Spirit Communicate
Barbara Joyce RN PhD

Creating a Healing Environment For Your Patients
Gale Lyman RN, HN-BC

How to Care For Yourself in the Hectic World of Healthcare
Gale Lyman RN, HN-BC

Meditation 101 for the Health Care Provider
Joan Furman MSN, RN, AHN-BC, CET II

Sleep Medicine

Patient Follow Up and Educational Programs For Your Sleep Lab
Melinda Trimble RPSGT

Central Sleep Apnea and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration - Getting to the Heart of Treatment
Tammy Hardin RPSGT, CRT

Oral Appliance Therapy
Gary Greenberg DDS

Computer Assisted Sleep Analysis
Rajeev Agarwal, PhD

Complex Sleep Apnea...Treatment Challenges
Brian J. Bohner, M.D.

The Business of Sleep Medicine

How to Start a Successful Sleep Laboratory
Duane M. Johnson, PhD

QA & Sleep Study Scoring Update
Terrence Malloy, RPSGT

Marketing and Promoting Your Sleep Laboratory
Duane M. Johnson, PhD

Ambulatory Sleep Monitoring - It's Here
Kathryn Hansen, BS, RET, CPC

Starting a Sleep DME Service & Getting it Accredited
Jeff Souza, RN, BSN & Steve Vinci, BS, RCP, RRT

Obtaining and Maintaining Sleep Laboratory Accreditation
Kathryn Hansen, BS, RET, CPC & Susan Keller-Yenney, RPSGT

Sleep Laboratory/Sleep DME Legal Update
Jayme Matchinski, JD

Payer Agreements and Your Sleep Laboratory: How to Negotiate, Get Paid and Deal with Non-Compliant Payers
Jayme Matchinski, JD

Adult ICU Nursing

Patient/Ventilator Dysynchrony
Robert Kacmarek PhD RRT

Blasts, Cytes & Phils: Critical Care Immunology
Leanna Miller RN, CCRN

Intensive Care - Progress Over the Past 25 Years
John Marini MD

The Science Behind the New AHA Guidelines on CPR
Thomas Barnes PhD RRT

Endocrine Emergencies
Leanna Miller RN CCRN

Septic Shock In the Intensive Care Unit
Vee Rice RN PhD

The Complications of Immobility in the ICU
Suzanne Burns CCRN and Judy Whitman RRT

Hey Doc, What About An LTACH?
Rebecca B. Zills, RN, BSN

Pediatric/Neonatal ICU Nursing

The Alphabet Soup of HF Ventilation; Which Device?
Craig Ivie RRT

Neonatal & Pediatric Acute Renal Failure
Tray Hunley MD

Cardio-Respiratory Interactions - The Heart-Lung Connection
Dr. Ira Cheifetz MD

Heliox for Kids
Michael McPeck RRT

Superbugs and Infection Control in the PICU and NICU
Buddy Creech MD

Post-Op Management of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Mary Taylor MD

Does it Hurt? Pain Management in the NICU
Karen C. D'Apolito, Ph.D., APN, NNP, RN

G.I. Problems Seen in Infants and Children
Karen C. D'Apolito, Ph.D., APN, NNP, RN

Early-Bird Breakfast Workshops

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults & Children
Beth Malow MD

Hemodynamic Monitoring from A to Z
Leanna Miller RN

Pulmonary Emergencies seen in the E.R.
Dr. Ian Jones MD

A Step-Wise Approach to Blood Gases & Acid-Based Balance
Russ Acevedo MD

The Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Which Mode for Which Patient?
Paul Nuccio RRT

Closing Address

Heroes - A Tribute to the Meaningful Work of Therapists, Nurses and Technologists Everywhere
Dana Oaks RRT