2023 Conference Schedule

Pre-Conference Registration
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Simulation Best Practice
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Simulation Design
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

BREAK

Simulation Workshop
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Early Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

WSRC Board Meeting
Wilderness Ballroom 1

MSRC Board Meeting
Wilderness Ballroom 4

EVENT: Presentation of Colors
Sandstone Ballroom

EVENT: Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Awards Ceremony
Sandstone Ballroom

Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

Breakfast
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Welcome Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Anne Synder
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Exhibit Hall - Manager's Only
Sandstone Ballroom

BREAK

Exhibit Hall
Sandstone Ballroom

Maintenance of the Artificial Airway: Time for a New Standard of Care
Nicholas Prevo, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, NPS, CPFT, AE-C
Sponsored by AVANOS
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

[x] Nicholas Prevo, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, NPS, CPFT, AE-C Nick Prevo is a clinical education specialist with Avanos medical and a staff therapist at Bronson Lakeview Hospital in Paw Paw Michigan. He has been a therapist for 13 years, and is a member of the MSRC, and AARC.

TBA
Theresa Cantu
Sponsored by Aerogen
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

LUNCH
Sandstone Ballroom

Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator for OSA
Chris Williams, MD
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Dr. Jillian Kolinski
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

BREAK

Living with Cystic Fibrosis
Cole Wegner, CF Patient
Paige Wegner
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

EVENT: Evening Entertainment
Sandstone Ballroom

Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

Breakfast
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Welcome Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Anne Synder
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Exhibit Hall - Manager's Only
Sandstone Ballroom

BREAK

Exhibit Hall
Sandstone Ballroom

ICU Liberation
Dr. Thomas Carver, MD
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

Trach Emergenices
Sarah Bazelak
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

LUNCH
Sandstone Ballroom

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR)
Joshua Glazer, MD
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

[x] Joshua Glazer, MD Dr. Glazer is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesia at the University of Wisconsin and splits his clinical time between the ED and multiple inpatient ICUs. He is Chief of the Division of Emergency Critical Care, as well as Chair of UW Health’s Critical Care Committee. In these roles, Dr. Glazer spearheads departmental and institutional initiatives intended to ensure UW Health patients receive rapidly delivered, cutting-edge, maximally efficacious therapy in their acute phase of critical illness. His operational work is epitomized by the inception of the UW ECPR (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation) program, geared toward improving neurologically intact survival for victims of sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Implemented in March 2019, this multidisciplinary collaboration (EMS, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Perfusion, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, Interventional Cardiology, Critical Care, and many others) leverages and further expands the already-robust UW Health ECLS (extracorporeal life support) capabilities. Dr. Glazer’s main research interests focus on real-time risk-stratification of critically ill patients and novel methods to leverage electronic health record data to facilitate rapid identification of patients with occult life-threatening illnesses.

BREAK

TBA
Dr. Evan Robinson
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

EVENT: Evening Entertainment
Sandstone Ballroom

Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

Breakfast
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Welcome Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Anne Synder
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Exhibit Hall - Manager's Only
Sandstone Ballroom

BREAK

Exhibit Hall
Sandstone Ballroom

How to Create a Simulation for Hiring
James Baker, RRT
Cheryl Paulson
Glacier A - D

[x] James Baker, RRT I trained in Respiratory Care at Mayo Clinic and have been practicing there for 22 years. The first 11 years were in Adult & Pediatric Critical Care as well as ECMO. The last 11 years have been in a management role supervising RT's in the Cardiac ICU. I have been the hiring manager for our department for the last 10 years. Other responsibilities within our department include oversight of the Management Intern program, RT liaison for Special Operations Tactical Medicine, and coordination of the RT Challenge @ Mayo Clinic.

Degree Advancement and Advanced Certifications
Anja Dreps
Glacier A - D

LUNCH
Sandstone Ballroom

De-implementation for Value Efficiency
Sarah Bazelak
Kellianne Fleming
Glacier A - D

TBA
Glacier A - D

BREAK

Professional Reengagement
Chris Bosley
Bill LeTourneau
Rachel Wagner
Glacier A - D

EVENT: Evening Entertainment
Sandstone Ballroom

Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

Breakfast
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Welcome Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

It's 2023: Have You Made the Case for Respiratory Therapy?
Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE
Sponsored by Monaghan
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

[x] Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE On Garry’s first day in RT school, he and his classmates were presented with a Mr. Barco uniform, a table full of books, an AARC student membership, and stethoscope. The uniform represented professionalism, the books would provide the knowledge to practice, the AARC membership would be the start of a journey as a professional, and the stethoscope would be an essential tool to assess patients and plan for their respiratory care. Much has changed in the following decades for Garry but was hasn’t changed is his passion for people-patients, families, fellow therapists- and all those in healthcare who have pledged our careers to helping others. Garry truly believes that there is ‘No Better Time to Be an RT!

TBA
Miriam O'Day
Sponsored by AARC
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

BREAK

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

When The Going Gets Tough, DMAT Gets Going
Brian Wehrle, RRT
Janet Stephens, BS, RRT-AACS
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

[x] Brian Wehrle, RRT I have been working in respiratory care since the spring of 2019, and have been on staff with NDMS/DMAT since the spring of 2021. Notable deployments: Hurricane Ida Sept 2021. Currently employed at Thedacare Neenah as a RCP.

LUNCH
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Inhalation Injury
Stephen Richey
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

BREAK

Sepsis: The Downward Spiral
Stephen Richey
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Closing Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

EVENT: Student Activity

Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

Breakfast
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Welcome Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

It's 2023: Have You Made the Case for Respiratory Therapy?
Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE
Sponsored by Monaghan
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

[x] Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE On Garry’s first day in RT school, he and his classmates were presented with a Mr. Barco uniform, a table full of books, an AARC student membership, and stethoscope. The uniform represented professionalism, the books would provide the knowledge to practice, the AARC membership would be the start of a journey as a professional, and the stethoscope would be an essential tool to assess patients and plan for their respiratory care. Much has changed in the following decades for Garry but was hasn’t changed is his passion for people-patients, families, fellow therapists- and all those in healthcare who have pledged our careers to helping others. Garry truly believes that there is ‘No Better Time to Be an RT!

TBA
Miriam O'Day
Sponsored by AARC
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

BREAK

What You Need to Know Before You Accept Your First Position
Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE
Glacier A - D

[x] Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE On Garry’s first day in RT school, he and his classmates were presented with a Mr. Barco uniform, a table full of books, an AARC student membership, and stethoscope. The uniform represented professionalism, the books would provide the knowledge to practice, the AARC membership would be the start of a journey as a professional, and the stethoscope would be an essential tool to assess patients and plan for their respiratory care. Much has changed in the following decades for Garry but was hasn’t changed is his passion for people-patients, families, fellow therapists- and all those in healthcare who have pledged our careers to helping others. Garry truly believes that there is ‘No Better Time to Be an RT!

TBA
Miram O'Day
Glacier A - D

LUNCH
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

How to Prepare for a Simulation Interview
James Baker, RRT
Cheryl Paulson
Glacier A - D

[x] James Baker, RRT I trained in Respiratory Care at Mayo Clinic and have been practicing there for 22 years. The first 11 years were in Adult & Pediatric Critical Care as well as ECMO. The last 11 years have been in a management role supervising RT's in the Cardiac ICU. I have been the hiring manager for our department for the last 10 years. Other responsibilities within our department include oversight of the Management Intern program, RT liaison for Special Operations Tactical Medicine, and coordination of the RT Challenge @ Mayo Clinic.

Professional Engagement
Chris Bosley
Bill LeTourneau
Rachel Wagner
Glacier A - D

BREAK

Sepsis: The Downward Spiral
Stephen Richey
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Closing Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

EVENT: Student Activity

Registration
Lake Delton Boardroom

Breakfast
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Welcome Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

It's 2023: Have You Made the Case for Respiratory Therapy?
Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE
Sponsored by Monaghan
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

[x] Garry Kauffman, RRT FAARC MPA FACHE On Garry’s first day in RT school, he and his classmates were presented with a Mr. Barco uniform, a table full of books, an AARC student membership, and stethoscope. The uniform represented professionalism, the books would provide the knowledge to practice, the AARC membership would be the start of a journey as a professional, and the stethoscope would be an essential tool to assess patients and plan for their respiratory care. Much has changed in the following decades for Garry but was hasn’t changed is his passion for people-patients, families, fellow therapists- and all those in healthcare who have pledged our careers to helping others. Garry truly believes that there is ‘No Better Time to Be an RT!

TBA
Miriam O'Day
Sponsored by AARC
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

BREAK

TBA
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

Therapist-Driven protocols in a complex pediatric post-op spinal and orthopedic surgical population
Sharon Ritter, MS, RRT
Isabella Nadeau
Sponsored by Gillette Childrens's
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

[x] Sharon Ritter, MS, RRT Sharon Ritter is currently the Respiratory Care Supervisor at Gillette Children's in St. Paul MN and continues in a casual role as an ECMO Specialist with Fairview M Health in Minneapolis. She has worked primarily in a management position since 2007 and previously worked to implement protocols for the Fairview Health system beginning in 2002. In addition, she has worked with developing pediatric asthma and RSV order sets and treatment protocols.

LUNCH
Wilderness Ballroom 3 and 6

Newborn Management of Congenital Heart Disease: Case-Based Review
Raymond Stetson, MD, MS
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

[x] Raymond Stetson, MD, MS Dr. Stetson is a clinical neonatologist. He has an active interest in quality improvement, clinical research, trainee education, and clinical care. His research work includes strategies to improve on-time vaccination in infants born at low birth weight or prematurely. He is the medical director for Mayo Clinic Rochester Mary Brigh NICU. He is board certified in both Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. He completed his residency in Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine in 2017 and his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in 2020, both at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. During his fellowship, Dr. Stetson completed a master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences with a focus in Clinical and Translational Medicine. Dr. Stetson holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with over a dozen peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Stetson received his Medical Doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Medical Center and a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

TBA
Dr. Meghan Cain
Wilderness Ballroom 1 and 4

BREAK

Sepsis: The Downward Spiral
Stephen Richey
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

Closing Remarks
Wilderness Ballroom 2 and 5

EVENT: Student Activity