Conference Agenda
Thursday, April 29, 2010 | ||
7:00 am-8:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
8:00 am-8:15 am | Opening Ceremonies | |
| Kristen J. Price, MD | |
Sepsis | ||
8:15 am-8:35 am | The Role of Inflammation in Sepsis and ARDS | |
| Barbara McLean, RN | |
8:35 am-8:55 am | Sepsis | |
| Bela Patel, MD, DABSM, FCCP | |
8:55 am-9:25 am | Evaluation and Management of Sepsis | |
| Michael Ackerman, RN, DNS | |
9:25 am-9:50 am | The Power of the Pyramid: A Proven Sepsis Implementation Program for Saving Lives | |
| Kathleen Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM | |
9:50 am-10:05 am | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
10:05 am-10:20 am | Break | |
Delirium | ||
10:20 am-10:45 am | Sedation and Delirium (Diagnostics & Overview) | |
| Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI, FCCM | |
10:45 am-11:15 am | Management of ICU Delirium | |
| Jeffrey Bruno, Pharm. D, BCPS | |
11:15 am-11:30 am | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
11:30 am-11:55 am | Neurocognitive Sequelae of Sleep Disordered Breathing | |
| Sajid Haque, MD | |
11:55 am-12:00 pm | QA | |
12:00 pm-1:00 pm | Lunch | |
Neuro-Critical Care | ||
1:00 pm-1:20 pm | Open Lung Ventilation with Spontaneous Breathing (BiVent/APRV) | |
| Jonathan Marinaro, MD (DABSM, FCCP) | |
1:20 pm-1:50 pm | Mechanical Ventilation in Patients in Intracranial Hypertension | |
| John W Crommett, MD | |
1:50 pm-2:10 pm | Monitoring of Brain Tissue pO2 | |
| Claudia S Robertson, MD | |
2:10 pm-2:30 pm | Ethical Concerns in Dealing w/ Brain Death | |
| Colleen Gallagher, Ph D, FACHE | |
2:30 pm-2:45 pm | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
2:45 pm-3:00 pm | Break | |
Nutrition | ||
3:00 pm-3:20 pm | Indirect Calorimetry | |
| Joseph L Nates, MD, MBA | |
3:20 pm-3:40 pm | Immune Enhancing Nutrition in Acute Lung Injury/ ARDS | |
| Brian M Dee, Pharm. D, BCPS | |
3:40 pm-4:00 pm | Proactive Bowel Management in Critical Ill Patients | |
| Bruce Friedman, MD | |
4:00 pm- 4:15 pm | Panel Discussion/QA | |
Cancer Therapy Strategies | ||
4:15 pm-4:35 pm | Strategies Towards Personalized and Targeted Cancer Therapy | |
| Ewan Johnson, MD, Ph D | |
4:35 pm-4:45 pm | Q/A | |
4:45 pm-5:00 pm | Wrap up and Adjourn | |
Friday, April 30, 2010 | ||
6:30 am-7:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |
7:00 am-8:00 am | One Day Registration | |
Early Bird SpeciaL: Pediatrics | ||
7:00 am-7:20 am | Cardio-respiratory Interactions: | |
| Alexandre Rotta, MD, FCCM, FAAP | |
7:20 am-7:40 am | An Update on the NAEEP asthma guidelines or conditions that mimic asthma (“when is asthma not asthma”) | |
| Joel C Ledbetter, MD | |
7:40 am-8:00 am | Pediatric Critical Care | |
| Rodrigo Mejia, MD | |
8:00 am-8:15 am | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
8:15 am-8:30 am | Break | |
Keynote Address | ||
8:30 am-9:15 am | Intrathoracic Bronchial Alveolar Lung and Circulatory Recruitment in the Acute COPD Patient | |
| Forrest Bird, MD, PhD, ScD | |
9:15 am-9:30 am | Discussion/ Q&A | |
High Frequency | ||
9:35 am-9:55 am | Secretion Management in Ventilated Patients | |
| Richard Branson, MS, RRT | |
9:55 am-10:15 am | Long-term Oxygen Therapy for COPD Patients | |
Patrick Dunne, Med, RRT, FAARC | ||
10:15 am-10:35 am | The Treatment and Management of Acute Lung Injury/ARDS | |
| Brian M. Daniel, RRT | |
10:35 am-10:50 am | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
10:50 am-11:05 am | Break | |
Hemodynamics | ||
11:05 am to 11:25 am | Assessing Pre-load Responsiveness using Stroke Volume Variation | |
| Barbara “Bobbi” Leeper, MN, RN, CCRN | |
11:25 am-11:45 am | Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring | |
| Tom Ahrens, RN, DNS, CCRN, CS | |
11:45 am-12:00 pm | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
12:00 pm-1:00 pm | Lunch | |
End-of-Life Care | ||
1:00 pm-1:20 pm | Critical Care Outcomes in Cancer Patients | |
| Kristen J Price, MD | |
1:20 pm-1:40 pm | Palliative Care Issues in Intensive Care | |
| Eduardo Bruera, MD | |
1:40 pm-2:00 pm | Pediatric Palliative Care- Scope of Practice in the ICU and Beyond | |
| Regina Okuysen-Cawley, MD | |
2:00 pm-2:20 pm | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
2:20 pm-2:30 pm | Break | |
Ventilation | ||
2:30 pm-2:50 pm | Lung protective Ventilation Strategies | |
| Dean Hess, PhD, RRT, FAARC | |
2:50 pm-3:10 pm | Optimizing Success with Non-invasive Ventilation | |
| Nicholas Hill, MD | |
3:10 pm-3:30 pm | Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation | |
| Nisha Rathi, MD | |
3:30 pm-3:50 pm | Panel Discussion/ QA | |
Sleep Medicine | ||
3:55 pm-4:15 pm | Sleep Medicine | |
| Dave Balachandran, MD | |
4:15 pm-4:20 pm | Q/A | |
Flu Season Outcomes | ||
4:20 pm-4:40 pm | Outcomes of the Flu Season | |
| Cheryl Perego | |
4:40 pm-4:45 pm | Q/A | |
4:45 pm-5:00 pm | Closing Ceremonies | |
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