Break

10:00AM
 RESPIRATORY ROUNDUP
What's all this talk about Heliox? What it is and how it is used.
To understand the rationale for the use of Heliox, how the therapy is applied and what patients benefit most by this mode of therapy.

Bedside Chest Assessment: A multidisciplinary approach.
To understand the process of bedside chest assessment that is identifiable to all care givers of direct patient care and what common terminology can be used by all in communication of this data.

12:00   Lunch - 45 minutes in The Grill

1:00 PM
CARDIAC CORNER
What Lead am I looking at? Understanding EKG's
To understand how an electrocardiograph image is created and what constitutes a lethal rhythm. To understand how to take action and alert for help when recognizing a lethal rhythm.

What are Cardiac Implants and how they function.
To understand the types of cardiac implants used to control the heart and artificial valves used in allowing the heart to function as a pump. To understand what we see under the skin and what we hear in the chest during our assessments.

3:00PM    Wrap up / Dismiss

3:00PM-4:00PM  Private Social Reception for Seminar guests

(location to be announced)

  Multidisciplinary Program Day 2

7:00AM   Registration

Welcome / Introductions

8:00AM
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PAGE
What happens in a car crash: The impact of care on the ward. 
To understand the multiple injury patient from chest tubes and traction to neurological checks.

The impact of Hypertension and how to control it.
To understand what Hypertension is, what impact does it play in our daily lives, who is prone to develop it and what therapies are available to control it.

Break

10:00AM
PHARMACOLOGY PAGE
Controlling and preventing fluid overload at the bedside
To understand the dangers of fluid overload, how to recognize fluid overload in our patient and what measures are available to correct this problem.

Choosing the best Respiratory Therapy medication to meet your patient’s needs
To understand the classifications of respiratory care medications and how to tailor a medication program to fit your patient’s needs.

12:00 Lunch - 45 minutes in The Grill

1:00PM
CURRENT STANDARDS - PATIENT SAFETY
Patient Safety: The impact of Rapid Response Teams
To understand the need for rapid response teams, how to develop one in your hospital and how they affect outcomes.

Protocols: Do they really improve outcomes?
To understand why protocols exist, how they guide us in delivering patient care and if they really improve outcomes.

3:00PM Wrap up / Dismiss

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM FACULTY

 Eric Bedell, M.D.

Associate Professor Anesthesiology/Critical Care

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas

Gene Gill, R.R.T.

Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas

Susan Holle-Utley, R.N., B.S.N.

Director, Cardiac Cath Laboratory

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center

Clear Lake, Texas

Continuing Education Credits available upon completion of this program are:

Respiratory Care:

12 CRCE’s have been approved by TSRC

Nursing:

 14.4 Continuing Nursing Education Hours have been requested.

“Nursing contact hours have been applied for through the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.”