OPEN FORUM #13
Management: Nuts and Bolts—Part 2
Tuesday December 8, 2009
9:30 A.M.–11:25 A.M.
San Antonio Convention Center Room 202
1. Leading by Example: Leading Michigan Hospital’s Smoke-Free Campus Initiative—Laura Van Heest, Grand Rapids MI
2. Development and Implementation of a Respiratory Care Quality Improvement Program—Susan Ferry, Philadelphia PA
3. The Fiscal Impact of Varying Intradepartmental Communication Methods—Russell E Graham, Houston TX
4. Implementation of an Advanced Airway Management Training Program Within a Multi-Center Health Care System—Joey Wilson, Houston TX
5. Relationship Between Daily Dosing Frequency, Compliance, Healthcare Resource Use, and Costs: Evidence From The Treatment Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)—Mei Sheng Duh ScD MPH, Boston MA
6. Teambuilding as a Change Management Activity in Respiratory Care—Douglas Orens, Cleveland OH
7. Effective Retention Strategies for Clinical Respiratory Therapists—Jefferson Hunter, Columbus OH
8. Moving the Mountain: A State Society’s Lessons in Regulations and Change—Terrence F Smith MHS RRT, Asheville NC
9. The Use of a Progressive Pulmonary Protocol in an Oncologic Intensive Care Unit—Laura G Withers MBA RRT CPFT, Pearland TX
10. High Fidelity Simulation Training for the New Employee—Patricia A Achuff MBA, Philadelphia PA
11. Cost Savings Associated With the Implementation of alternative Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy—Christine Wong, North Vancouver BC Canada
12. Missed Aerosolized Medication Doses: Process of Developing a Benchmark for Missed Medication Doses—Donna Clayton, St Louis MO
13. Tobacco Use and Dependence: Clinical Interventions and the Respiratory Therapist—Georgianna Sergakis PhD, Columbus OH
14. Respiratory Clinical Ladder Is Key in the Utilization of Evidence Based Respiratory and Improved Outcomes—Carol A Agard, Honolulu HI
15. Reducing Length of Stay and Improving Net Margin in COPD Patients—Joy K Hargett, Houston TX