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Concepts in Respiratory Care Conference

Please join us for the 12th annual Concepts in Respiratory Care Conference, to be held on May 7, 2025 at the Doubletree Hotel in South Burlington, VT.

This event has been approved for 5.25 CRCE credits for continuing education in Respiratory Therapy.

Conference Topics & Speakers

From “Walking Pneumonia” to a “Touch of the Flu”: Exploring Controversies in Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
William V. Raszka, Jr., MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Vermont Children’s Hospital at UVM Medical Center

Practical POCUS for Respiratory Therapists: Everyday Lung Ultrasound Made Easy 
Andrew Pellet, MD, Emergency Medicine
The University of Vermont Medical Center

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn 
Luis Bolanos, DO, Neonatology
The University of Vermont Medical Center

Case Studies from Clinical Ethics: Is it Ethically Permissible to Treat Patients Over Their Objections? 
Sally Bliss, RN, MSB, HEC-C, Clinical Ethicist
The University of Vermont Medical Center

Driving the ECMO Road to Lung Protection
Ena Gupta, MD, MPH, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Vermont Medical Center

Finding the Perfect Tidal Volume: 6-8 ml/kg for All or > 8 ml/kg in Those without ARDS
Skyler Lentz, MD, Emergency Medicine
Michael Marciel, RRT, Respiratory Therapy
Katelin Morrissette, MD, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Tara Privee, RRT, Respiratory Therapy
The University of Vermont Medical Center

From Vent to Victory: Empowering RTs with Evidence-Based, Respiratory Driven Extubation Protocols
Alex Gambero, RRT, Respiratory Therapy
The University of Vermont Medical Center

Accommodations

If you would like to stay overnight, there is a University of Vermont Medical Center rate of $159 per night. You can reserve a room by calling Gavin Rugg directly at 802-865-6693 or emailing him at Gavin [dot] RuggatHilton [dot] com (Gavin[dot]Rugg[at]Hilton[dot]com). Mention you are going to the conference on May 7th and ask for the UVM Medical Center rate.  Please reserve by April 1, 2025.

Doubletree Hotel
870 Williston Rd

South Burlington, VT 05403

Contact Information

Please contact the UVM Medical Center Respiratory Care Department at 802-847-7715, please leave a message.