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"LESSONS FROM THE BEDSIDE - CHALLENGING ISSUES"
NEW ENGLAND SINAI HOSPITAL PRESENTS 8th BREATHING EASIER SYMPOSIUM
STOUGHTON, MA — New England Sinai Hospital, known as a center for pulmonary excellence, will present the Breathing Easier VIII “Lessons from the Bedside ― Challenging Issues”continuing education symposium for physicians, nurses, therapists and other allied health professionals, on October15, 2009 from 7:30 am - 5:00 pm at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Norwood. Jointly sponsored by New England Sinai Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Tufts Medical Center Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, the symposium provides a series of state-of-the-art educational lectures and workshops germane to the care of the complex pulmonary patient. Attendees will learn about the latest innovations, practices, and theories in the care of patients with pulmonary diseases.
Symposium Schedule:
Registration: 7:00 AM
Symposium: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Early Morning Workshops: 7:30 – 8:30 AM
Tuition is $150 and includes workshop, symposium presentations, conference materials, continental breakfast and lunch. An early bird tuition of $125 is available for registering by September 5, 2009. Continuing Education credit is available for physicians, respiratory therapists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and case managers. Certificates of attendance are provided for professionals in other disciplines. For more information and early registration, please contact Darlene Madera at (781) 297-1337 or visit www.newenglandsinai.org. Click on the Breathing Easier icon and download a registration form by clicking on “attendee registration.”
Breathing Easier VIII Course Directors:
Nicholas S. Hill, MD
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Pulmonary & Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center; Medical Director, Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, New England Sinai Hospital; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine.
Alexander C. White, MD, MS
Sinai Chief, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Director Rose Kalman Research Institute, New England Sinai Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine.
Breathing Easier VIII Presentations:
Lessons from the Bedside: Case Presentations
Alexander C. White, ND, MS, and Heidi H. O’Connor, MD, FCCP
Three case presentations covering topics germane to care of the
complex pulmonary patient.
Noninvasive Ventilation in the LTAC Setting: Positives
and Negatives
Alexander C. White, MD, MS, and Nicholas S. Hill, MD
This presentation will review the indications for non invasive positive
pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the long-term acute care hospital (LTAC),
outline the current criteria for qualification for home NIPPV, and explain
how NIPPV can be used to wean patients from prolonged mechanical
ventilation via tracheostomy. Additionally the potentially dangerous situations
in which NIV might be used and recommendations for minimizing
the hazards will be discussed.
Sarcoidosis: An Encounter with a Granulomatous Disease-
Barry Fanburg, MD
This talk will review our current understanding of the pathogenesis,
clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches and therapy of sarcoidosis.
Managing Ventilator-associated Tracheobronchitis and
Pneumonia: Thinking Outside of the Box
Donald E, Craven, MD
This presentation will review the pathogenesis of VAT and VAP. The
current ATS/IDSA guidelines for therapy will be compared with the
concept of focusing on VAT to prevent VAP and to improve patient
outcomes. Comparisons will be made for the benefits of “empiric”
versus “targeted” antibiotic therapy.
Should CPAP Be Titrated in the Laboratory or at Home?
Carolyn M. D’Ambrosio, MD
This talk will discuss the benefits of titrating CPAP therapy in the
sleep laboratory and in the home setting. The published papers in
this area will be reviewed and discussed in detail.
Title: Compassionate Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation:
Panel and Data Presentation
Lawrence S. Hotes, MD, FACP, FACE; Heidi H. O’Connor, MD. FCCP;
Brian B. Bloom, MD, MBA; Gail S. Murphy, LICSW; Emily A. Appel, BSN, RN;
and Suzanne L. Forti, RT
A subset of patients who survive and become chronically, critically ill
will fail to wean from MV after a prolonged stay in both the ICU and the
LTAC. This often initiates a discussion about medical futility and alternatives
to long term MV. A decision to withdraw MV is a difficult decision
for caregivers, competent patients and surrogate decision makers.
Breathing Easier VIII Early Morning Workshops 7:30 – 8:30 AM:
Evaluation of the Upper Airway - The
Otolaryngologist
Elie E. Rebeiz, MD
Evaluation of the upper airway by an otolaryngologist usually
includes the nasal cavity, oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx,
hypopharynx and larynx. At times the subglottic region can be
visualized. Examples of normal anatomy and selected abnormal
findings will be demonstrated.
Assessment and Management of Delirium
and LTAC Setting Eric Garpestad, MD, John Devlin, PharmD,
The implications of developing delirium in the ICU and LTAC are being
increasingly appreciated. Given the effect of delirium on outcomes, it is
important to understand risk factors and prevention techniques.
Diagnostic tools and identify both non-pharmacological and
pharmacological treatment options will also be reviewed.
Pleural Ultrasound
Maher K. Tabba, MD, MS, FACP, FCCP
Ultrasound has becoming the standard of care for performing medical
procedures. Its use led to significant decrease in the complications rate.
The workshop is designed to teach the use of ultrasound machines and
to teach the ability to interpret the thoracic ultrasound images.
New England Sinai Hospital is a pulmonary center of excellence, providing comprehensive pulmonary, complex medical and rehabilitation programs and services for patients with acute and chronic pulmonary or cardiopulmonary conditions. Sinai offers a continuum of care from inpatient ventilator management and weaning to outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation, delivered by an interdisciplinary team of highly trained and experienced board-certified pulmonologists, respiratory therapists and nurses.
Sinai helps train the healthcare leaders of today and tomorrow as a major teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine and home base of the residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a rotation site for Tufts-affiliated pulmonary and critical care fellows, Sinai is at the forefront of pulmonary medicine.
New England Sinai is a 212-bed, non-sectarian, not-for-profit, long-term acute-care hospital with its main campus in Stoughton, MA and inpatient satellite units in Tufts Medical Center in Boston and Caritas Carney Hospital in Dorchester. Recognized as a regional leader in pulmonary, medically complex and acute rehabilitation care, Sinai also offers a wide range of outpatient programs and services. Sinai is a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine.
Faculty
Nicholas S. Hill, MD
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts
Medical Center, Boston, MA; Medical Director, Outpatient
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, New England Sinai
Hospital, Stoughton, MA; Professor of Medicine, Tufts
University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Alexander C. White, MD, MS
Chief, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, and Director, Rose
Kalman Research Center, New England Sinai Hospital,
Stoughton, MA; Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts
University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Suzanne L. Forti, RRT
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Barry L. Fanburg, MD
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Department of
Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Professor of Medicine,
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Erik Garpestad, MD
Director, Medical ICU, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep
Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Associate Professor,
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Emily A. Appel, BSN, RN
New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, MA
Brian B. Bloom, MD, MBA
Signature Health Care - BGPMA, Brockton, MA; New England
Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, MA; Assistant Clinical Professor of
Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP
Clinical Pharmacist, Medical ICU, Tufts Medical Center, Boston,
MA; Adjunct Associate Professor, Tufts University School of
Medicine, Boston, MA
Carolyn M. D’Ambrosio, MD
Medical Director, The Center for Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary,
Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston,
MA; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of
Medicine, Boston MA
Donald E. Craven, MD
Chair, Infectious Diseases, Lahey Clinic Medical Center,
Burlington, MA; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School
of Medicine, Boston, MA
Elie Rebeiz, MD
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Professor and Chair,
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tufts University
School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Heidi H. O’Connor, MD, FCCP
Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy, New England Sinai
Hospital, Stoughton, MA; Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA
Gail S. Murphy, LICSW
Supervisor, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, MA
Boston, MA
Lawrence S. Hotes, MD, FACP, FACE
Chief Medical Officer, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton,
MA; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and
Rehabilitation Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine,
Boston, MA
Maher K. Tabba, MD, MS, FACP, FCCP
Director, Interventional Pulmonology Division, Pulmonary &
Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston,
MA; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of
Medicine, Tufts University-School of Medicine Boston, MA