Conference by the Sea 2011

September 14,15,16

Featured Speakers




Steven Schwartz, MD



Robert Wise M.D.



Jessica Wang Memoli, M.D.




Garry Kauffman
MPA, RRT


Joseph Procaccino, JR, JD, MFS


Aldo Iacono, MD


Tom Striplin,
MED, RRT


Ken Thigpen, BS, RRT


Bridget Cavanaugh-Busby, RRT



Eric Kriner, BS, RRT


Matt Davis, RRT


Jen Davis, BS, RRT


Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT



Dorsey Hiteshew, RCP


Lou Kaufman,
BS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC,


Welcome to the MD/DC Society for Respiratory Care Annual Symposium



Conference Program Committee

Joe Lynott, MS, RRT
Program Coordinator
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.
202-877-6086
joseph.p.lynott@medstar.net

Tom Striplin, MEd, RRT
Program Coordinator
Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD
301-784-5523
tstriplin@allegany.edu

Maryann Hiteshew, RRT

Education Coordinator
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
410-550-4161
mhitesh1@jhmi.edu

Debbie Ford, RRT

Education Coordinator
Southern Maryland Hospital Center
301-877-5561
debbieford@southernmarylandhospital.com

Jeanette Harvin, BS, RRT

Registration Coordinator
Specialty Hosp of Wash, D.C.
202-546-5700 ext 2765
jharvin@shwdc.com

Anne Harter, RRT
Exhibition Coordinator
240-446-9131
rharter249@aol.com

Howard McDonald, RRT
Vendor Support
hmdrrt@comcast.net

Bettye Carnathan, RRT
Sputum Bowl Coordinator
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.
202-877-7476
bettyercp@comcast.net

Virginia Forster, RRT
Treasurer/ MDDC Society
vforster@ccbcmd.edu

Past Conference Lectures

2010 Conference Lectures (Download copies as PDF)
The following lectures have been provided by the speakers of CBS 2010 for download.

Patrick Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC
Respiratory Care Practice – Changes are in the Air
Sponsored by: Monaghan Inc.


Dean Hess, Ph.D., RRT
Refractory Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Puritan Bennet Educational Grant


Matthew Trojanowski, B.Mus, RRT
The Role of Respiratory Care in the Neurologically Devastated Infant

Julianne S. Perretta MSEd, RRT-NPS
Respiratory Simulation on Any Budget


Joe Dwyer, MAEd, RRT
Staff Development Model: Engaging, Advancing, and Budget Friendly

Tom Striplin, MEd, RRT
The CRT Credential: Dead or Alive?

Matthew Davis, RRT, Eric Kriner, BS, RRT
Controversies in Respiratory Care – The Pro/Con Debate


Chee Chan, MD
Treatment of Respiratory Failure Utilizing Non-Invasive Ventilation


Eric Kriner, BS, RRT
Adult Oscillation 101


Robert Joyner, Ph.D., RRT
Clinical Assessment of the Critically Ill - An Algorithmic Approach to Improve Provider Confidence and Patient Care.

Elgloria Harrison, MHS, RRT
Asthma Green Light, Community-Based Asthma Education Programs


Dave Gourley, MHA, RRT
Certification in COPD Management by The Joint Commission