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PULMONARY
DISEASE
AWARENESS
SYMPOSIUM
A Community Partnership Educational Event
Speakers
Tricia Baird MD FAAFP is chief medical
officer of St. Mary’s CARE Partners, the clinically
integrated PHO that oversees coordination of
care and the transitions of care environment.
Additionally, Dr. Baird has a private medical
practice in Evansville.
For more continuing
education opportunities
go to USI.edu/health.
Joy B. Bowles, RRT, has been a respiratory
therapist for 12 years and has worked for St. Mary’s
Medical Equipment for the last five. She specializes
in sleep education, therapy and equipment
initiation and therapy adherence monitoring.
PULMONARY
DISEASE
AWARENESS
SYMPOSIUM
A Community Partnership Educational Event
8 a.m.–Noon (CDT)
University Center
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
18004-01030 P14-111130
Muhammad J. Habib, MD, is a pulmonary
specialist with Deaconess Hospital and Critical
Care Medicine. Dr. Habib’s areas of interest are
lung malignancies, lung nodules, histoplasmosis,
interstitial lung diseases including pulmonary
fibrosis, sepsis and related multi-organ damage,
hemodynamic monitoring, ventilator mechanics
and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Continuing Education
College of Nursing and Health Professions
8600 University Boulevard
Evansville, Indiana 47712
Dr. Rodney Folz, MD, PhD, is a pulmonary
specialist and professor of medicine and a
Distinguished University Scholar at the University
of Louisville. Dr. Folz was responsible for
developing most of the University of Louisville
advanced lung disease programs and growing the
Jewish Hospital/University of Louisville lung
transplant program.
Provided by:
University of Southern Indiana
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Pulmonary Fibrosis Partners
This symposium will provide an overview of innovations in pulmonary disease
diagnosis and management including pulmonary fibrosis(PF), and sessions on
the effective use of various types of respiratory equipment frequently required,
engagement of the patient in their own healthcare and the care of a patient prior
to and following lung transplant. The purpose of the program is for the attendee
to be able to implement effective strategies in the effective care and management
of persons with respiratory illness.
Target audience
Respiratory therapists, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, physicians
and anyone in the community impacted by pulmonary fibrosis.
Conference Program
7:30–8 a.m. Registration • Continental Breakfast
8–8:05 a.m. Welcome
Conference Registration Form
Pulmonary Disease Awareness Symposium
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Program Description
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8:05–8:15 a.m.Pulmonary Foundation Partner from national
organization
8:15–9 a.m. Home Respiratory Equipment Use: A Guide
to Patient Instruction and Education
Joy B. Bowles, RRT
Organization
Objectives
9–9:45 a.m. Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of
Pulmonary Diseases including Pulmonary
Fibrosis
Muhammad J. Habib, MD
After attending this conference participants will be able to:
9:45–10 a.m. Break
City
10–10:45 a.m.
Patient Engagement in Disease Management
Tricia Baird, MD, FAAFP
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• Identify various types of non-invasive home respiratory therapy devices.
• Describe maintenance techniques for home respiratory devices.
• Describe the management plan with the use of new diagnostic tools and
treatment approaches for different lung diseases.
• Identify the challenges encountered in the diagnosis and treatment of
pulmonary fibrosis.
• Identify different needs people bring to the management of asthma,
pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).
10:50–11:50 a.m. Patient Management and Care in Preparation
for Transplant and Post Transplant
Rodney J. Folz, MD, PhD
11:50 a.m.-Noon
Closing and evaluation
• Identify post-transplant quality of life issues and common complications.
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Conference Mobile App: New this year,
participants with iOS and Android phones
and tablets will be able to access the free
conference mobile App. Information about
how to access the App will be emailed to
registrants the day before the conference.
Participants are encouraged to download
and become familiar with the App prior to
the conference.
Using VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express, call
the Division of Outreach and Engagement at 812-464-1989 or
800-467-8600.
Using VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express,
fax to 812-465-7061.
Register online at health.usi.edu, or send an email to
outreach@usi.edu.
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o Credit Card: o VISA o MasterCard o Discover o American Express
• Envision offerings of care flexible enough to meet those identified needs.
• Describe common pulmonary issues related to pre-transplant patients
including candidate selection and organ allocation system.
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Mail completed form with check or money order payable to:
USI Division of Outreach and Engagement, 8600 University
Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47712.
Name on Card
Conference Information
Card Number
Exp. Date
Cost: $40 for respiratory therapists, nurses, social workers, physicians and
other licensed persons; $5 for students and community participants.
Refreshments included.
Billing Zip
Certificate of completion: Following the conference, a link to an electronic
evaluation and attendance confirmation will be emailed to program attendees.
You must complete the program evaluation and attest to the sessions attended
in order to receive a certificate.
Nurses will receive up to 3.5 contact hours with attendance and submission of
evaluation form.
Refund Policy: Registration fees are refundable, less a $15 service charge,
until November 11. No refunds will be made after that date.
This program has been approved for 3.59 contact hours Continuing Respiratory
Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care,
9425, N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, Texas 75063.
Location of Conference: The conference will be held in the University Center
at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana. USI is located on
Highway 62, two miles west of Evansville.
Hotel Accommodations: Overnight accommodations are available at the
Fairfield Inn West by calling 812-429-0900 or at the Holiday Inn Express at
812-421-9773. Mention you are attending a conference at USI to receive the
USI rate.
Card Verification Digits (three-digit code on back of card)
Continuing Education Accreditation
Social workers and health facility administrators licensed in Indiana will receive
3.5 contact hours.
University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions is
accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
University of Southern Indiana is an approved provider of continuing education
for social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and other
professionals licensed in the state of Indiana. Social workers in other states
should check for approval on a program-by-program basis.
University of Southern Indiana is approved by the Indiana State Board of Health
Facility Administrators as a sponsor of continuing education programs for health
facility administrators (License #98000033A).