Advisory Board

Richard Branson, MS, RRT, FAARC
Professor of Surgery
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

John Davies, MA, RRT, FAARC
Clinical Research Coordinator
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC

Ruben Restrepo, MD, RRT, FAARC
Professor in Respiratory Care
UT Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX

Ray Ritz, BA, RRT, FAARC
Clinical Manager
Department of Respiratory Care
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCPClinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine & SurgeryMount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

David Vines, MHS, RRT, FAARC
Associate Professor and Acting Chair
Department of Respiratory Care
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Teresa Volsko, MHHS, RRT, FAARC
Program Director
The Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH

Jonathan Waugh, PhD, RPFT, RRT, CTTS, FAARC
Associate Professor and Polysomnography Coordinator
Clinical and Diagnostic Department
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

Essential Practices 1

Advanced Patient Synchrony and Proportional
Assist Ventilation
John Davies, MA, RRT, FAARC

Panel Discussion: Proportional Assist Ventilation in the ICU
Moderator: David Vines, MHS, RRT, FAARC
Panelists: Richard Branson, MS, RRT, FAARC
Michael Gentile, MS, RRT, FAARC
Robert Joyner Jr., PhD, RRT, FAARC
S. Rob Todd, MD
Magdy Younes, MB, ChB, PhD, FRCP(c)

 

 

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The cost of providing care to critically ill patients in the US consumes approximately 1% of the GDP. Contributing to this economic burden are patients admitted to the ICU requiring mechanical ventilation. In fact, 50% of ICU patients are intubated and put on a mechanical ventilator. It is essential for the healthcare professional working with this patient population to have access to the resources that improves their critical decision making skills. It is with this goal that we welcome you to Essential Practices in Respiratory Care: A Clinical Decision making Resource.

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