WNY Spring Symposium

Presented by the

Western Chapter of the New York State Society of Respiratory Care

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Batavia Downs
Batavia Downs – 8315 Park Rd Batavia NY

Minutes from NYS Thruway exit 48.

Same Great Event in a new location


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Program

7:15 AM – Registration, Exhibits, Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – Opening Remarks / Awards

8:15 AM – Wendy Fascia MA, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, CES-A – Airway Humidification: Let’s Talk About the Gap (sponsored by Fisher & Paykel)

9:15 AM – Len Geiger-Survivor – Reevaluation, Rehabilitation, and Resiliency: An Alpha-1 / COPD Journey

10:15 AM – Break and Exhibits

10:45 AM – Amanda Hassinger, MD, MS – Use of NIV for Sleep Disordered Breathing

11:45 AM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Student only breakout session

1:00 PM – Simon Gutierrez, RRT – Review of Clinical Guidelines for Artificial Suction (sponsored by Avanos)

2:00 PM – James Cummings, MD, MS – Less Invasive Surfactant Replacement Therapy (sponsored by ONY Biotech)

3:00 PM – Break and Exhibits

3:30 PM – Chad Pezzano, MA, RRT-NPS – ARDS-What’s New?

4:30 PM – Marc Leaderstorf, RRT – Remember Your ‘Why’, Why Are We Here?

5:30 PM – Certificate / Evaluations

5:30 PM – Cocktail Party (sponsored by Aerogen)

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Attendee Information

$125 AARC Members and $220 Nonmembers

Early registration is available through March 13. Beginning March 14, the fee increases $10. No refunds after April 1. Non-members may join the AARC at the symposium. The difference between the regular fee and the discounted fee will be applied to the AARC membership. There will be a $5 processing fee for all refunds. Photographs taken during the conference may be used in future NYSSRC publications and promotions.

Vendor Information

Booth fees are $300 through April 1. Beginning April 2, the fee increases to $395. Payment by institutional check must be received by April 1, 2023, or your registration may be void. Our booth reservation includes one table and two vendor representatives. Additional representatives must register as regular conference participants.

7 CRCE credits will be applied for through the American Association for Respiratory Care.

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