Presented by Western Chapter of the New York State Society of Respiratory Care

2024 WNY Spring Symposium

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Batavia Downs

With keynote speaker, Joe Lewis MSRC, RRT, RCP, Respiratory Coach

Follow him and his very educational videos on YouTube (@RespiratoryCoach), Instagram (respiratorycoach) and X (@CoachRRT).

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Attendee Registration is Open

Early registration is available through March 18. Beginning March 19, the fee increases $50. Refunds are accepted through March 31 and are subject to a $15 processing fee. No refunds beginning April 1.

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Vendor Registration is Open

We look forward to hosting you, our vendors, as we appreciate your patronage, your products, and your desire to educate the RTs of Western New York. Vendor Registration will be opening soon. Table Reservation Fee – $400. Fee increases to $495 on April 2. Space is limited to the first 20 vendors.

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Program Agenda

7:15 AM – Registration, Exhibits, Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – Opening Remarks

8:15 AM – Keynote Speaker: Joe Lewis, MSRC, RRT-RCP Own Your Profession!

9:15 AM – Francois Fadell, MD, FACP, FCCP, FRCP (G), ATSF Mechanical Ventilation: Basic Waveform Analysis

10:15 AM – Break and Exhibits

10:45 AM – Brad Boling, MBA, RRT / RCP Raising the Respiratory Therapy Career Ladder–Setting Up Your RTs for Success

11:45 AM – Lunch

12:45 PM – Michelle Croce Life With a Ventilator: A Parent’s Perspective

1:45 PM – Kimberly Warrington, BS, RRT-NPS Get in the Know About Pediatric Nasal High Flow (sponsored by Fisher and Paykel)

2:45 PM – Break

3:00 PM – Steven Scofield, MD Cystic Fibrosis: Past, Present, and Future

4:00 PM – John Bush, Jr., RRT Journey and Experience with the NFL EAP Team

5:00 PM – Certificate / Evaluations