2024 LSRC Speaker Lineup
Prepare to be inspired as we introduce the dynamic voices set to captivate, enlighten, and energize at this year’s speaker lineup.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Pushing the Profession Forward: The Innovation of the APRT
![Mindy Conklin - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Mindy Conklin](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Conklin.webp)
Mindy Conklin
MRT, RRT-ACS, RRT
10:00 AM to 11:00 am
Why would an Infant need a Tracheostomy? Indications to Decannulation
![Sherry Barndardt - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Sherry Barndardt](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sherry-Barndardt.webp)
Sherry Barnhart
RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Student breakout and Managers breakout
1:00 PM to 2:00 pm
Effective Strategies to Mitigate Aerosolized Medication Shortages
![cropped-2019-LOGO-2.png - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Mindy Conklin](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-2019-LOGO-2.png)
Ken Thigpen
BS, RRT, FAARC
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Considering the Impact of an All Nebulizer Management Strategy in the Hospital Setting: An Evidence-Based Review
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Alex Ward
Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCMAS
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Caring for Homeless Individuals with Lung Disease
![DWissing - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care DWissing](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DWissing-1-pic-2020.webp)
Dennis Wissing
PhD, FAARC
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Open Forum for Abstracts
Thursday, April 18, 2024
8:00 am to 9:00 am
The Importance of Political Advocacy to Our Profession
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Mike Madison
MBA, RRT
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Mirrored Medicine-How Can I ask my patients to do better and sustain my own personal Wellness
![Dr Espinoza - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Dr Espinoza](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dr-Espinoza.webp)
Andrea Girod Espinoza
M.D., FCCP, DipABLM
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Review in the Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of COPD
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Norman Lee
M.D.
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Smoking Cessation
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Thomas Payne
PhD, FSBM, NCTTP
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Pathophysiology of Hypoxia and High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy: Indications and Adverse Effects
![Dr. Iyer - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Dr. Iyer](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Headshot.webp)
Praneet Iyer
M.D.
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Getting Ahead with NIV
![Christie Davis - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Christie Davis](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Christie-Davis.webp)
Christie Davis
CRT
Directly after Christie Davis
Louisiana Update
![Bill - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care Bill](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bill.webp)
Bill Sherman
Friday, April 19, 2024
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Pulmonary Surfactant: Past, Present and Future
![joslyn_peter - Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care joslyn_peter](https://lsrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/joslyn_peter.webp)
Peter Joslyn
M.D.
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Sleep Study Review
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Stephen Layne
M.D.
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Pediatric Potpourri
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Melissa Crowder
M.D.