Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care

The MSRC is a non-profit corporation that was formed in 1978. The corporation is organized to sponsor and encourage, on a regional and statewide basis, educational programs for those persons interested in the field of respiratory care: to advance the science, technology, ethics and art of respiratory care through state, interstate and intrastate institutes, meetings, lectures, newsletters and other materials; and to facilitate cooperation between respiratory care personnel and the medical profession, hospitals, government agencies, service companies, industry and other agencies or organizations interested in respiratory care or pulmonary medicine.

Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care

Annual conference of the Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care.

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As an attendee of the annual state conference of the Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care (MSRC), you will have the opportunity to attend educational lectures covering cutting-edge issues in respiratory care, speak with various representatives of equipment and service providers, reconnect with former colleagues, and make new connections.By attending both days, you can earn up to 12 contact hours (10 CRCE).* * * Military Members * * *If you are a past or current member of any of the armed forces, please show your military ID onsite at the conference for a discount on registration.Please note, this year there will be LIMITED ONSITE REGISTRATION ALLOWED. ALL ATTENDEES ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER ONLINE.* **Program Directors***The MSRC will be reaching out after the start of the semester requesting the names and email addresses for the students who will be attending. Additional information will be sent with details for student participation in the conference. We look forward to seeing you and the students this year!Social Event is Back!<blockquote>Level up your conference experience at Worcester’s premier bar-arcade! One flat admission includes unlimited play on over 100 classic arcade games like Pac‑Man and NBA Jam, plus pinball, DDR, air hockey, foosball, photo booths, DJs, karaoke, and a full bar. Designed for guests 21+ (except Sunday Family Day), doors open after 5 pm. Join us for a night of nostalgia, games, and networking in a laid-back, fun-packed setting.</blockquote>

Day 1

Opening Remarks and Awards

Keynote Speaker - Excellence Defines Us - An Update from the NBRC 

Exhibitor Break

Morning Lecture - Demystifying Ventilator Graphics 

Lunch & Exhibitor Break

From Theory to Therapy: Advancing Patient Outcomes Through Optimal Humidification - Julie Jackson BAS, RRT, RRT-ACCS

Afternoon Lecture # 1 - From Theory to Therapy

Revolutionizing Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Virtual Care vs. Traditional In-Person Approaches - Sarah Melville MS, RRT-RCP

Afternoon Lecture # 2a - Revolutionizing Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Afternoon Lecture #2b - RT Leaders as Improvement Leaders

STAT RT: The Impact of the respiratory Therapist as a Member of the Rapid Response Team - Chris Frechette, RRT

Afternoon Lecture # 3 - STAT RT

Level up your conference experience at Worcester’s premier bar-arcade! One flat admission includes unlimited play on over 100 classic arcade games like Pac‑Man and NBA Jam, plus pinball, DDR, air hockey, foosball, photo booths, DJs, karaoke, and a full bar. Designed for guests 21+ (except Sunday Family Day), doors open after 5 pm. Join us for a night of nostalgia, games, and networking in a laid-back, fun-packed setting.

Free Play Bar & Arcade • $5 (pre-ordered) Cost Higher @ the Door

Day 2

Doors Open - Breakfast Available

Opening Comments

Incorporating (Advanced) Physiology into Ventilator Management - Elias Kassis-Pulmonologist MD

Keynote Speaker -Incorporating (Advanced) Physiology into Ventilator Managemen

Role of RT in mass respiratory failure - Carolyn LaVita MHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS

Morning Lecture - Role of RT in mass respiratory failure

Lunch & Last Chance Exhibitor Break

Waiting To Exhale: The Basics of APRV - Beno Thompson MSrt, RRT-NPS

Afternoon Lecture # 1 - Waiting To Exhale: The Basics of APRV

From “Oh No!” to “Let’s go!”: Empowering The Neonatal Specialist Inside Every Rural Hospital Respiratory Therapist - Justin Rearick MS, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, CPFT, C-NPT, C-ELBW

Afternoon Lecture # 2 - From “Oh No!” to “Let’s go!”

Nebulization in Viral Respiratory Illness: An Evidence-Based Review - Corey Witenko PharmD, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP

Afternoon Lecture # 2b - Nebulization in Viral Respiratory Illness

Breathing Without Lungs, Circulating Without a Heart: The Promise of ECMO - John Priest RRT-NPS

Afternoon Lecture # 3 - Breathing Without Lungs, Circulating Without a Heart

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