Scientific Conferences

A number of consensus and state-of-the-art conferences on respiratory care issues have been sponsored by the ARCF. All conference proceedings have been published as follows:

• 42nd RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Conference
  "Controversies and Emergency Concepts of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Care"
  Held March 7-9, 2008 in Cancun, Mexico

• 41st RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Conference
  "Meeting the Challenges of Asthma" convened on September 28-30, 2007 at the
  JW Marriott Camelback Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  

• 40th RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Conference
  "Mechanical Ventilation in Mass Casualty Scenarios"
  Held July 16-17, 2007 in Reno, Nevada
  
  
• 39th RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Conference
  "Airway Clearance: Physiology, Pharmacology, Techniques and Practice"
  H eld April 21-23, 2007 in Cancun, Mexico.
  
  
• Respiratory Controversies in the Critical Care
  Setting
  Proceedings to be published in RESPIRATORY CARE
  journal in 2007.
  
  
• Neuromuscular Disease in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE
  journal, September 2006.
  
  
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, June & July 2005.

• Computers in Respiratory Care
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, April & May 2004.

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Translating New Understanding Into Improved Patient Care
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, December 2003 & January 2004.

• Liquid Nebulization: Emerging Technologies
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, November & December 2002.

• Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Adults: Implementation, Management, Weaning, & Follow-up
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, March 2002.

• Evidence-Based Medicine In Respiratory Care
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, November 2001.

• Transtracheal Gas Insufflation (TGI)
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, February 2001.

• Aerosols and Delivery Devices
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, June 2000.

• Sleep Disordered Breathing
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, April 1998.

• Non-invasive Position Pressure Ventilation
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, April 1997.

• Assessing Innovations in Mechanical Ventilator Support
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, September 1995.

• Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal, September 1992.

• Aerosol Delivery
  Proceedings were published in RESPIRATORY CARE journal and Chest, September 1991.

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