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The Better Breathing Conference brings together health-care professionals from a range of disciplines, all focused on the respiratory health of the people of Ontario, including academic and community respirologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists.
The Better Breathing Conference
The Better Breathing Conference brings together health-care professionals from many disciplines, all focused on the respiratory health of the people of Ontario, including academic and community respirologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists.
Click here to see the full program.
Register before December 31, 2017 to take advantage of early bird discounts!
Below you will see concurrent sessions listed only. You can reserve seats for concurrent sessions when registering. You will be able to modify your selections until January 18, 2018.
Member Discounts
Note that members can only take advantage of member discounts by registering with the email associated with their OTS or ORCS member profile. Sign in to the member portal to check that your membership is up-to-date.
Dietary Restrictions
If you have any dietary restrictions that are not listed in the meal options, please add this as a note to your ticket. If you do not note any allergies or restrictions we cannot guarantee that an appropriate meal will be available.
An overview of New Medications for Asthma and COPD, presented by Olivia Ng, BScPhm, PharmD
University of Toronto librarians Heather Buchansky and Kaitlin Fuller discuss a very topical issue: Combatting Misinformation.
A workshop on working with lung cancer patients, presented by Dr. Margaret Fitch.
A workshop for respiratory health educators on Brief Action Planning, a motivational interviewing-based method for assisting in behaviour change. Presented by Ana MacPherson, RRT, CRE/CTE, MASc, SFI, Clinical Coordinator, South Simcoe & Northern York Sub-Regions, Health Link Central LHIN.
Dr. Matthew Stanbrook presents "Appraising the latest evidence: Highlights from the U of T Respirology & Sleep Journal Club".
The Better Breathing Team Challenge, presented by Drs. Onofre Moran and Chris Li, is an interactive group learning activity. Participants are eligible for MOC3 credits upon completion of an online quiz after the event. As an added bonus, teams have the chance to win prizes on the day!
The Andre Peloquin Clinical Case Series, chaired by Dr. Raymond Gottschalk, will feature case presentations from Dr. Vanessa Luks, Dr. Jackie Chiang and Dr. Mony Nimchonok.
Dr. Alberto Goffi presents a talk on Pulmonary Ultrasound.
Dr. Adam Byrne will present the first talk of the pediatric stream, on Peanut Allergies.
Dr. George Chandy will present a Pulmonary Hypertension Update.
Dr. Reshma Amin will present the second talk of the pediatric stream, on the new Home Ventilation Guidelines.
Dr. Andrea Gershon discusses multimorbidity in individuals with lung disease.
Talk 1: "What Patients Think We Do: The Evidence-Based Management of ARDS Patients" - Thomas Piraino, RRT, FCSRT
Talk 2: "What We Really Do: The Epidemiology of ARDS Patient Management: The Lung Safe Study" - Tai Pham, MD
"Supporting Providers using Quality Standards for COPD" - Sue Jones, RRT, NFRRT, LSSBB, QI Specialist, Health Quality Ontario
Dr. Dina Brooks and Shelley Prevost debate the topic of pulmonary rehabilitation vs. general rehabilitation.
Talk 1: "Gone with the Wind: The Challenge of Understanding Weaning Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients" - Thomas Piraino, RRT, FCSRT
Talk 2: "Come Sail Away: What is the WIND Study, and What Does it Mean for Future Clinical Trials" - Tai Pham, MD
"RRTs: Blazing New Trails in a Changing Health Care System" - Ana MacPherson, RRT, CRE/CTE, MASc, SFI, Clinical Coordinator, South Simcoe & Northern York Sub-Regions, Health Link Central LHIN; Madonna Ferrone, RRT; Christina Dolgowicz, BHSc, RRT, CRE, Lung Health Coordinator, Lanark Renfrew Health & Community Services
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Please note that this online community is to be used by members of the Lung Health Network for Healthcare Professionals. Certain workspaces within the community may be tailored for and restricted to certain activities and/or membership types (e.g. working group members); access to these areas will be determined and approved by Lung Health Foundation (LHF) staff. The content that is available to you will be tailored to your interests and well as user/membership type.
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The Lung Health Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its employees, volunteers, members, clients and other stakeholders. We value the trust of those we deal with, and of the public. We acknowledge that maintaining this trust requires us to be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information you choose to share with us.
For more information on our privacy policy and practices, please visit: https://lunghealth.ca/privacy-policy
Unless otherwise specified, event registration refunds are subject to a $50 administrative fee. Each event will have a date beyond which refunds will not be honoured.
By completing purchases with us you agree to have your credit card and personal information securely stored as part of a payment profile within a 3rd party payment gateway. This securely stored payment profile will be used, when authorized, for automated recurring payments and will allow for easier and faster checkouts. No credit card information is stored within Member365 and all payment data is accessed by way of a secure API. Under no circumstances do we share credit card or personal details.