THE INSIDE TRACT: News and Upcoming Events RESPIRATORY TRACT SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2012 VOL. 32 ISSUE 67 THE ISRC Main Office: www.isrc.org Update your address online at www.idfpr.com Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Seminar/Workshop Saturday, October 20, 2012 The ISRC’s Neonatal/Pediatric Committee and Chapter 2 will present a Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Seminar/Workshop 7 CRCE will be granted for attendance of entire seminar. LOCATION: Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital In the Conference Center 4440 West 95th Street Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 TOPICS COVERED: Respiratory Care as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team Asthma 101 Interpreting X-rays Non-Invasive Ventilation on the Pediatric Patient NRP Update & Neo Assessment Airway Clearance Trach 101 Check www.isrc.org for more information Know of any one who has moved up the career ladder in Respiratory Care? Send your news to the ISRC TRACT Visit ISRC Online: isrc.org Visit aarc.org and isrc.org for the latest information on upcoming events and educational offerings. Visit ISRC.org for AARC Membership at Reduced Rates! INSIDE: ISRC President’s Desk p. 2 Achievement Updates p. 4 New AARC Members p. 6 Get on the Inside TRACT p. 7 FIRST PLACE WINNING CAPTION BY: Mica Spicer, RRT Lead Therapist Respiratory Care Department Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, IL Behold! The alpha” and omega” of all ailments. FIRST PLACE PRIZE: Free AARC Membership for one year (valued at $102.50) and an autograph copy of the book: “ Full Moon: Possible Side Effects,” published by Jim Allen RRT. SECOND PLACE WINNING CAPTION BY: Jean Applegate Cardiopulmonary Manager Pana Community Hospital “Unfortunately, when the nebulizer was first invented, particle size did not factor into the equation.” SECOND PLACE PRIZE: A free AARC membership for one year “Cartoon Caption” Competition Winners Behold! The alpha” and omega” of all ailments. The ISRC Announces the Winners of the Cartoon Caption Contest. Congratulations! 1 st PLACE
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THE INSIDE TRACT:News and Upcoming Events
RESPIRATORY TRACTSEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2012 VOL. 32 ISSUE 67
THE
ISRC Main Office: www.isrc.org Update your address online at www.idfpr.com
Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory CareSeminar/WorkshopSaturday, October 20, 2012The ISRC’s Neonatal/Pediatric Committeeand Chapter 2 will present a Neonatal/PediatricRespiratory Care Seminar/Workshop7 CRCE will be granted for attendanceof entire seminar.
LOCATION:
Advocate Hope Children’s HospitalIn the Conference Center4440 West 95th StreetOak Lawn, Illinois 60453
TOPICS COVERED:
Respiratory Care as partof the Multi-Disciplinary Team
Asthma 101Interpreting X-raysNon-Invasive Ventilation on the Pediatric PatientNRP Update & Neo AssessmentAirway ClearanceTrach 101
Check www.isrc.org for more information
Know of any one who has moved upthe career ladder in Respiratory Care?Send your news to the ISRC TRACT
Visit ISRCOnline: isrc.org
Visit aarc.org and isrc.org for thelatest information on upcomingevents and educational offerings.
Visit ISRC.org for AARC Membershipat Reduced Rates!
INS IDE :
ISRC President’s Desk p. 2
Achievement Updates p. 4
New AARC Members p. 6
Get on the Inside TRACT p. 7
FIRST PLACE WINNING CAPTION BY:Mica Spicer, RRT Lead TherapistRespiratory Care DepartmentTrinity Medical Center, Rock Island, IL
Behold! The alpha” and omega” of all ailments.FIRST PLACE PRIZE:Free AARC Membership for oneyear (valued at $102.50) and anautograph copy of the book:
“Full Moon: Possible Side Effects,”published by Jim Allen RRT.
SECOND PLACE WINNING CAPTION BY:Jean Applegate Cardiopulmonary ManagerPana Community Hospital
“Unfortunately, when the nebulizerwas first invented, particle size didnot factor into the equation.”SECOND PLACE PRIZE:
A free AARC membership for one year
“Cartoon Caption”Competition Winners
Behold! The alpha” andomega” of all ailments.
The ISRC Announces the Winners of theCartoon Caption Contest. Congratulations!
1stPLACE
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A Career in Flight, Come Fly with Me!
Ihad a hard time figuring out what I wanted to write about
this month. As my deadline approached I started writing
this several times. I just couldn’t figure out where to go
with it. So many options! But with so much political talk
and money conversation going on I thought I would give
everybody a break and tell you about one of the best aspects
of being an RT and something I know very well.
I fly helicopters. Well, I am not the pilot, but I fly in
helicopters as part of the pediatric transport team for Cardinal
Glennon Children’s hospital, a pediatric hospital that has
employed me as PRN staff for 13 years. They hired me on
when I was still teaching full time for Southwestern Illinois
College. I claimed that I didn’t want to lose my hands on
skills when I started teaching full time, in reality; I just
wanted to work with kids and FLYYY.
Our air transport team consists of 3 members: the pilot,
a nurse and an RT. The role of the RT is a little different than
what you find in most hospital job descriptions. The RT
chooses the transport device (stretcher, car seat, isolette).
The RT does most of the hands on assessment, stabilization
and loading of the patient. The RT is responsible for
visually monitoring the patient in route. And of course the
RT manages the patient’s airway and pulmonary status.
For infant/neonatal trips, we bring a fully loaded “portable
ICU” isolette. It includes a closed temperature controlled box
with access ports, a pretty incredible 5 pound portable monitor
that rivals any of the ICU monitors we use, and a built in
ventilator. We have 3 different isollettes. Two of them have
pneumatic pressure vents, the other has a “minimal need”
electronic/pneumatic volume ventilator that could probably
run all day on a 9 volt battery. We also bring a goody bag
of infant respiratory supplies. We have a portable iNO nitric
setup. The nurse hauls around a suitcase of crash cart items
including a pharmacological cornucopia of meds. We use a
cartridge style portable blood chemistry device that gives us
quick on site blood gas results, along with glucose and a host
of other information depending on how expensive a cartridge
you want to put the blood in. Fully loaded the equipment adds
350 lbs of modern medicine to the rig.
The pilot need to know WHO is going on the flight. Our
weights are a consideration. The helicopter does not “fill up”
prior to leaving but may only bring the amount of fuel
thought to be reasonably necessary for the trip. Flying unused
fuel around is expensive, so the pilot has a formula that takes
into account the distance, the head or tail wind, the weight of
the equipment and of course the passengers and only fuels up
with what is thought to be enough for the trip. Unfortunately,
I am pushing around 300 pounds of “ME” on my 6’4 frame
these days. My flight suit no longer fits as comfortably as it
once did when I first donned it 12 years ago. Sometimes, on
longer trips, pilots will only fuel up for a one way trip and
then refuel after they drop us off at the destination pickup
site while we assess, stabilize and treat the patient. All this cost
a truckload of money. Take off is about $2000 with a $300/
loaded mile fee. We don’t charge for the trip TO the patient.
You can see that a flight to the hospital can easily cost tens
of thousands of dollars. I have no idea what kind of bill the
victim actually ends up getting.
We fly at between 90 and 140 knots depending on the wind.
We also fly in nearly a straight line. So we can generally get
to a location in less than half of the time that it would take to
bring an ambulance. We normally drive in an ambulance if
the pickup site is less than 30 minutes away, but during rush
hour or if the patient is “really critical” we will fly regardless of
distance. I have been on several 5 minute flights. The farthest
we fly in the helicopter is about 150 miles. We have a fixed
wing jet on contract for longer trips but I have never had the
experience of going on one. Several of our therapists have been
on trips to California, Minnesota, and Massachusetts among
other areas all over the country.
On the way to pick up the patient, I generally try to sit up
front with the pilot. There is A LOT more leg room and head
The pediatric transport team for Cardinal GlennonChildren’s hospital can really lift your spirits, and career!
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Albert Schweitzer FellowshipEmilee Lamorena, a 2nd year student in the Masters of Respiratory Care program, was chosen as an
Albert Schweitzer Fellow earlier this year. The Schweitzer Fellowship is a prestigious national fellowship that
allows graduate students in health sciences or human services to create, design, and implement their own
community-based service project that will improve the well-being and health of an under served population.
Fellows will carry out their projects over the course of a year and contribute more than 200 hours of service
to the community. Emilee is the first Respiratory Care student to receive the Schweitzer Fellowship.
Emilee lost her mother, Dr. Cynthia Lamorena, to lung cancer in 2010. This is the reason she chose Rush’s
RC program, as well as her inspiration behind her Schweitzer project. Her project will provide support for
underserved families affected by cancer. She is partnering with Gilda’s Club Chicago, an organization that offers
free services to men, women, and children affected by cancer. Emilee will create a new teen cancer support
group that will provide peer networking for teens who have cancer themselves or a loved one/friend diag-
nosed with cancer. The teens will be able to share cancer related experiences and learn new skills and methods
to help cope with stressful times. The program will also promote leadership, encouraging the teens to use
their experiences to help inspire others who are affected by cancer. Emilee will also work in the chemotherapy
infusion unit of Stroger Hospital. There, she will provide comfort for patients who are receiving chemotherapy
infusion therapy, and provide workshops and networking for their family members.
Kathleen Mai Respiratory Research ScholarshipJune marked the one year anniversary of the fundraising efforts for the Kathleen Mai Respiratory Research
Scholarship, and what a year it has been! The students in the Bachelor and Masters Respiratory Program at
Rush University have been working hard to raise money for the fund that honors one of the student's late
mother. To date, they have raised 20%, $10,000, of the funds needed to endow the fund and they are pushing
full steam ahead to reach their goal. April was a huge month for the scholarship with a month of fundraisers
planned at local establishments. An article in the AARC Times about the scholarship was published over the
summer and garnered national awareness. Once endowed, the fund will support the research projects being
designed and managed by the students. This is an amazing way to grow our field and to build future leaders.
Please join the Rush Respiratory class on September 22 at The Drum and Monkey (1435 West Taylor Street,
Chicago, IL) from 4-7pm for a happy hour fundraiser. It is a great way to network and support the cause.
The K. Mai Respiratory Research Scholarship is a 501c3 and 100% of funds raise go directly towards the
scholarship. Please visit www.kathleenmai.com for more information.
ACHIEVEMENT UPDATESRush University Respiratory Care Programs and Students
The Respiratory Care program at Rush University had
a successful graduation of Bachelors and Masters students
in June, and is excited to welcome a new incoming
class for the fall of 2012! Here are a few updates about what
and end tidal carbon dioxide using an advanced software
to create a single numeric value (integrated pulmonary
index) from 1-10 (10= “normal” and 1= “poor”) in order
to rate the patient’s ventilatory status. Herrnreiter wanted
to see if the integrated pulmonary index would decrease
before physician intervention, indicating that the integrated
pulmonary index could be a reliable measure of ventilatory
status in the future of respiratory care. Herrnreiter is
currently fully employed in the adult side at the University
of Chicago Medical Center.
3 Rush Graduates Chosen to Present at AARC Conference
Three Rush University graduates are slated to present their novel researchthis November at the annual AARC conference in New Orleans.
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We are now accepting proposals for dynamic presenters to speakat the conference. Conference dates are May 29, 30, and 31, 2013,at the Drury Lane Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
The deadline for the speaker proposal is December 15, 2012
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