The 51st Annual Hawaii RCPS Conference was held at The Prince Waikiki. Below is archived information from that event.
Guest Speakers

Mandy De Vries, MSc., RRT, RRT-NPS

Stephen Wehrman RRT, RPFT, RCP, FAARC

Amir Ashrafi, MD

Chris Hutchinson, PGDiP, BE

Margie White BS, RRT, NPS

Tatum Hamilton, PharmD, BCPPS

Alan Haynie, M.Ed., RRT, PNAP
The Hawaii Society for Respiratory Care reserves the right to make changes to the program.
Itinerary
Last updated 09/13/2024
51st Annual State Respiratory Conference – Day 1
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
| 7:00 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Welcome and Introduction Presentation of Colors – Tripler Army Medical Center Color Guard |
| 8:10 am | AARC 2025: The New Era Mandy De Vries, MSc., RRT, RRT-NPS |
| 9:10 am | The Third Hand: Stethoscope Hygiene for the 21st Century Stephen Wehrman RRT, RPFT, RCP, FAARC |
| 10:10 am | Blessing by Kahunapule Bruce and Exhibit Hall Opening (Exhibit Hall Open 10:00 am – 4:00 pm; closed during Lunch) |
| 11:10 am | Personalized Medicine for Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension: Are We There Yet? Amir Ashrafi, MD |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (Exhibit Hall Closed) |
| 1:00 pm | Exhibit Hall (reopens until 4:00 pm) |
| 1:50 pm | Nasal High Flow: Mechanisms to Evidence to Pediatrics Chris Hutchinson, PGDiP, BE |
| 2:50 pm | Restoring Gas Exchange Capacity with Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Therapy Margie White BS, RRT, NPS |
| 3:50 pm | The Impact of an All-Nebulizer Management Strategy in the Hospital Setting: An Evidence-Based Review Tatum Hamilton, PharmD, BCPPS |
| 4:50 pm | Door Prizes |
| 5:00 pm | CRCE Form and Evaluations Submission Online |
51st Annual State Respiratory Conference – Day 2
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
| 7:00 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall Open from 7:00am – 2:00 pm; closed during Lunch & Awards) |
| 8:00 am | Welcome and Introduction |
| 8:10 am | Marijuana is an Inhaled Drug: What Every Respiratory Therapist Should Know Stephen Wehrman, RRT, RPFT, RCP, FAARC |
| 9:10 am | Interprofessional Collaboration in Pediatric Respiratory Care Mandy De Vries, MSc., RRT, RRT-NPS |
| 10:10 am | Break and Exhibit Hall |
| 11:10 am | Balancing Brain and Lung Protection in the NICU using Transcutaneous Monitoring Margie White BS, RRT, NPS |
| 12:10 pm | Blessing by Kahunapule Bruce and Lunch and Achievement Awards (Exhibit Hall Closed) |
| 1:00 pm | Exhibit Hall (reopens until 2:00 pm) |
| 1:50 pm | HĀ: The Breath of Life. The New Science of Breathing Stephen Wehrman, RRT, RPFT, RCP, FAARC |
| 2:50 pm | Difficult Airway: A Dual-View Approach to Intubation Alan Haynie, M.Ed., RRT, PNAP |
| 3:50 pm | Nebulization in Viral Respiratory Illness: Evidence-Based Review Tatum Hamilton, PharmD, BCPPS |
| 4:50 pm | Door Prizes |
| 5:00 pm | CRCE Form and Evaluations Submission Online |