Friday, October 16, 2026
| Topic | Speaker | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Lu Wilford, BS, RRT Director, Respiratory Care Department, Iowa Health Care | 8:00-8:15 AM |
Bite Size Talks:
| Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, Iowa Health Care; Associate Chief Quality Officer for Critical Care & Emergency Medicine. Pulmonologist, Medical Director of MICU Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, Iowa Health Care | 8:15-9:15 AM |
| Alpha-1-antitrypsin Deficiency – Role of the Respiratory Therapist | Pulmonologist Clinical Professor, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Medical Director, Iowa Health Care | 9:15-10:15 AM |
| Break | 10:15-10:30 AM | |
| Speech Pathology: The role of Speaking Valves & Collaboration in Acute Care | Speech-Language Pathologist, Iowa Health Care Speech-Language Pathologist, Iowa Health Care | 10:30-11:30 AM |
| Lunch | 11:30-12:30 PM | |
| Pulmonary Fungus Among Us | Pulmonologist Clinical Professor, Lung Services, Iowa Health Care | 12:30-1:30 PM |
| Changing Lungs, Changing Strategies: Ventilator Strategies in Evolving and Established Severe BPD |
Neonatologist Clinical Associate Professor, Neonatology, Iowa Health Care
| 1:30-2:30 PM |