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Conference
2006
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Chad J. Rye, President
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| WOW! A year has almost gone by since I wrote my last
message. I have been honored to be your President. Before my final farewell
address, there are still more things we need to accomplish. The 2006 ISRC
Confluence Conference is September 14th and 15th here in Lewiston, Idaho.
The conference is going to be held at the Williams Conference Center on
the campus of Lewis and Clark State College. The speakers this year should
be very good. Talks on the bird flu, ventilator management, medication
management and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, just to name a few, are scheduled.
The official brochure should be out by the time you get this newsletter.
We are planning a vendor reception to be held at one of the favorite watering
holes Thursday night. It should be a great conference. Hope to see you
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| I also want to encourage those who are NOT AARC members
to join. The AARC does so many things to help keep the profession of Respiratory
Care visible and voicestrous. Without them, there may be no us. |
| Note: Click on the animated ISRC Conference graphic on
the ISRC Web Site or go visit the following URL for more conference information
and a registration form: http://www.idasrc.org/isrc_conference.htm |
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ISRC
Web Site
www.idasrc.org
Education
- Resources - Employment
- Meetings/Events - Scholarships
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ISRC
Officer and Board Candidates
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President-elect (3-year
term: President-elect, President, Past President)
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| Brandi Johnson, BS, RRT, has Respiratory Therapy
degrees from Rogue Community College in Oregon and Boise State University.
She has practiced in Corvallis, OR and MedNow Medical Supply in Boise.
She is currently a therapist at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise. |
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Vice President (2-year
term)
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| T. J. Wing, BS, RRT, is a graduate of the
Boise State University Respiratory Care program. He has worked as a therapist
at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He is presently a
full-time instructor for the BSU RC program. He is also currently pursuing
his Masters degree in Health Science, and conducting research with an emphasis
in adult critical care, mechanical ventilation, and health service leadership. |
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Secretary (2-year
term)
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| Elana Ilyusha, BA, RRT, is a graduate of the Boise
State University Respiratory Care program. She is originally from Vladivostok,
Russia. She currently is a critical care respiratory therapist at St. Luke’s
Boise Regional Medical Center. |
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Director at-large
(2-year term)
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| Dana Hagestad, BS, RRT, has degrees from Spokane
Community College and Washington State University. He is originally from
Montana. He has worked as a therapist and in Home RT services at St Joseph
Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. He is currently Assistant Director
of Cardiopulmonary and Neurodiagnostics St Joseph. He is the immediate
Past President of the ISRC (President in 2005). |
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Delegate (2-year
term)
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| Kelvin (Kelly) Dwello, BA, RRT, attained respiratory
therapy and management degrees from colleges in the California bay area.
He practiced those skills in the bay area before relocating to Idaho in
2001. He is currently the Director for Pulmonary and Sleep Services at
St Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Kelly served a number of
posts for his chapter of the California Society including Chapter President.
He is just finishing a two year term as an ISRC Director at-large. |
| Renie Johnson, RRT, is a graduate of the
Boise State University Respiratory Care program. She has worked in respiratory
therapeutics and diagnostics at St Luke’s Boise Regional Medical Center.
She also performed pulmonary diagnostics at Idaho Pulmonary Associates
office in Boise. She currently is a staff therapist at Holy Rosary Medical
Center in Ontario, OR. She served as ISRC President in 2000 and Delegate
from 2003 – 2005. |
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Disaster
Team Volunteers Needed
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Lande Lambert, Disaster
Guy
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| ISRC is still working to develop a database of volunteers--Idaho
RTs willing to go on record as willing to help in the event of an emergency.
There is already a form to fill out on our web site. Just go to disaster_response_application_form.html.
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addition, it would be helpful if anyone that is or has participated in
any emergency preparedness programs to let me know about these activities...what
is you facility or community doing to prepare and what capacity you are
involved. This information is kept by the President of ISRC. Please e-mail
any information to me at landel@mvrmc.org. |
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ISRC
Logo
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Tom Gable
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| Toward the end of last year, the Board of Directors addressed
the problem of the loss of the original of the ISRC logo, first created
by Jenny Brockett of Boise. Existing copies had lost much of the definition
and detail of the original. One possible solution was a contest to design
a new logo. That concept was presented in a previous edition of this newsletter.
There was only one respondent to that solicitation, Mark Wood of Boise.
Mark submitted several rough sketch concepts for a new logo. If one were
selected, he would then prepare a finished design. The Board considered
those suggested new designs at a recent meeting. At that time, the Board
also considered the existing logo. After discussion, it was decided to
retain the current logo and have it redrawn by Jenny Brockett and then
to have it digitized by a graphic artist. The newly clarified design
is on the masthead of this edition. Thank you to Jenny Brockett, Leslie
Erfurth for the computer work and Mark Wood for his suggestions. |
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Idaho
State University
Respiratory Therapy Program
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Stephen Swope
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| Early in 2003, Idaho State University
(ISU) representatives met with members of the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical
Center in Idaho Falls, Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls,
and Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello to discuss the needs for Respiratory
Therapy Personnel in eastern Idaho. From these meetings it was determined
that there was a need for therapists in this region and the hospitals supported
the concept of a Respiratory Therapy Program at ISU to help fill the void
of therapists in the area. Late in the summer of 2003, approval was given
to move forward with the plans for a Respiratory Therapy Program. |
| In 2004, paperwork was drafted
and discussions were held with the Idaho State Board of Education and within
the state system to gain approval to develop a respiratory therapy program
at ISU. In January of 2005, a letter with the ISU Notice of Intent (NOI)
to establish a Respiratory Therapy Program on the Pocatello campus was
submitted to the state board of education. In May of 2005, a program
director, Steve Swope, RRT, was hired to initiate the accreditation process. |
| In August of 2005, the Committee
on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) gave the program a Letter
of Review and the first class was officially admitted to the program. Currently
there are 8 students enrolled in the program and 9 students have been accepted
for class beginning in August of 2006. |
| The Respiratory Therapy Program
is located in the College of Technology at ISU and grants an associate
of science degree. It is an advanced level (registry) program. The main
clinical affiliates of the program are Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
in Idaho Falls, Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls, and
Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. Program Director is Stephen (Steve)
Swope, BA, RRT, Acting Director of Clinical Education is Nikkie Stephens,
BS, RRT, and co-Medical Directors are David L. Shrader, MD, (Idaho Falls),
Robert Lobb, Jr., MD, (Twin Falls) and Steven Krawtz, MD (Pocatello). More
information about the program is available at www.isu.edu
or by contacting Steve at 208-282-3653. |
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Further
Thoughts on the ISU RT Program
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Carrie Massie
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| As an instructor of this new program I was cautious and
excited at the same time to be involved in the creation and molding of
a new Respiratory Program. It has been challenging learning how to
coordinate between the different facilities teaching approaches and to
provide the same instruction at 3 different facility sites. The students
have classroom time with the Program Director, Steve Swope, and then the
students are broken into groups based on the city in which they reside,
to attend a laboratory setting and clinical site for "hands on" teaching
at the participating facility. |
| All instructors are given the same outline of what is
to be taught each week and all students have procedures that need to be
witnessed and signed off by a Licensed Respiratory Therapist. Here
at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center they perform all of their clinical
rotations with the Clinical Educator to allow for a structured learning
program. The students I have had the opportunity to work with are
exceptional; they are progressing with a strong knowledge base of current
Respiratory Therapy and are able to demonstrate valuable critical thinking
skills. I am very pleased with the program and can only imagine how
much stronger it will be in later years. |
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Factoids
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There are 207 Active members
of the ISRC
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There are 54 Student members
of the ISRC
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There are 636 Licensed Respiratory
Therapists in Idaho
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578 of those Licensed Respiratory
Therapists live in or adjacent to Idaho
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The are 33 “Permitted” Sleep
Techs in Idaho
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There has been a 44% increase
in Active ISRC members from 2001 to 2006
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The ISRC website averages
2069 visits per month
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The most visited pages (in
order): Newsletter, Contact Us, Employment Opportunities, Meetings, Resources,
License Information, Scholarships, Better Breathers Clubs Notices
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Photo
Gallery
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President Chad Rye and Past President Dana Hagestad
Conduct May 2006 Board Meeting in McCall
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President-elect Michele Andrew
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Treasurer Carrie Massey, Student Rep Rebecca Brollier,
Vice Predisent Lynda Erfurth and Secretary Mary Kimbrel
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Board Member Kelly Dwello
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Delegate Carla Edmison and her Tiny Dog
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A Closer Look
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Chad, Carrie and Gang after the Board Meeting
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In Pursuit of Lake Trout - Payette Lake
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Delegate Rob DeVinaspre and President Rye on Payette
Lake
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Board
Meeting Minutes
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May 12, 2006, McCall
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| Members present: Mary Kimbrel, Lynda Erfurth,
Rebecca Brollier, Michele Andrews, Carrie Massey, Chad Rye, Kelly Dwello,
Rob Devinaspre, Dana Hagestad, Tom Gable, Carla Edmison. |
| Chad called the meeting to order. |
| Previous meeting minutes were approved. |
| Treasurer's Report: Treasurer report given by
Carrie. She read and gave an update on the financial report. |
| PACT: Chad gave an update on temporary permit/prorate
fees for polysomnographers. |
| Committee Reports: |
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Membership: Carla printed out addresses of current ISRC members
so Chad could send out renewal reminders for memberships.
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Delegates: Carla/Chad are going to the HOD upcoming meeting.
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Newsletter: Kudos to Tom for the last newsletter! Also if
any RT's have subjects of interest/article you would like to submit contact
Tom Gable.
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Nominations/Elections: Dana reported that we have pending
nominations for Delegates, VP, President-elect, Secretary and Director
at Large. Get your nominations to Dana ASAP!
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Bylaws: No new changes.
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International fellow for Idaho was from Spain and she stated
to the Idaho delegation involved in her stay, that she had a good visit.
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Board of Medicine RT representative is Steve Swope the new
ISU program director.
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Discussed possibility of getting a student representative
from Idaho State to be on the ISRC.
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ATTENTION: Contact the ISRC for the Donna Wright memorial
scholarship for RT students! This is a Great Opportunity!!! For more info
contact ISRC president Chad Rye. This is open for ISU and BSU students.
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Chad reported on a grant review to be done through B.I. so
we can have more funds towards the state conference.
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There is one speaker lined up so far, if any ideas/suggestions
for State Conference contact Chad Rye.
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The conference is to be held at Williams Conference Center
at Lewis and Clark College, September 14-15, 2006 in Lewiston, ID.
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Asthma Camp? Michele said there are 30-35 scholarships available
and we need kids. So please recruit those Asthma kids for camp!!!!
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ISRC logo? Lynda Erfurth has graphic artist in the family
that may help embellish the details of either Mark Wood's design or our
old logo for the ISRC.
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Miscellaneous? Northern Idaho is behind on a possible pandemic/disaster
plan we discussed what the southern Idaho hospitals had come up.
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Open Discussion? Carrie brought up info on California College
student issue she's dealing with and has decided to take it up with NBRC.
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Next meeting at the State Conference in Lewiston, ID.
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| The meeting was adjourned. |
| Respectfully submitted,
Mary Kimbrel RRT, AE-C
ISRC Secretary |
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2006
ISRC Board of Directors
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Chad Rye (Lewiston), President
Michele Andrew (Boise), President elect
Dana Hagestad (Lewiston), Past President
Lynda Erfurth (Boise), Vice President
Carrie Massey (Idaho Falls), Treasurer
Mary Kimbrel (Meridian), Secretary |
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Carla Edmison (Lewiston), Delegate
Rob DeVinaspre (Boise), Delegate
Kelly Dwello (Boise), Director at Large
Greg Pilcher (Lewiston), Director at Large
Dr. Nirmal Charan (Boise), Medical Director
Rebecca Brollier (Boise), Student Representative |
Visit http://www.idasrc.org/contact_us.htm
to contact a Board Member.
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The Mountain Air newsletter editor is Tom
Gable. If you would like to contribute information/articles,
please contact Tom by e-mail:
gablet@slrmc.org,
or fax (208) 381-3498.
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