Annual
Conference and Convention
September 8-9
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Tom Gable
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| The ISRC annual meeting is scheduled at the DoubleTree
Hotel Riverside in Boise. There will be lectures, exhibits and social events
on Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. The general theme
for the educational component is the expanding role for respiratory care
with emphasis on diversification. The keynote speaker will be Edwin Dahlberg,
CEO of St. Luke's Regional Medical Center. Other featured speakers include
Tom Ahrens, RN, Mark Siobal, RRT, Wendi Norris, MD and James Sousa, MD.
There will be 12 contact hours of available CEUs. |
| On Thursday evening, our vendors will sponsor a participant
reception with goodies and fellowship. The social highlight will be a group
trip to Boise's Shakespeare Festival on Friday evening. The offering that
night is “The Complete Works of Shakespeare” (this sounds comprehensive).
During the lunch break, both days, you will be entertained by a friendly
Sputum Bowl competition (see below). |
| Make your plans to attend. Registration information will
be available soon on the ISRC website http://www.idasrc.org.
The conference committee is co-chaired by our Vice President, Lynda Erfurth
and Randy Evaro. They are both at St. Luke's RMC (208-381-2155). |
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ISRC
Web Site
www.idasrc.org
Education
- Resources - Employment
- Meetings/Events - Scholarships
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Being
an Active AARC Member
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Martin Gaither, RRT
Treasurer
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| I want to invite all of you to become active with the
ISRC. If you don’t want to become an elected officer, we have many
committees for you to serve on. We want your help and ideas.
It is a great opportunity for you to voice your opinion on what we, the
ISRC, can do to represent the Respiratory Therapist of the state of Idaho
better. I will list the committees that we have and a brief description
of what they do. If you want to volunteer or need any more information
please contact myself, or one of the ISRC board members. We want
your help and input. |
| Committee List: |
| Election Committee - This committee shall prepare, receive,
verify and count ballots for all elections held during the calendar year.
The committee shall consist of 4 members. |
| Nominations Committee - This committee shall prepare
for approval by the Board of Directors (BOD) a slate of officers, directors
at-large and delegates as necessary for the annual election. The
committee shall be appointed from members or former society officers. |
| Program and Education Committee - This committee shall
consist of three members and be so constructed as to provide experienced
members for program and education planning. |
| Bylaws Committee - This committee shall receive and prepare
all amendments to the Bylaws for submission to the BOD. This committee
may also initiate such amendments for submission to the BOD. This
committee shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be a past president. |
| Publications, Public Relations and Chapter Affairs Committee
- This committee shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be past
president. This committee shall concern itself with the execution
of a Society Newsletter, and all other communications of the Society with
the public, hospitals and other organizations through the dissemination
of information concerning respiratory care. |
| These are brief descriptions, for more detail consult
the ISRC bylaws, or contact a board member. (The Bylaws are available
on the AARC web site – www.aarc.org) |
| There are many opportunities for you to help promote
YOUR profession. We need everyone's help. |
| We hope to see you at the annual conference in September
in Boise. |
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In
Memoriam
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Herald Van Winkle
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| Our fellow member, Herald (“Bub”),
of Nampa, passed away May 22. Bub leaves his wife Thelma of 34 years and
four sons, Daniel, Joseph, Jason and Nathan and their families. Bub practiced
his respiratory care at Gem Home Medical in Emmett for the last 12 years.
He served as a U.S. Marine in Viet Nam. The passion of his life was his
Harley-Davidson motorcycle on which he toured as often as possible. |
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Ironically, Bub was afflicted with
pulmonary fibrosis, a disorder he surely treated and supported in many
patients over the years. He passed at the University of Washington
Medical Center in Seattle while awaiting a double lung transplant. The
Society extends its deepest sympathy to Thelma Van Winkle and all her family. |
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Call
for Sputum Bowl Teams
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Tom Gable
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| We have not had a state Sputum Bowl competition for many
years. Our conference organizers, Lynda Erfurth and Randy Evaro want to
resurrect the state “Bowl”. What we need is at least 3 teams. Three person
teams can be from hospitals, businesses or just a group of friends. If
I can get a commitment from 3 teams by August 1, I will prepare questions
for the competition, which is scheduled for the lunch hours on September
8 and 9 during our Annual Conference and Convention in Boise. Please consider
forming a team and having some fun. I have been doing the question asking
at Sputum Bowls for many years (mostly for the Oregon Society) and focus
on writing and asking easy questions. The game is all about having fun.
You don’t have to study for it. Come on. Lets get it going again. Let me
know by August 1. (phone 208-381-2153, FAX, e-mail info on newsletter back
page) |
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Thank
You for Your Support
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This issue of the Mountain Air is supported
financially by:
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Idaho's
Disaster Response Team
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Lande Lambert
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| The July issue of AARC Times has a good article
about RTs volunteering for emergency services. It was good to see a government
agency like Health and Human Services recognize RTs as the professionals
they are. AARC and ISRC have responded to this issue. If you are willing
to volunteer to be on a call list for emergencies that arise in Idaho,
then fill out the application on the ISRC web site at http://www.idasrc.org/disaster_response_application_form.html.
You can make a note on the application whether you want this to be kept
for Idaho or open to the AARC. These forms will be kept by the ISRC President.
Remember all those time your department was short staffed and the work
load was high? Now add a major emergency to that. Wouldn't it be nice to
have a list available for the director to call up for help. This will not
obligate you to anything. |
| Now, for the more adventurous RTs there is Disaster Medical
Assistance Team--DMAT. This is part of Homeland Security. I received a
call the other day from the Director of the Western Sector of DMAT (Pam
is threatening to hide my phone), and he wants to restart the Idaho DMAT.
I am waiting for the call back to get this going (if I can find my phone).
With DMAT you may be asked to respond to emergencies anywhere. You will
need a passport and all sorts of immunizations. You do sign the
same type of paper work as when you join the military. These teams are
made up of physicians, nurses, paramedics, and RTs. |
If you are interested in either of these opportunities
to volunteer your skills, please contact me at:
LandeL@mvrmc.org
Phone: 208-737-2686
Fax: 208-737-2687
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Camp
Super Breathers
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Tom Gable
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| This year's Camp Super Breathers will take place at Sawtooth
Methodist Camp from August 8 to 12. The camp is for kids with asthma
ages 8 to 13. The 2005 theme is “Harry Potter”. One of the planned
highlights is the inclusion of a gifted harmonica player, who will be in
residence for the entire camp. He and his wife will teach kids how to manage
their breathing by playing the harmonica. The camp is sponsored by the
American Lung Association and St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. There
are a few openings for counselors. If interested call Kera Yost at ALA
(208-345-5864) or Michele Andrew at St. Al's Cardiopulmonary Rehab (208-367-3199).
Most importantly, the camp needs kids. The ISRC and the ALA have
scholarships available. Get details from Kera or Michele. The Sawtooth
Methodist Camp is about 35 miles from Fairfield on the upper reaches of
the South Fork of the Boise River, a beautiful, relatively remote, setting. |
| There are also three one-day asthma camps this year in
Idaho Falls, Boise and Lewiston. The Idaho Falls camp is passed, but the
Boise camp is July 7 and Lewiston is August 4. Camper cost is $25 and includes
a day of crafts, asthma education, lunch and lots of fun. Contact Kera
for specifics. |
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New
Lung Simulator
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Tom Gable
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| The students and faculty of the Respiratory Care Program
at Boise State University are excited by the newest addition to their research
laboratory, the Hans Rudolph Series 1101 Breathing Simulator. Lonny Ashworth,
Respiratory Care Program Director wanted to acquire one of the unique new
tools since they recently became available. He proposed to borrow
the $10,000 purchase price from BSU's Nursing Program. That request was
initially accepted, but a short time later, the leadership of the Nursing
Program changed the loan to a grant. Their rationale was that the research
efforts of the University, as a whole, would benefit from this acquisition. |
| The Series 1101 Breathing Simulator is a bellows system
that utilizes a mathematical lung model to simulate spontaneous breathing.
Lung parameters of resistance, compliance, breathing rate and patient effort
can be adjusted to simulate a variety of patient conditions. By setting
the patient effort at zero, a passive or paralyzed patient can also be
simulated. |
| For the last several years the students in this program
have had an emphasis on research projects, many of which deal with mechanical
ventilation. Lonny feels the addition of the spontaneous breathing simulator
will greatly enhance the design and performance of many of the envisioned
research projects his students are involved with. Some of the immediate
projects involve: 1. Evaluation of the LTV 100 and Newport HT 50 transport
ventilators to define the accuracy of the ventilators’ onboard measurements;
2. Measuring the expiratory resistance on the Servo and the updated Viasys
Avea; 3. Evaluation of automatic tube compensation (ATC) in neonatal ventilators
and tubes; 4. Assessing the accuracy of internal measurements on auto-titrating
CPAP generators for sleep apnea. |
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Picture
the Board
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Here is what the Board of Directors looked like as they
carried out Society business at the recent meeting in McCall.
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President Dana Hagestad
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President-elect Chad Rye
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Vice President Lynda Erfurth
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Secretary Mary Kimbrel
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Treasurer Marty Gaither
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Board Member Kelly Dwello
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Delegate Renie Johnson
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Delegate Rob DeVinaspre
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PACT Chair Conrad Colby
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Past Secretary Ramona Sailor
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Newsletter Editor Tom Gable
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Unidentified Revelers after the Meeting
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Call
for Board Nominations
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| As of July 1, Martin Gathier has resigned his position
as Treasurer of ISRC to assume a director's position in Montana. We wish
him all the best. The Presidents has assigned Chad Rye to assume the duties
of Treasurer until the next board meeting in September. There will also
be new positions open for nominees for Director, President-elect, Delegate,
and Treasurer. Nominations should be sent to the ISRC President Dana Hagestad
at dhagestad@sjrmc.org |
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ISRC
Board Minutes
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May 13, 2005, McCall
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| Members present: Kelly Dwello, Lynda Erfurth,
Ramona Sailor, Dana Hagestad, Chad Rye, Marty Gaither, Tom Gable, Rob Devinaspre,
Conrad Colby, Renie Johnson, Mary Kimbrel |
| Dana called the meeting to order. |
| The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. |
| Budget: Dana handed out copies of 2005 budget.
Compared to 2003 and 2004 budgets we have more money for travel in 2005. |
| Treasurer's Report: Marty read and gave us an
update on the financial report. Motion passed for the following items:
Conrad will be reimbursed for recent airfare, a increase up to a $500 gift
towards international fellowship & a increase up to a $500 gift for
disaster relief fund, and that the annual budget will include covering
the medical director's AARC fee. |
| PACT: Conrad reported that the AARC wants 2 people
to set up a phone or email tree. We need an email membership list. Motion
passed for email tree and a possible email link on the ISRC web site. |
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Membership: Continues to grow for AARC.
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Delegates: Renie handed out copies from Dec. 2-3, 2004. She
reported on which resolutions passed and failed. Discussed job descriptions
and changes in the HOD.
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Newsletter: Tom apologizes for no February newsletter. Look
for one in late May.
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Conference update: To be held in Boise, ID on September 8-9,
2005. Lots of vendor verbal agreements and good speakers lined up. Vendors
wanting more time this year as well.
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Coalition for a Healthy Idaho: Conrad reported the board
is still intact and gave an update on current activities.
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Contract: AARC contract is good.
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Non-Profit Status-Allocation of funds: Kelly reported if
we earn more than $25,000 we must submit the proper forms.
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Phone Tree/Email: Renie gets a list from AARC of member emails.
Lynda will contact Brandi who has a current list/disk and get a copy to
Tom. See PACT above also.
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Expense Reimbursement for officers and Board members: Motion
passed for using AARC federal rate for mileage reimbursement (anything
over 50 miles). Members may also get reimbursed for either the hotel rate
where you conduct business or less (per board's decision).
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Website-updating info/hits: Need to update ASAP. Info is
12 months old. Discussed seeking sponsor. Need to get conference info/dates
on web site. Possibly placing a hit counter that is updated as well.
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Elections: Motion passed for nominating committee to include
Chad and Conrad. Talked about who would like to run? We need nominees for
Director, President-elect and a delegate.
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Upcoming meetings: Lake Buena
vista Florida
Summer Forum July 8-10
HOD July 11-12
San Antonio Texas
HOD Dec 1-2
AARC Congress Dec 3-6
Annual Business mtg. Dec 4
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Wainwright Scholarship: Talked about $500 for Wainwright
scholarship which is located under “misc.” in 2005 budget. We need to collect
applications and have a selection process. It should also be accessible
on the ISRC web site.
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Sputum bowl: We will include a sputum bowl at the 2005 State
Conference if there are at least 3 teams of 3 participants each. BSU students
strongly encouraged to participate! Motion passed for Prizes of $300--1st
place, $100--2nd place and $50--3rd place.
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Other: Chad gave an update from Dallas. Talked about AARC/NBRC
web-site among other things.
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Respectfully submitted,
Mary Kimbrel, RRT, AE-C
ISRC Secretary |
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ISRC
Board Meeting
12:00 Noon
September 9, 2005
DoubleTree Hotel Riverside
Boise
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Contact
Dana Hagestad for more information at dhagestad@sjrmc.org
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2005
ISRC Board of Directors
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Dana Hagestad (Lewiston), President
Chad Rye (Lewiston), President elect
Nolan Bybee (Rexburg), Past President
Jody Lester (Boise), Vice President
Mary Kimbrel (Meridian), Secretary
Martin Gaither (Lewiston), Treasurer |
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Renie Johnson (Ontario, OR), Delegate
Rob DeVinaspre (Boise), Delegate
Kelly Dwello (Boise), Director at Large
Lande Lambert (Twin Falls), Director at Large
Dr. Nirmal Charan (Boise), Medical Director |
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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