CSRT News

September 2011
Keeping members current on issues that matter

Call for Nominations for CSRT Board - Deadline November 4, 2011

The CSRT is accepting applications from members for volunteer positions as Directors on the Board of Directors. The new Board structure, approved at the June AGM, will include regional representation and representation from each area of practice. CSRT members are encouraged to apply and help shape the future of the Society and the direction of the profession. Details and nomination form at: http://www.csrt.com/en/about/board_directors.asp

Respiratory Therapists Week – October 23 to 29, 2011

Looking for ideas on how to promote your profession for RT Week? For information and great ideas visit http://www.csrt.com/en/events/rt_week.asp. Don’t forget to bring out your camera. Send us photos and a description of your RT Week activities. We will highlight some events in the newsletter and on the website. Send them to rhansen@csrt.com. There are still limited promotional products available to CSRT members.

CBRC Examination Application Deadline

The deadline to apply to write the January 4, 2012 national exam is November 15, 2011. For details, please visit www.cbrc.ca/

Call for Nominations for CSRT Awards – Deadline November 15, 2011

Do you know someone who deserves the recognition of their peers? Nominations for CSRT awards are now being accepted in the following categories:

The Robert Merry Lecturer Award
This award was established to recognize the significant contributions made by an individual to the profession or the professional association.

The Colya Kaminiarz Professional Achievement and Education Award
This award was established to recognize an individual who has displayed outstanding leadership skills and has made a significant contribution to professional practice and/or in the field of education at the national level. Criteria and nomination forms can be found at: http://www.csrt.com/en/about/awards.asp

What’s New at Respiratoryresource.ca

New webinar available “The Use and Application of Nitric Oxide: A Review of The Data”
Links to video on “High Frequency Oscillation Videos from Children's Hospital Boston Awake Intubation”
2011 CTS Guideline: Home Mechanical Ventilation
Seven directed reading articles with tests to received education credits

Campus OPIQ Offers More Online Courses

An updated list on online courses and directed readings is available through the Campus OPIQ site.

New courses:

OPIQ-501: Pneumothorax chez l'enfant
OPIQ-503: Les mots qui donnent du souffle !

New directed-readings are:

« L’oxygénothérapie chez le patient atteint de MPOC – Faire davantage confiance a Mère Nature »
« High flow therapy and oxygenation »

Submissions Accepted to Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy

The CJRT accepts submission of original articles, papers, commentaries, case studies, literature reviews, letters to the editor and directed reading papers. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed. First-time authors are encouraged to submit and get started on their publishing career. A special edition of the CJRT will be presented next summer with a focus on access to respiratory therapy in difficult patient populations or unique settings and circumstances. We welcome international manuscripts and encourage papers reporting on distinctive projects.

Details on content requirements and submissions at http://www.csrt.com/en/publications/journal.asp. For additional information or to submit an article, please contact: Rita Hansen rhansen@csrt.com

Canadian Patient Safety Institute New Safety Alerts

The CPSI has added new alert summaries to Global Patient Safety Alerts. Now you can search over 650 patient safety alerts and over 3,400 recommended actions to reduce risk and strengthen your patient safety and patient quality programs.New information added on a continuous basis. For more details, visit: http://www.globalpatientsafetyalerts.com/English/Pages/default.aspx

10^th Canadian Network for Respiratory Care Conference

The National Respiratory Care and Education Conference – ASED 10, will be held at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec on November 10-12, 2011. The theme of the conference is “Celebrating Our Past: Embracing Our Future”. Details at www.cnrchome.net.

National Study on the Quality of Stroke Care in Canada

A major national Canadian study on the quality of stroke care released by the Canadian Stroke Network finds that there is significant work to be done to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke. For details check: www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca.

2011 Simulation Summit – November 3-5, 2011

The Royal College, in conjunction with McGill University and the Arnold and Blema Steinberg Medical Simulation Centre will hold the 2011 Simulation Summit, November 3-4, 2011 at the Montreal Marriott Château Champlain. This 2-1/2 day conference explores the theme Interprofessional Teams and is directed to simulation educators and researchers. The program promotes scholarly based research of simulation standards in real-world applications. Details at: http://www.royalcollege.ca/simulation.

Save the Date! CSRT Education Conference
May 30 to June 2, 2012

The CSRT Education Conference will take place at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in beautiful Vancouver, BC. The CSRT has arranged for a limited number of discounted rooms at the Westin. Reservations can be made through the CSRT website – under Events.

Respiratory therapists are invited to submit proposals for presentation

All Conference details can be found at: http://www.csrt.com/en/events/2012_conference.asp