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John S. Emberger, BS, RRT-AACS, FAARC, CPHQ, and Tom Gillin, BS, RRT:
• “Do Early Changes In Oxygen Saturation Index Correlate To Patient Outcomes.” Respiratory Care Journal. November 2018.
• “Impact of Complying With Protective Tidal Volumes on Patient Outcomes” Respiratory Care Journal. November 2018.
In the Respiratory Care Journal. November 2018. John S. Emberger, BS, RRT-AACS, FAARC, CPHQ, Kyle Hitchens, BS, RRT-ACCS, and Brett Booker, RRT:
• “Bench Evaluation of Two Methods of Ventilation During Rigid Bronchoscopy.”
• “Bench Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Packing to Reduce Leak During Rigid Bronchoscopy.”
Alexa Moran, BS, RRT, John S. Emberger, BS, RRT-AACS, FAARC, CPHQ, Tom Gillin, BS, RRT, and Kyle Hitchens. “Impact of An Endotracheal Tube Holder to Reduce Facial Injury.” Respiratory Care Journal. November 2018.
Vaibhav Goyal, M.D., et al. “Anogenital Distance Is Determined During Early Gestation in Humans.” Human Reproduction. 2018.
Ismael A. Matus, M.D., FCCP, and Haroon M. Raja, M.D. “Protocolized Thoracic Ultrasonography in Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsies: A Potential Role As An Exclusion Study for Pneumothorax.” Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. August, 2018.
Rula M. Nassar, M.D., et al. “Association Between Video Laryngoscopy and Adverse Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” Journal of Pediatrics. July 2018.
Presentations
John S. Emberger, BS, RRT-AACS, FAARC, CPHQ:
• “Visualizing Ventilator Synchrony.” 20th Annual Rainbow Babies Respiratory Conference. Cleveland Ohio. September 2018.
• “Ventilation of the Premature Infant: Assuring Safety and Synchrony,” and “The Evolution of Newborn Respiratory Care to Reduce the Need for Invasive Ventilation.” 2018 Blue Ridge Symposium. October 2018.
Kandie Dempsey, DBA, MS, RN, OCN. “Accrual: Obstacles and Opportunities — Patient Barriers and Strategies.” National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program Annual Meeting. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. September 2018.
Kandie Dempsey, DBA, MS, RN, OCN. “Innovative Solutions. Best Practices. Excellence in Cancer Research — Research Program Operations: Running an Effective Clinical Trials Program — Auditing for Quality Improvement and Oncology Patient Advocates for Clinical Trials (OPACT).” American Society of Clinical Oncology. Alexandria, Virginia. September 2018.
At the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies,
Robert Witt, M.D.:
• Presented “Masters in Surgery: Superficial Parotidectomy. • Was a panel moderator for “Salivary Gland Tumors.”
Timothy Roedder, M.D., and Ismael Matus, M.D., FCCP. “Evaluation of the Diagnostic Value of Electromagnetic Navigational Guided Targeted-Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer.” Oral Presentation; World Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Conference. Mayo Clinic. June 2018.
Appointments
The Education Development and Advancement Council congratulates the following new RN III nurses: Sherrie Powell, BSN, RN-BC, 8S ACE; Brian Wharton, MSN, CPEN, Christiana ED; Marlene McCormac, BSN, RN, VA-BC, Vascular Access; Kiersten Ciach, BSN, RN, PCCN, 6S, SD; Charles Evans, Jr., BSN, RN, PCCN, 6S, SD; Nikki Recchioni, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, Christiana ED; Justine Painter, BSN, RN, CEN, Christiana ED; Amarjit Kumari, BSN, RN-BC, 8S ACE; and Lee Schiavoni, BSN, RN, CEN, Middletown ED.
Awards
Kandie Dempsey, DBA, MS, RN, OCN, received a 2018 Outstanding Administrator Award from the NCI Community Oncology Research Program. 
• “How Patent Is Your Patient’s Artificial Airway?” and “How to Safely Ventilate Your Patient.” 45th Annual PSRC Western Regional Seminar in Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine. Pittsburgh. October 2018.
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