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AGENDA AT A GLANCE

The FOCUS Conference is a "concentrated" conference designed to give attendees a great deal of education and entertainment in a short amount of time, thereby costing attendees less for hotels, meals and time away from home. The conference begins on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 9am and ends on Saturday May 12th, at 3pm. There are also optional, pre-conference educational events taking place on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

Overall, critical care nurses will be able to earn 18 CEs by attending this conference. One can earn a further 2 CEs (for a total of 20) by additionally attending our early-bird breakfast workshop (at an additional cost of $95) taking place on Friday morning from 7am - 9am. Finally, 6-8 additional CEs can be earned by attending any of our pre-conference mini-conferences taking place on May 9th , the day before the regular conference begins.
Below is a rundown of the agenda. To review specific lecture titles and speakers, click on the Topics/Speakers button at the top of this page.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
REGISTRATION DESK 6:00am - 8:00pm

Becoming an Asthma Educator Conference
10:00am - 12:00pm, resuming after lunch 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Lecturer - Dr. Ben Francisco PhD AE-C
This 6-hour workshop has a fee of $250 which includes a CD of all materials, a certificate of completion and 6 CEs. The fee for this workshop also includes lunch and an afternoon snack break.

The BRPT's Clinical Sleep Educator Certificate Program
7:15am - 5:30pm
Various Lecturers to be Announced
This course provides a day-long comprehensive overview of managing patients with sleep disordered breathing and other sleep disorders presented by nationally renown speakers. The workshop provides 8 CEs for Nurses. The $275 fee includes a CD of the lecture handouts (plus on-line access to the handouts pre-conference) as well as a continental breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack break.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

REGISTRATION DESK 6:00am - 8:00pm

Third Annual Focus 5-K Run/Walk
7:00am - 8:30am - Focus will be holding its third 5-K Run/Walk for adults, on Thursday morning, May 10th. Participants will receive a t-shirt and there will be cash prizes for both runners and walkers, and for both men and women in each category. Focus wishes to thank Roche Diagnostics for their generous sponsorship of this 5-K Run/Walk event, once again.

9:00am - 10:00am - The Latest on Sepsis - Implications for Critical Care
Leanna Miller RN, MSN, CCRN, NP

10:10am - 11:10am - Identifying and Managing Acute Renal Injury in the ICU
Leanna Miller RN, MSN, CCRN, NP

11:20am - 12:20pm - Pulmonary Hypertension - As Insidious as Ever
Brian Widmar PhD, CCRN

12:20pm - 1:30pm - Lunch on your own

1:30pm - 2:30pm - Care of the Lung Transplant Patient
Brian Widmar PhD, CCRN

2:40pm - 3:40pm - The Six "P's" of ARDS
Leanna Miller RN, MSN, CCRN, NP

3:50pm - 4:50pm - Endocrine Emergencies
Leanna Miller RN, MSN, CCRN, NP

5:00pm - 7:30pm - Exhibit Hall Opening Reception (Food, Drink and Exhibits)

8:30pm - 11PM - Evening at the Grand Ole Opry Music hall

Friday, May 11, 2012

REGISTRATION DESK 6:00am - 6:00pm

Early-Bird Breakfast Workshop
7:00am - 9:00am - In addition to the 16 lectures that will be presented over the course of our 3 day conference, we will also present an optional, early-bird breakfast workshop. This workshop, (2 hours long) will run on Friday morning, May 11th, from 7:00am to 9:00am. Two extra CEs can be earned by attending. The workshop is $95 and includes a full, hot breakfast buffet. If you wish to attend this workshop, you may register for it when you register for the conference via our online registration system (or via the hard copy registration form if you are mailing in your registration). The workshop provides a more in-depth treatment of the topic of heart failure and a more interactive experience with the lecturer while enjoying a hot breakfast.

9:05am - 10:05am - The Latest on Sepsis - Implications for Critical Care
Leanna Miller RN, MSN, CCRN, NP

10:10am - 11:10am - Identifying and Managing Acute Renal Injury in the ICU
Leanna Miller RN, MSN, CCRN, NP

11:20am - 12:20pm - Pulmonary Hypertension - As Insidious as Ever
Brian Widmar PhD, CCRN

12:20pm - 1:30pm - Free lunch in the exhibit hall

5:00pm - 8:00pm - Exhibit Hall Reception (Hors D'oeuvres, Drinks, Exhibits and multiple door prizes including the give-away of a brand new 2012 Ford FOCUS care or $10,000 cash - your choice.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

REGISTRATION DESK CLOSED

7:30am - 8:30am - Improving Patient-Ventilator Synchrony
Robert Kacmarek RRT, PhD

8:35am - 9:35am - Pain and Sedation Management in the ICU
Donald Jacobs RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC, CMC

9:40am - 10:40am - Update on the Management of Cardiac Myopathies
Brian Widmar PhD, CCRN

10:45am - 11:45am - Care of the Cardiopulmonary Bipass or ECMO Patient
Donald Jacobs RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC, CMC

11:45am - 12:45pm - Lunch On Your Own

12:55pm - 1:55pm - Keynote Address
Sleep and Our Society - Dr. William Dement

2pm - 3pm - Closing Address
The Real Heroes - Dana Oakes RRT

3pm - Adjournment