VSRC Symposium by the Sea 2026
Schedule
Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 08:00 am to Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Embassy Suites by Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort (Virginia Beach, VA) | Virginia Beach, VA
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Get ready for 3 days packed with cutting-edge presentations, hands-on workshops, lively discussions, and plenty of opportunities to reconnect with colleagues and make new friends. We’re working hard to craft a program that will spark your curiosity and energize your passion for respiratory care!Emilee Lamorena, MSc, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC– Keynote Speaker
Hanns Billmayer, RRT – Volumetric CO2
Sherleen Bose, BA, RRT, CHT-Admin – Legislative Updates
Bessie Brooks-Garnett, DHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS – AARC/VSRC Membership
Kellie Carroll, NPA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, C-ELBW– NBRC Updates (Plus: Student Breakout Session)
Quyen Duong, RRT – Understanding Oscillating Lung Expansion Therapy
John Emberger, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ– Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Look In the Lungs
Eric Kriner, RRT, FAARC – Patient-Ventilator Assessment: They’re Talking To Us, But Is Anyone Listening?
Keith Lamb, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, FCCM – Respiratory Critical Care: A Year in Review
John Lindsey, PhD., RRT-NPS, FAARC – Respiratory Care: More Than Just a Profession
Maria Madden, MS, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, FAARC – Breathing Beyond the Injury: Respiratory Care and Diaphragm Pacing in Spinal Cord Trauma
Michael O’Brien, MSc, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, RPFT, AE-C – Proposing A Theory of Caregiver Competency
Kimberly Smith, RRT, RRT-NPS – ECMO 101: Exploring Basic Concepts
Karen Wockenfuss, BS RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS – Congenital Cardiac Defects for the Respiratory Therapist: From Physiology to Practice
& MORE WILL BE ANNOUNCED!
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Where is it happening?
Embassy Suites by Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort (Virginia Beach, VA), 4111 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451-2666, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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