Dr. Burton is Associate Dean for Medical Affairs at the Kettering College of
Medical Arts , in Dayton, Ohio where he is also Medical Director of Sleep
Disorders Center and Emeritus Medical Director of Respiratory Care Services.
He is a fellow of The American College of Physicians, the
AARC, and The American College of Chest Physicians. He has authored 7 textbooks,
and more than 70 scientific publications.
While at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in the
late 1960’s his Pulmonary Rehabilitation Group was the first to publish
results that demonstrated reduced utilization of health care resources in
patient who had completed a week long course of education, exercise
conditioning, and symptom awareness.
Pulmonary
Rehabilitation and Patient Education in the Era of Therapist-Driven
Protocols
Objectives:
- The
conclusion of the presentation, the learner will be able to state and
describe: A. Pulmonary Rehabilitation outcomes that have survived the
scrutiny of the IOM evidence-based medicine analysis.
- Which
specific pulmonary rehabilitation activities have faired well under such
scrutiny.
- A
patient- specific pulmonary rehabilitation “menu selection” process,
based on patient characteristics, that I may be constituted under the
Therapist-Driven Protocol (TDP) paradigm
- His/
her awareness that each modality-specific TDP, whether the patient is “ in
Pulmonary Rehab” or not, must end in a patient education module to be
effective in the long run.
Beyond
Sleep Apnea: Things That Go Bump in the Night
At the conclusion of this interactive round table
discussion, the listener will understand the basis for/ diagnosis of/ treatment
of the following conditions that occur in, or exacerbated by sleep and its
correlates:
1)
Asthma
2)
COPD
3)
Cystic Fibrosis
4)
Acute Myocardial Infraction
5)
Congestive Heart Failure
6)
Inadequate Medication Levels
7)
Peptic Ulcer Disease
8)
Arthritis
9)
Periodic Limb Movement disorder (PLMD)
10)
Diabetes Mellitus
11)
Sleep Phase Reversal
12)
Nocturnal Leg Cramps
Program
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