2026 CSRC NorCal Conference Agenda

Please note, the times listed below are in Standard Time (ST).   Agenda is subject to exciting updates. 

The Practitioner Sputum Bowl has been cancelled for the 2026 CSRC NorCal Conference - Registration this year didn't reach the level needed to run the event, so we made the decision to pull it from the schedule. The good news: we're already planning to bring the Sputum Bowl back in 2027 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose, and we'll share more details as that planning comes together.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2026 (5 CEs) 3 LDR CEs for the Ethics Workshop
7:45 am	Registration Open for Ethics Class
8:30 am – 11:30 am	Law and Professional Ethics Workshop: Marianne Shaw, MSHS, RRT-NPS - (3 LDR) Lunch is on your own before the conference begins.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm	General Registration Opens
1:00 pm  – 1:15 pm	President’s Message: Jake Miller, MBA, RRT-ACCS
1:20 pm – 2:15 pm	The Leadership Superpower: Inspiring Change Through Storytelling: Edward F. Garcia, MBA, MS, FAARC, RRT (LDR)
2:20 pm – 3:15 pm	Bedside to Beyond: Redefining the Role of Respiratory Care through the Emerging Role of the Respiratory Disease Specialist: Don Shoemaker, MBA, RRT, RCP, AE-C (LDR)
3:20 pm – 3:30 pm	CRCF Announcements
3:30 pm – 3:40 pm	Break
3:45 pm – 4:40 pm	NAVA at the Bedside: Practical Applications in the NICU: Jeff Cabrera, BS, RRT (NPS)
4:45 pm – 6:45 pm	Welcome Reception and Vendor Exhibits Open: Drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided. Visit each vendor to earn 2 CEUs.
6:15 pm – 7:30 pm	The Gold Masquerade Ball Evening Celebration
	Celebrate the evening in gold masquerade style with music, networking, and festive attire. Awards will be presented for best decorated vendor table and best dressed attendee.
7:30 pm	Adjourn
Thursday, October 8, 2026 (6 CEs)
7:00 am – 8:30 am	Breakfast with the Vendors: Visit each vendor to earn.
8:30 am – 9:25 am	The Nightmare Patient: Transport Ventilation For Severe Asthma: Melody Bishop (Virtual), BSc., RRT, CCAA, FCSRT (CLP)
9:35 am – 10:30 am	Aerosol Delivery in Children Receiving High-Flow Nasal Cannula: Considerations and Emerging Evidence: Theresa Cantu, MSRC, RRT-NPS, AE-C - Sponsored by Aerogen (NPS)
10:40 am – 11:35 am	The Hidden Burn: Practical Respiratory Management of Inhalation Injury: Kathleen Romanowski, MD, MAS, FACS, FCCM, FABA (ACC)
11:35 am – 1:00 pm	Dedicated Vendor Time Continue to visit each vendor to earn 2 CEUs
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Personal Experience and Clinical Insights: Katie Sabato, MS, RRT, NPS, FAARC (CLP)
3:00 pm – 3:55 pm	The Future of Healthcare: Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Jake Miller, MBA, RRT-ACCS (LDR)
3:55 pm – 4:00 pm	Break
4:05 pm – 5:00 pm	From X-Ray to CT: Bedside Chest Imaging for Respiratory Care Practitioners: Tina Chen, MD, MS (CLP)
5:00 pm	---Door Prize Drawing / Luck O’ The Draw---
5:30 pm	The Practitioner Sputum Bowl has been cancelled for the 2026 CSRC NorCal Conference Registration this year didn't reach the level needed to run the event, so we made the decision to pull it from the schedule. The good news: we're already planning to bring the Sputum Bowl back in 2027 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose, and we'll share more details as that planning comes together.
Friday October 9, 2026 (3 CEs)
7:30 – 8:30am	Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:25 am	Beyond the Basics: Advanced Ventilation Strategies for the Critically Ill Trauma Patient: Wade Veneman, RRT-ACCS (ACC)
9:30 am – 10:25 am	Pulmonary Rehab - A Breath of Fresh Air: Paul Hunt, MA, ACSM-CEP, CCRP, AARC/AACVPR, CSCS, CSPS, CRAT, CCT (CLP)
10:30 am – 11:35 am	The DOPE Roadmap: Stabilizing the Pediatric Trauma Airway and Beyond: Christopher Prince, RRT-NPS (NPS)
11:40 am	---Adjourn---

 

This program is designed to meet a total of 14 Continuing Education (CE) Credits, or 17 CE Credits including the optional Ethics Workshop.
Vendor CE is included in this total.

Wednesday, October 7 - (5 Total CEs; 2 LDR, 1 NPS, +2 for Vendors) 
Ethics Workshop (3 LDR) available — requires separate registration 

Thursday, October 8 - (6 Total CEs; 1 LDR, 1 NPS, 1 ACC, 3 CLP) 

Friday, October 9 - (3 Total CEs; 1 ACC, 1 CLP, 1 NPS)