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2026 CSRC NorCal Conference Agenda
Please note, the times listed below are in Standard Time (ST). Agenda is subject to exciting updates.
| Wednesday, October 7, 2026 (6 CEs) |
| 7:45 am |
Registration Open for Ethics and Leadership Workshop (3 CE's: LDR for CSRC, ETH for AARC) |
| 8:30 am – 11:30 am |
Law and Professional Ethics Workshop: Kerren Kenney, BSHA, RRT-NPS-ACCS, AE-C, RPFT (3 LDR CE's) |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm |
Registration Opens: General |
| 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
President’s Message: Jake Miller, MBA, RRT-ACCS |
| 1:15 pm – 2:10 pm |
Edward F. Garcia, MBA, MS, FAARC, RRT: The Leadership Superpower: Inspiring Change Through Storytelling (1 LDR CE) |
| 2:15 pm – 3:10 pm |
Don Shoemaker, MBA, RRT, RCP, AE-C: From Bedside to Beyond: Redefining the Role of Respiratory Care through the Emerging Role of the Respiratory Disease Specialist (1 LDR CE) |
| 3:10 pm – 3:20 pm |
----Break---- |
| 3:20 pm – 3:30 pm |
CRCF Announcements |
| 3:30 pm – 3:40 pm |
----Break---- |
| 3:40 pm – 3:45 pm |
Early Bird Raffle |
| 3:45 pm – 4:40 pm |
Jeff Cabrera, BS, RRT: NAVA at the Bedside: Practical Applications in the NICU (1 NPS CE) |
| 4:45 pm – 6:45 pm |
Welcome Reception (Drinks and Hors d’oeuvres), Exhibits Open: Visit each vendor to earn 3 CE’s |
 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm |
The Gold Masquerade Ball |
| 7:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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| Thursday, October 8, 2026 (6 CEs) |
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am |
---Breakfast with the Vendors--- |
| 8:30 am – 9:25 am |
Melody Bishop, BSc., RRT, CCAA, FCSRT: The Nightmare Patient: Transport Ventilation For Severe Asthma (1 CLP CE) |
| 9:25 am – 9:35 am |
----Break---- |
| 9:35 am – 10:30 am |
Theresa Cantu, MSRC, RRT-NPS, AE-C: Aerosol Delivery in Children Receiving High-Flow Nasal Cannula (1 NPS CE) |
| 10:30 am – 10:40 am |
----Break---- |
| 10:40 am – 11:35 am |
Kathleen Romanowski, MD, MAS, FACS, FCCM, FABA: The Hidden Burn: Practical Respiratory Management of Inhalation Injury (1 ACC CE) |
| 11:35 am – 1:00 pm |
---Vendor Time--- |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
----Lunch---- |
| 2:05 pm – 3:00 pm |
Katie Sabato, MS,RRT,NPS,FAARC: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – Personal experience and more (1 CLP CE) |
| 3:05 pm – 4:00 pm |
Jake Miller, MBA, RRT-ACCS: The Future of Healthcare: Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (1 LDR CE) |
| 4:05 pm – 4:15 pm |
----Break---- |
| 4:15 pm – 5:10 pm |
Tina Chen, MD, MS: From X-Ray to CT: Bedside Chest Imaging for Respiratory Care Practitioners (1 CLP CE) |
| 5:10 pm – 5:30 pm |
---Raffles, Luck O’ The Draw--- |
| 5:30 pm |
Practitioners Sputum Bowl (Prize: Free 1 Year CSRC Membership) |
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| Friday October 9, 2026 (3 CEs) |
| 8:15 am – 9:10 am |
Wade Veneman, RRT-ACCS: Beyond the Basics: Advanced Ventilation Strategies for the Critically Ill Trauma Patient (1 ACC CE) |
| 9:15 am – 10:40 am |
----Brunch---- |
| 10:45 am – 11:40 am |
Paul Hunt, MA, ACSM-CEP, CCRP, AARC/AACVPR Certificate in Pulmonary Rehab, CSCS, CSPS, CRAT, CCT: Pulmonary Rehab - A Breath of Fresh Air (1 CLP CE) |
| 11:45 am – 12:40 pm |
Christopher Prince, RRT, NPS: The DOPE Roadmap: Stabilizing the Pediatric Trauma Airway and Beyond (1 NPS CE) |
| 12:45 pm |
---Adjourn--- |
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