Ventilator Management: Who's in Charge?

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

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  Jose Pascual-Lopez, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM, FRCSC

  University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Dana Evans (she/her/hers)

  Advocate Health Care, Illinois

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Concurrent Session Faculty(s)

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  Richard Branson, MS, RRT, FCCM

  University Of Cincinnati College of Medicine

  Disclosure(s): Lung Pacer: Advisory Board (Ongoing)
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  Brady Scott

  Rush University, Illinois

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

This debate will examine who should be responsible for manipulating ventilators at the bedside, with AARC arguing for a respiratory therapist–exclusive role and SCCM advocating for a broader, multidisciplinary approach.