California Society of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CSPR) Annual Conference and Exhibitions! Plan to attend the California Society of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CSPR) Annual Conference and Exhibitions! Next year’s The CSPR 2020 Conference will take place in beautiful Pleasanton, California, April 30—May 2 (Thursday—Saturday), and there’s enough to be enthusiastic about attending. CSPR will provide valuable resources, tangible ideas, and tools to improve patient care and program development. CSPR will also give you updates on program essentials. Enjoy networking opportunities with a focus on the future of 2020 to ensure your Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is sustainable and based on current evidence based practice.

Hotel Reservations
​​Book early to reserve your room! CSPR has reserved a block of rooms at a preferred rate.

Celebrate AACVPR National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week March 8-14, 2020 and educate your community about the role of pulmonary rehabilitation in enhancing the quality of life of individuals with lung disease. View AACVPR resources. #PRWeek20

Learn how you can support H.R.4838 - SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act.

AACVPR has announced ways to take action and advocate for our profession, including complimentary registration for Day on the Hill (DOTH) 2020, March 2-3, 2020, and an advocacy tool for contacting U.S. Senators and House Representatives. 

Photo by Caleb Perez on Unsplash.

CSPR South Region Meeting is scheduled for March 9, 2020.

​Tri City Medical Center
4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA  92056
NOTE NEW ROOM LOCATION: Assembly Room #2

​Meeting time : 9:00am -2:00pm
Light breakfast and lunch provided

AGENDA

9am – 9:30 am
​Registration, light breakfast, Provided by Breathe/ HillRom

9:30 am – 10am
​Greeting and Introductions

10am – 11am
Life 2000 Martin Silva, Breathe – HillRom. 1 CEU

11:15am – 12:15pm
RespirTech/Phillips with Cariann Myers, RRT.
Airway Clearance & Bronchiectasis,  Presenting the InCourage Vest with demo. 1 CEU

12:15pm – 1pm
Lunch  provided by Respitech
Program In-service
Lynn McCabe presenting Panic/Crisis Breathing

1pm – 2pm
Harbor UCLA – Future research projects and patient recruitment updates
CSPR Annual Conference April 30-May 2nd Pleasanton, CA
Legislate updates

2pm
Closing and comments

RSVP or questions to Lynn McCabe (Lynn.Mccabe@sharp.com or 760-815-7494)

A CME event, led by the Stanford Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
A team of multidisciplinary experts will address common challenges with an emphasis on the role of accurate radiographic interpretation, in combination with diagnostic testing and classification, and disease management strategies.
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Mark you calendar for Thursday, February 27 at 4:00 pm Eastern, as ​US COPD Coalition presents the third and final installment of our oxygen webinar series. Registration is now open.

Faculty from the UCSF Heart and Lung Transplant Programs will discuss the latest developments in clinical practice and patient management during transplantation.

Please register for the conference at https://tinyurl.com/heartlung2019 by Friday, January 10, 2020.

Opportunities for ongoing education and networking with other Pulmonary Rehabilitation practitioners.

First CSPR North Regional Meeting of 2020!

CSPR North Regional Meeting
Friday, January 31, 2020
9 AM – 2:30 PM

​Program Networking and discussions
Practical presentation on Panic Control and Shortness of Breath Control Skills
ILD/Scleroderma presentation by Dr. Justin Oldham UC Davis
The Role of the Respiratory Care Specialist in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Location: Stanford Health Care-Valleycare
Mertes Education Center
1015 East Stanley Blvd
Livermore, CA 94550

​Lunch provided by Boehringer Ingelheim

The U.S. COPD Coalition has announced the release of a powerful new video that raises awareness of the critical need for significantly increased COPD research funding. It's COPD Dammit! was produced by Foote, Cone and Belding (FCB) pro bono.