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Autumn 2006, Volume 42 (4) Features ■ President’s Message 8 ■ Board of Directors Nominations 11 ■ Air/Oxygen Misconnections 15 ■ Critical Care ABC’s 18 ■ Smoking Women and Bladder Cancer 21 On Air ■ Assiniboine 5 ■ Nuggets 7 Forum 2007 12 Up in the Air — Hiking the Assiniboine The journal for respiratory health professionals in Canada La revue des professionnels de la santé respiratoire au Canada PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40012961 REGISTRATION NO. 09846 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CSRT 102 – 1785 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6 [email protected] Table of contents table des matières Canadian Journal of Table of Contents Respiratory Therapy On Air . 5 Revue canadienne de la Assiniboine thérapie respiratoire Nuggets Official Journal of the CSRT President’s Message . 8 Revue officielle de la SCTR CSRT Board Representative / Représentant du Conseil RT Week . .10 d’administration de la SCTR Patty Wickson, RRT Managing Editor / Directrice de la rédaction Board of Directors Nominations . .11 Rita Hansen Chair Editorial Committee Amy Reid, RRT Forum 2007 . .12 President CSRT / Présidente, SCTR Robert Leathey, B.Ed., RRT Scientific News . .14 Abstracts Air/Oxygen Misconnections Critical Care ABC’s The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy (CJRT) (ISSN 1205-9838) is produced for RRT: The Canadian Smoking Women and Bladder Cancer Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Inc., by the Graphic Communications Department, Canadian Pharmacists Association and printed in Canada by Gilmore Printing. Industry News . .23 Publications mail registration no. 40012961. CJRT is pub- lished 5 times a year (in February, May, July, October and Disposable Sleep Apnea Screener December); one of these issues is a supplement pub- lished for the Annual Educational Forum of the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT). The CJRT acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs. La Revue canadienne de la thérapie respiratoire (RCTR) (ISSN 1205-9838) est produite pour le compte de RRT : The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Inc., par Cover Photo Communications graphiques de l’Association des phar- Thrasher’s Weekend maciens du Canada et imprimée au Canada par Harmony J.J. Hodgson rock climbing for her first time at Wasootch Printing. Courrier de publications no 09846. La RCTR paraît cinq fois l’an (en février, mai, juillet, octobre et Slabs, Kananaskis, Alberta during the Alpine Club of décembre); un de ces numéros constitue un supplément Canada, Saskatchewan Section’s Annual Thrashers publié pour le compte du Forum éducatif annuel de la Société canadienne des thérapeutes respiratoires (SCTR). Weekend. Photo: Emily Wallace (May 2006) CSRT membership inquiries / Questions concernant l’adhésion à la SCTR : 102 – 1785 Alta Vista Dr., Advertiser’s Index Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3Y6 1-800-267-3422 Reactine . IFC, PI 22 Symbicort . 24, PI 25, 26 [email protected] CSRT . IBC www.csrt.com GE . OBC Autumn 2006 Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy — www.csrt.com 3 CJRT welcome About This Issue Welcome again to another Design and production / Conception et issue of the Canadian Journal production of Respiratory Therapy. Once Canadian Pharmacists Association / Association des again we have contributions pharmaciens du Canada from a number of respiratory therapists highlighting research, Marketing and Advertising Sales / Marketing et publicité activities, and even some per- Keith Health Care Inc. sonal accomplishments. Mississauga 905 278-6700, fax 905 278-4850 Montréal 877 761-0447, fax 514 624-6707 In this issue we have some Classified Advertising / Annonces classées preliminary information on CSRT the CSRT 2007 Annual Forum 102 – 1785 prom. Alta Vista Dr. and Tradeshow, which will Doug Maynard Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6 be held in Montreal, Quebec 800 267-3422 or fax 613-521-4314 from May 31 – June 3, 2007. The program is already shaping up Subscriptions / Abonnements and will definitely provide an outstanding opportunity to Annual subscriptions are included in annual membership to the enhance your knowledge of your profession. CSRT. Subscription rate for 2006 for other individuals and insti- tutions within Canada is $46. International orders are $50 Cdn. All Canadian orders are subject to 7% GST / 15% HST as appli- We also have a number of announcements for deadlines that cable. Requests for subscriptions and changes of address: are fast approaching. Deadlines for submitting nominations for Member Service Centre, CSRT, 102 - 1785 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6. the Summit Technologies Award for Excellence in Respiratory Therapy, the Medigas Award, and for the CSRT's Robert Merry L’abonnement annuel est compris dans la cotisation des mem- bres de la SCTR. Le tarif annuel d’abonnement pour les non- Professional Achievement Award, are fast approaching. This is membres et les établissements au Canada est de 46 $. Les com- an excellent way to recognize one of your colleagues for their mandes internationales sont 50 $ Canadien. La TPS de 7% ou la TVH de 15% est ajoutée aux commandes canadiennes. Veuillez extraordinary contributions to our profession. faire parvenir les demandes d’abonnement et les changements d’adresse à l’adresse suivante: Centre des services aux membres, This issue of the Journal is also the last issue before RT Week SCTR, 102 - 1785 prom. Alta Vista, Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6. (October 22 – 28). There are lots things that you can do to pro- Once published, an article becomes the permanent property of RRT: The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Inc., and mote our profession, both during that week, and throughout may not be published elsewhere, in whole or in part, without the year. If you are at all interested in stepping up, and being written permission from the Canadian Society of Respiratory a voice for your profession, be sure to read this issue, and con- Therapists, 102 - 1785 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6. / Dès qu’un article est publié, il devient propriété permanente de RRT: tact the CSRT Head Office (1-800-267-3422) for ideas and other The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Inc., et ne peut support that we may be able to provide. être publié ailleurs, en totalité ou en partie, sans la permission de la Société canadienne des thérapeutes respiratoires, 102 - 1785 prom. Alta Vista, Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6. I also must say welcome to all of the new RT students that have All editorial matter in CJRT represents the opinions of the just started their programs, and welcome back to all of the authors and not necessarily those of RRT: The Canadian returning students. We hope you have a productive start to the Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Inc., the editors or the publisher of the journal, or the CSRT. / Tous les articles à caractère édito- year! rial dans le RCTR représentent les opinions de leurs auteurs et n’engagent ni le RRT: The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Inc., ni les rédacteurs ou l’éditeur de la revue, ni la SCTR. Sincerely, RRT : The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy Inc. 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All prescription drug advertisements have been cleared by the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board. / Toutes les annonces de médicaments prescrits ont été approuvées par le Conseil consultatif de publicité pharmaceutique. 4 Autômne 2006 Revue canadienne de la thérapie respiratoire — www.csrt.com On Air Hiking the Assiniboine Jeff Dmytrowich, RRT Porcupine Trail In the midday heat and at an elevation of over 6500 feet, Jeff Dmytrowich, J.J. Hodgson and Pam Niska (far to near) take a short break on the steep trails in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia. Photo: Chad Popik (July 2006) It had been over six hours since we started this adventure. were having. I was hoping everyone wasn’t going to turn “How much farther to Og Lake?” had been a common on me, as I had planned this whole trip. It wasn’t going question for the past couple of hours. I was reassuring too smoothly so far. everyone that it should be no more than an hour (couple kilometers) until camp. We should be there shortly. We For the past few summers, my girlfriend J.J. and I have were all exhausted from the heat and the weight of our gone from the flat lands of Saskatchewan to spend a packs. The less than forgiving trail sure didn’t help the week backpacking in the backcountry of the Rocky group morale. But there was a glimmer of hope ahead — Mountains. We find these adventures are a great way to in the distance we saw a trail marker sign. With anticipa- get outside, enjoy nature, and leave the world behind for tion we hurried to see how close Og Lake really was. Our a little bit. All the stresses get left at the trailhead and so hope quickly turned to despair. We still had almost six do all modern annoyances. No cell phones, no pagers, no kilometers to go. It wasn’t said out loud, but we were all television, no radio and no way for work to get in contact wondering how we are going to make it another five with me with the usual question of, “Can you work days together if they were to be anything like the day we [insert date and time]”.