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Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13183.
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Workshop Agenda

March 30, 2011 Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Workshop on Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs

OPEN SESSION

8:00 a.m. Coffee Available
 
8:30 Welcome and Introductions 

Linda Hawes Clever and Bonnie Rogers, Co-Chairs, IOM Committee on the Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs

 
8:45 Perspective from the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)

Maryann D’Alessandro, Associate Director for Science, NPPTL

Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13183.
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9:00 Panel 1: Current Respiratory Protection Curricula
 
Facilitator: Bonnie Rogers
 
9:00-9:05 Panel Introductions
9:05-9:15 Candace Burns, University of South Florida
9:15-9:25 Sue Davis, University of Cincinnati
9:25-9:35 Marjorie McCullagh, University of Michigan
9:35-9:45 Kathleen Brown, University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:45-9:55 Wendie Robbins, University of California, Los Angeles
9:55-10:05 Kerri Rupe, University of Iowa
10:05-10:45 Discussion with the committee
 
Questions:

•   What is the current respiratory protection curriculum at your institution? What course(s) incorporates this training? Who teaches this segment? How much time is devoted to respiratory protection?

•   In what way could the respiratory protection curriculum be enhanced?

•   Are there any barriers or challenges that need to be overcome to improve the training to produce professionals who are fully aware and informed about respiratory protection technologies and who can teach and model the use of respiratory protection? How might barriers be surmounted?

 
10:45 Break
 
11:00 Panel 2: Continuing Education and Occupational Health Nursing Boards and Organizations
 
Facilitator: Barbara DeBaun
 
11:00-11:05 Panel Introductions
11:05-11:15 Kathleen Buckheit, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13183.
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11:15-11:25 Elizabeth Maples, University of Alabama at Birmingham
11:25-11:35 Holly Carpenter, American Nurses Association
11:35-11:45 Kathleen Buckheit, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
11:45-11:55 Pam Hart, American Board of Occupational Health Nurses
11:55-12:30 Discussion with the committee
 
Questions:

•   What efforts are being made in nursing continuing education programs regarding respiratory protection training? In what way could the respiratory protection content be enhanced?

•   Are there any barriers or challenges that need to be overcome to improve the continuing education training? How might barriers be surmounted?

•   What efforts are or could be conducted by national associations and boards to increase awareness and training on respiratory protection?

•   Are there instructor certification or other mechanisms that should be considered in ensuring quality instruction?

 
12:30 p.m. Lunch
 
1:15 Panel 3: Opportunities for Improving Respiratory Protection Training
 
Facilitator: Patty Quinlan
1:15-1:20 Panel Introductions
1:20-1:30 Mary Townsend, M. C. Townsend Associates
1:30-1:40 Mark Tanis, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1:40-1:50 Tina Williams, U.S. Army National Guard
1:50-2:00 Felicia Bayer, Alcoa
2:00-2:10 Theresa Vaneman, BASF
2:10-2:45 Discussion with the committee
Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13183.
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Questions:

•   What respiratory protection programs are in place at your facility? Who is in charge of the programs? Where is the respiratory protection program in your organizational structure? What are the barriers to enhancing the respiratory protection program at your institution and how could any barriers be surmounted?

•   How could nursing graduate programs and continuing education programs be enhanced to produce professionals who are fully aware and informed about respiratory protection technologies and who can teach and model the use of respiratory protection?

2:45 Discussion—Ideas on Improving Respiratory Protection Curricula
 
Facilitator: Linda Hawes Clever
 

•   Comments from audience members

•   Discussion with panelists, audience, committee members

•   Summary—Linda Hawes Clever and Bonnie Rogers

 
3:30 Adjourn Workshop
Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13183.
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Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are front-line advocates for preventing illness and injury and protecting health in a variety of workplace settings, including the areas of agriculture, construction, health care, manufacturing, and public safety. OHNs need education and training in respiratory protection in order to ensure both their safety and the safety of America's workers.

At the request of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined existing respiratory protection curricula and made recommendations to improve education and training in respiratory protection for OHNs. The IOM finds that current respiratory protection education receives varying amounts of dedicated time and resources and is taught using a variety of approaches. Several recommendations are made to improve the respiratory protection education and training of OHNs.

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