FAQ

How do I sign up?

You can register online by choosing the Register option in the navigation at the top of this page.

The standard registration fee for the meeting (e.g. for MDs/DOs) is $125. A discounted rate of $100 is available for RTs and nurses, and $50 for fellows and full-time students.

The pre-registration deadline is Friday, September 27, 2019. After that date on-site registration may be possible - subject to availability.

Registration Includes:

Access to all meeting sessions and exhibit area
Meeting Booklet
Refreshments as listed in the program
Dinner buffet
Annual Membership of the Connecticut Pulmonary Section - keep up to date with news and resources for health professionals.

Send registrations to the American Lung Association, 45 Ash Street, East Hartford, CT 06108

Registration fees are payable strictly in advance of the meeting. Registration fees are strictly non-refundable in the case of cancellation, but substitutions can be made in advance of the event by sending details to Michelle.Caul@lung.org.

CME Accreditation

Information to come.

Accreditation for Respiratory Therapist An application will be made to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for contact hours for respiratory therapists.

Requirements for Successful Completion To receive continuing education credit, participants must sign-in on the attendee list at the registration desk to verify participation. An evaluation form and accreditation cover sheet must be completed. Certificates of credit will be issued approximately six weeks after the activity. Educational Objectives Information forthcoming.

Exhibition Information

The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to network with colleagues and visit vendor exhibits to discover important information about the innovative products and services available to them and their practices.

We welcome companies to join us at the event to meet up with existing contacts and build new relationships with a large, vibrant and diverse multidisciplinary audience.

Please contact Michelle Caul at Michelle.Caul@lung.org if you are interested in exhibiting.

CPS2019 Annual Meeting Planning Committee

Robyn Scatena, MD
Chair and Course Director
Norwalk Hospital
Critical Care Medicine
Stephen Baldassari, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Kristina Dzwonchyk, RRT, CPFT
Hospital for Special Care
Respiratory Therapist
Kerry McNiven, MS, RRT
Manchester Community College, Respiratory Care Program
Respiratory Therapist/ Educator
Robert McDonald, MD, FCCP
Waterbury Pulmonary Associates
Pulmonologist
Naseema Merchant, FCCP, FACP, FHM, MBBS
VA CT Health Care System/Yale School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Maureen Parmelee, MS, RRT, CPFT
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Respiratory Therapist/ Director of Respiratory Care Services
Asher Qureshi, MD
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Jane Reardon, MSN, APRN
Hartford Hospital
Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist
Lauren Tobias, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Ian Weir, DO
Norwalk Hospital
Pulmonologist/ Sleep Specialist