Ventilator-Assisted Living
Community Calendar
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Camps for Ventilator-Assisted Children/Youth
2010
MARCH 27–APRIL 2
Ventilator-Assisted Children’s Center (VACC) Camp,
Miami, Florida
Contact Bela Florentin, VACC, Miami Children’s Hospital,
305-662-8222. bela.florentin@mch.com, www.vacccamp.com
APRIL 29–MAY 1
“A Breath of Fresh Air,” Canadian Respiratory Conference
World Trade Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.lung.ca/cts
MAY 13-15
10th Anniversary FOCUS on Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine Conference
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida
78 lectures 16-18 CEUs, two receptions plus two nights of entertainment included.
Visit www.foocus.com for complete information.
MAY 14-19
American Thoracic Society International Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
www.thoracic.org
JUNE 24-27
FSMA Family and Professionals Annual Conference
Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, California
www.fsma.org
JUNE 24-27
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado
www.parentprojectmd.org
SEPTEMBER 18-22
European Respiratory Society 20th Annual Congress
Barcelona, Spain
www.ersnet.org
OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 4
CHEST, American College of Chest Physicians Annual Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
www.chestnet.org
DECEMBER 6-9
AARC International Respiratory Congress
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.aarc.org
Camps for Ventilator-Assisted Children/Youth
MARCH 27-APRIL 2. Ventilator-Assisted Children’s Center (VACC) Camp, Miami, Florida. Contact Bela Florentin, VACC, Miami Children’s Hospital, 305-662-8222. bela.florentin@mch.com, www.vacccamp.com.
MAY 30-JUNE 6. Camp Pelican, Lion’s Camp, Leesville, Louisiana. Contact Cathy Allain, 985-764-0343. cathyallain@cox.net, www.camppelican.org.
JUNE 3-6. Light the Way Camp, Children’s Harbor, Alex City, Alabama. Contact Kara Bishop, 205-370-9605. karabishop@ventkidsofalabama.com, www.ventkidsofalabama.com.
JUNE 6-11. Trail’s Edge Camp, 20th Anniversary, Camp Fowler, Mayville, Michigan. Contact Mary Buschell, RRT, Camp Director, 231-645-0453, mkbuschell@yahoo.com, www.med.umich.edu/mott/trailsedge/index.html
JUNE 9-13. Camp Inspiration, Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch, Lake Luzerne, New York. Contact Tara Bogucki, Admissions Coordinator, 518-696-5676, ext. 222. theranch@doublehranch.org, www.doublehranch.org.
Admissions deadline: April 15 (later admissions accepted if there are vacancies).
JUNE 13-18. Fresh Air Camp, Camp Cheerful, Strongsville, Ohio. Contact Kathy Whitford, MSN, RNP, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 216-721-7159. whitfok@ccf.org, www.freshaircamp.org.
JUNE 21-25. CHAMP Camp 20th Anniversary, Recreation Unlimited, Ashley, Ohio. Contact Camp Administration, 317-679-1860. admin@champcamp.org, www.champcamp.org.
JUNE 27-JULY 1. PA Vent Camp, Camp Victory, Millville, Pennsylvania. Contact Robin Kingston, MSN, CRNP, 717-531-5337. rkingston@hmc.psu.edu.