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Our Team

The robust Continued Respiratory Therapy course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of RTs and industry professionals.

Continued Respiratory Therapy managing editor Farzana Vela

Farzana Vela

MS, CCC-SLP, BSRC, RRT-NPS

Managing Editor

Continued Respiratory Therapy CE administrator Jenny Morrison

Jenny Morrison

BSRC, RRT

CE Administrator

Continued Respiratory Therapy instructional technology coordinator Kimberly Rojas

Kimberly Rojas

CLSSBB, CMP, CLP

Instructional Technology Coordinator


Featured Presenters

The instructors and guest editors who present our respiratory therapy courses are skilled experts in topics such as COVID-19, critical care, and noninvasive ventilation.

Presenter: Kendrea Garand PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS, CCRE

Dr. Garand is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology in the College of Allied Health Professions at the University of South Alabama. She is the Founder and Principal Investigator of the Swallowing Disorders Initiative (SDI) Research Laboratory, serves as the Program Coordinator for the PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and she also holds an adjunct appointment with the Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine. She is currently Editor of Perspectives for SIG 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders) and Vice Chairperson of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (ABSSD). Her primary research interests include the impact of aging and motor neuron disease on swallowing function. Her work has been funded through the Veterans Affairs, ASHFoundation, and the University of South Alabama. You may find some of her scholarly contributions in DysphagiaAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. Lastly, she continues to provide clinical services to patients as an outpatient clinical supervisor for graduate students in speech-language pathology in the University-affiliated Speech and Hearing Center.

Presenter: Christina Riccio MD

Dr. Christina Riccio, M.D., is a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist, and Associate Professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management. Dr. Riccio joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2010. She specializes in surgical and procedural anesthesia for patients with difficult airways. Dr. Riccio earned her medical degree at the Georgetown University School of Medicine where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She completed a residency in anesthesiology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center. Her clinical and research interests include airway devices during general anesthesia, deep sedation in obese patients, and complex airway management in critical care. She speaks nationally and has led several regional Airway Workshops for anesthesiologists. She is the creator and initial director of the popular Difficult Airway Resident Rotation where she teaches advanced airway management techniques to UTSW trainees. Dr. Riccio is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Dallas County Anesthesiology Society, the Society for Airway Management, and the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists. She has consulted for Teleflex Incorporated in the past and currently serves on the Medical Advisory Board for Vyaire Medical.

 
Presenter: Benjamin Wang MD

Dr. Wang is a US-trained physician and a world authority on preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Airway management. Dr. Wang is the creator of several commercial-stage medical devices designed to prevent hospital-acquired infections associated with mechanical ventilation.


Advisory Board

All Continued Respiratory Therapy content is vetted by a distinguished Advisory Board that provides topic-specific content and curriculum development.

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