Super Symposium - April 28 and 29, 2026
Bristol Event Center
112 Century Drive
Bristol, CT
Details
The Connecticut Society for Respiratory Care (CTSRC) will host the 2026 CTSRC Symposium at the Bristol Event Center in Bristol, CT. We are looking forward to a spectacular conference and would like to invite you to attend and make this year the best yet!
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- earn 5 LIVE CEUs each day!
- visit and speak with exhibitors in the exhibit hall
- participate in raffles
- enjoy a continental breakfast and lunch with your RT friends
Tuesday, April 28th
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registration Opens
8:15 am - 8:30 am
Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Excellence Defines Us - An Update from the NBRC
Melanie Thomas, Senior Vice President, Credentialing Operations, NBRC
9:30 am -10:30 am
The Legislative Roadmap Towards Achieving APRT Licensing in Connecticut
Dr. William L. Croft, Ed.D., Ph.D., RRT, RCP, FAARC
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Visit Vendors
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Power of Immersive Technologies in Respiratory Medicine
Maxwell McGee, Owner/Founder - McGee Innovation Labs LLC
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch and Awards
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Minimizing Ventilator Induced Injury in the Preterm Neonate
Dr. Matthew Bizzarro
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Visit the Vendors
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Acuity Mobility in ICU
Elena Bochicchio PT, DPT, MBA Acuity mobility in ICU
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Closing and CEUs
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Happy Hour
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
MaRS on Saturday Band - see more information below
Happy Hour on Tuesday 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Featuring the Music of MaRS on Saturday from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
This is an instrumental jazz trio that takes inspiration from the past to make music for the present.
The members of the group are: Mark Weaver on drums, Steve Nivison on guitar, and Rich Lacoss on bass.
Wednesday, April 29th
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registration Opens
8:15 am - 8:30 am
Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am - 9:30 am
COPD Navigators: A Bridge Between Patients, Providers, and Better Breathing
Helen Young RRT
9:30 am - 10:30 am
What’s New and Exciting in Sleep for the RT
Dr. Toshita Kumar
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Visit Vendors
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Holy Tau! It's a Time Constant
Dr. Elaine Fajardo
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch and Awards
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
ECMO
Leonard Texidor
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Respiratory and AI
John Emberger RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Raffle and closing and CEUs
Sponsorships and Donation to the Scholarship Fund
Each year the CTSRC awards two scholarships to students in CT Respiratory Care Programs and one scholarship for a student who has graduated and is continuing their education towards a higher degree.
If you would like to contribute to the scholarship fund directly, please fill out this form found on the Contributor Page.
Lodging
Home2Suites
Home2Suites is attached to the Bristol Event Center
90 Century Drive, Bristol, CT
Bristol Double Tree
Please contact the hotel directly if you need to reserve a room.
the Bristol Double Tree is located in front of the Bristol event center
DoubleTree by Hilton
24 Centry Drive, Bristol, CT
Lodging is available by calling 860-589-7766
