​2026 ASRC Annual Conference and Exhibits

April 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2026

Orange Beach Event Center

Orange Beach, AL

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Register Here

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Agenda to be posted soon!

Return of The Sputum Bowl

ASBRT Board Meeting

ASRC Annual Awards and Remembrance

Color Guard Opening Ceremony

Event Social included on Wednesday in the Vendor Hall

Vendors from all areas of Respiratory Care

Packed agenda with several National RT Speakers!

Wednesday, April 8th

Thursday, April 9th

Friday, April 10th

2026 Annual ASRC Conference Agenda

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

ASRC Board of Directors Meeting – location and time to be announced.

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

0930 – ASBRT Board Meeting in the lecture hall – registration is required at no cost to the attendees.

 

Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

Time Topic/Presentation  Speaker

1230-100  Conference Opening / Welcome  ASRC Board of Directors / Executive Director

100-200  2026 Asthma Update  Robert Johnson, ASRC President

200-300  What Can We Learn from a Post-Code Huddle?   Dr. Hayes, UAB Medicine

300-400  Laryngeal Tubes  Dr. Jeyarajan, UAB Medicine

400-500  Ethics and the Respiratory Therapist – Doing the Right Thing When No One is Watching  Ken Thigpen, ASRC Industrial Rep

500-700  Social in the Vendor Hall  ASRC Sponsored

 

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

0830-0930  Manager/RT Leader Vendor Time  Vendor Hall

0930-1030  The State of High Flow Therapy: Insights from the Latest Research  Julie Jackson, F&P Healthcare

1030-1130  Updates on ARDS Care & the Challenges Faced in Upcoming ARDS Studies  Dr. Morris, UAB Medicine

1130-100  Lunch / Vendor Time

100-130  Awards, Recognitions, RTs Lost in the Year  ASRC BOD

130-230  From Clinical to Critical: When Competence Drives Composure  Craig Rooks, Vanderbilt University

230-330  Strengthening Our Workforce Through Collaborative Leadership  Teri Miller, Middle Georgia State University

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Friday, April 10th, 2026

Time  Topic/Presentation  Speaker

830-930  CoARC Update  Tom Jones, Chair and Program Director, UAMS

930-1030  Becoming the Therapist that I was Trained to be  Jerry King, ASRC HOD Rep

1030-1130  Alabama Respiratory Update  HOD, AARC, ASBRT, and AARC/ASRC Fly-In Members

1130-1230  From Provider to Patient: A Healthcare Worker’s Emergency  Nicole Walker, Director of Respiratory Services, UAB

1230  Adjourn

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Discounted hotels at SpringHill Suites at The Wharf and at The Island House on the beach

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12 CRCEs/CEUs to be applied for through the AARC

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AARC Member number required for discounted pricing!

Non-members attending the conference that show that they joined the AARC while at the conference will get a $100 refund from their registration pricing.

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