Tom Striplin, MD, RRT Allegany College of Maryland Traveling From: Cumberland, MD Topics: Current Oxygen Therapy Devices A1 Respiratory Component & Treatment of Alpha One Disease

Previous Presentations:

• Advances in Oxygen Therapy

Profile:

Tom Striplin, MEd, RRT is the Director of Clinical Education and Associate Professor for the Respiratory Therapy Program at Allegany College of Maryland in Cumberland, Maryland. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Respiratory Care and the Allegany County Board of Education.  He has worked in the field of respiratory care for the past 25 years and has been teaching full time for the past 19 years. He has presented at numerous respiratory conferences and conventions around the country.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how the use of oxygen therapy benefits patients with impaired lung function
• Provide a brief historical overview of the use of oxygen therapy and advances in delivery
• Discuss the different types of portable oxygen devices the are approved for air travel

 

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