“A HISTORY OF RESPIRATORY CARE”

Sam J. Sills, M.D.
Distinguished Scholar Program

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
TRUDEAU SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE LECTURE

"A HISTORY OF RESPIRATORY CARE"

PRESENTED BY

DAVID J. PIERSON, M.D.
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
SEATTLE, WA

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008

BARLOW RESPIRATORY HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER
2000 STADIUM WAY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90026

6:00 PM - COCKTAIL RECEPTION LIBRARY
7:00 PM - DINNER DINING ROOM
8:00 PM - LECTURE WILLIAMS HALL

David J. Pierson MD Named Sam Sills Distinguished Scholar 2008

Breathe California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) in collaboration with The Trudeau Society of Los Angeles presents the 37th annual Dr. Samuel J. Sills Distinguished Scholar Program Award to David J. Pierson, M.D. on Thursday May 01, 2008. Each year, a deserving honoree is selected from outstanding individuals in the field of pulmonary medicine to receive the award, including title of visiting professor. The honored guest visits local medical facilities and lecture on the progress of pulmonary treatment and research.

The Samuel J. Sills Distinguishing Scholar Program honorarium was established in 1971 by Dr. Sills’ children, Robert Sills and Susan Casamassima, as a tribute to their father’s years of dedication and love of education, heath care and research in the field of pulmonary medicine.

David J. Pierson, M.D.
David J. Pierson, M.D. is the 2008 Sam Sills Distinguished Scholar. Dr.Pierson is Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Harborview Medical Center University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Pierson is a renowned researcher in pulmonary medicine, former editor of Respiratory Care and author of over 300 journal articles, chapters and other scholarly works. In addition to his academic work training pulmonologists of the future, Dr. Pierson’s specialty is writing, editing and publishing in clinical medicine.

SCHEDULED LECTURES
Annual Sam Sills Distinguished Scholar visit includes Lecture and Grand Rounds at local hospitals. Dr. Pierson’s Pulmonary Lectures and Grand Rounds are scheduled as follows:

April 30^, 2008 Wednesday

8:00 am at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: “Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation”

12:00 noon at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center: “Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in 2008: Are Weaning Parameters Dead?”

May 01, 2008

Thursday 12:00 noon at the West Los Angeles VA: “Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation”
Evening reception and lecture follows at Barlow Respiratory Hospital and Research Center

SAM SILLS LECTURE:

“A HISTORY OF RESPIRATORY CARE”
Presented by David J. Pierson, M.D.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Barlow Respiratory Hospital & Research Center
2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, Ca 90026

6:00 PM - COCKTAIL RECEPTION LIBRARY
7:00 PM - DINNER DINING ROOM
8:00 PM - LECTURE WILLIAMS HALL

RSVP BY FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008

RSVP to Deborah Maxwell 323-935-8050 x 256 dmaxwell@breathela.org

RSVP BY FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008