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Recap: Respiratory Care Regional Industry Advisory Meeting of May 22, 2020

By May 22, 2020September 22nd, 2020No Comments

CCW hosted the Regional Industry Advisory Meeting for Respiratory Care Occupations on May 22, 2020

This event brought college faculty together with employers to inform college program development for Associate Degrees and certificates related to these respiratory care occupations, and support Work-Based Learning opportunities with participating employers.  This occupational area has experienced greater demand recently due to COVID-19.

The Look Book of the event provides details on speakers, industry representatives, college program information, and related meeting agenda information.  View it here:  CCW Respiratory Therapy Look Book

View the slide presentation here: RT Regional Program Advisory Slide Deck

Topics included:

  • Industry workforce trends
  • Industry trends used to access entry-level talent
  • Technology and AI impacts
  • Opportunities to bridge knowledge, talent and certification gaps

Participants:

  • Four Los Angeles Community Colleges participated: East Los Angeles College, El Camino College, Mt. San Antonio College and Santa Monica College.
  • Speakers / Employers at the event:
  • Brian Richards BS, RRT, RCP, Interim Associate Director of Respiratory Care, Blood Gas and Pulmonary Function Labs at Cedars Sinai Medical Center
  • Jeff Majdali MBA, BSRT, RRT-NPS, Director of Cardiopulmonary at CHOC Children’s Hospital
  • Dr. Sanjay Vadgama, Medical Director of the Respiratory Therapy Department and Intensive Care Unit at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
  • Timothy Strom RRT-NPS, AE-C, Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Therapy Manager at UCLA Medical Center

Topics included:

  • Industry workforce trends
  • Industry trends used to access entry-level talent
  • Technology and AI impacts
  • Opportunities to bridge knowledge, talent and certification gaps

The meeting was led by:

  • Ozzie Lopez, Regional Director, Allied Health, California Community College System
  • Richard Verches, Executive Director of CCW
  • Jessica Ku Kim, Sr. Director of Workforce Development, LAEDC

To get more details, please contact Isabel Duran, Isabel.duran@laedc.org

Ozzie Lopez

Regional Director, Allied Health, California Community College System

Richard Verches

Executive Director, CCW

Jessica Ku Kim

Sr. Director Workforce Development, LAEDC

PICTURES FROM THE MEETING