Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Dr. Walsh began his health career in emergency medical services and respiratory therapy and quickly developed an interest and passion for research and education. Dr. Walsh's research career began by focusing on areas within respiratory care that lacked evidence to guide practice. This pursuit and passion led to several discoveries within each of those areas and the development of several nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. Before coming to Liberty University to be the founding Director of the Respiratory Therapy Program, Dr. Walsh was an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Walsh currently serves as the Director of Respiratory Therapy Program at the Liberty University School of Health Sciences and as a professor of Health Sciences.

Section IFETAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT, AND DELIVERY 1. Fetal Lung Development Bruce M. Schnapf; Scott M. Kirley 2. Fetal Gas Exchange and Circulation Michael P. Czervinske 3. Antenatal Assessment and High Risk Delivery Antoun Y. Khabbaz; J. Gerald Quirk 4. Neonatal Assessment and Resuscitation Craig Patrick Black Section 2ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF THE NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC PATIENT 5. Examination and Assessment of the Neonatal Patient Craig Patrick Black 6. Exam and Assessment of the Pediatric Patient Dennis E. Schellhase 7. Pulmonary Function Testing and Bedside Pulmonary Mechanics Michael A. Gentile 8. Radiographic Assessment J. David Ingram 9. Bronchoscopy Karl Kalavantavanich, Craig M. Schramm 10. Invasive Blood Gas Analysis and Monitoring Robert M. DiBlasi, Michael P. Czervinske 11. Non-invasive Monitoring in Neonatal and Pediatric Care Cynthia Jacobus Section 3THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES FOR TREATMENT OF NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC DISORDERS 12. Oxygen Administration Sherry L. Barnhart 13. Aerosols and Administration of Medication James B. Fink, Bruce K. Rubin 14. Airway Clearance Techniques and Lung Volume Expansion Brian K. Walsh 15. Airway Management Ian N. Jacobs, Mary M. Pettignano, Robert Pettignano 16. Surfactant Replacement Santina A. Zanelli, David Kaufman 17. Mechanical Ventilators Katherine Fedor 18. Newborn Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Peter Richardson, Robert M. DiBlasi 19. Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient Brian K. Walsh, Robert M. DiBlasi 20. Neonatal and Pediatric High-frequency Ventilation Keith S. Meredith 21. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Infant and Child Pradip Kamat, W. Gerald Teague 22. Administration of Gas Mixtures Mark Rogers 23. Extracorporeal Life Support Douglas R. Hansell 24. Pharmacology Robert Aucoin 25. Thoracic Organ Transplantation George M. Mallory, Jr., Okan Elidemir, Marc Schecter 26. Pediatric Advanced Life Support Patrice Johnson, Kim Stevenson Section 4NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC DISORDERS: PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT 27. Neonatal Pulmonary Disorders Thomas L. Miller, Thomas H. Shaffer, Jay S. Greenspan 28. Congenital and Surgical Disorders that Affect Respiratory Care Scott Keckler, Kurt Schropp 29. Neonatal Complications of Respiratory Care Charles Paxson, Jr., 30. Congenital Cardiac Defects John Salyer, Dave Crotwell, Teodor D. Butiu 31. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Sleep Disorders Pearl Yu 32. Pediatric Airway Disorders and Pulmonary Infections Brain K. Walsh, Nico Vehse 33. Asthma Tom Kallstrom, Maridee Jones 34. Cystic Fibrosis Bruce Schnapf 35. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Ira Cheifetz, Jennifer L. Turi 36. Shock and Anaphylaxis Cynthia Gibson, Anthony Slonim 37. Sepsis and Meningitis Julie Fitzgerald, Tracy Koogler 38. Thermal and Inhalation Injury Ronald P. Mlcak 39. Head Injury and Cerebral Disorders Paul Mathews 40. Pediatric Thoracic Trauma Bradley Rodgers, Eugene D. McGahren 41. Submersion Injury in Children John K. McGuire, Kristina H. Deeter 42. Pediatric Poisoning Kathleen Bongiovanni 43. Disorders of the Pleura Paul C. Stillwell 44. Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders Mary E. Hartman, Michael P. Czervinske Section 5NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC TRANSIENT AND AMBULATORY CARE 45. Transport of Infants and Children Gary Sitler 46. Home Care Sherry L. Barnhart