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Kristina E Ramirez, MPH, RRT, CHES, FCCP

Director of Clinical Education

Assistant Professor

Kristina Ramirez is an alumna of UT Health Respiratory Care program and joined the faculty of Respiratory Care as assistant professor and director of clinical education in 2017. Her interests include adult critical care and asthma. She enjoys spreading the same passion she has for the respiratory care field to her students. Her goal is to be a mentor and leader in the respiratory care community. She visits clinical sites near and far to maintain relationships with the hospitals and staff and to check on students and their progress during their clinical rotations and internships. Currenlty, Kristina serves as Jr. Delegate for the Texas Society for Respiratory Care and Chair for the Interprofessional Team NetWork Steering Committee for CHEST.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2014 - MS - Public Health - UT Health School of Public Health
    • 2012 - BS - Respiratory Care - UT Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 2005 - BS - Kinesiology - University of Texas at Austin

    Highlights

    06/2020 Award In Recognition of Service: TSRC South Region Director

    05/2020 Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP): FCCP designation recognizes leaders in CHEST, their profession and institution, and demonstrates commitment to patients

    06/2019 Award In Recognition of Service: TSRC South Region Director

    06/2018  Award In Recognition of Service: TSRC South Region Director

    05/2017  Class of 2017 Faculty of the Year Award

    Appointments

    • Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education - UT Health San Antonio, Health Sciences; Respiratory Care Division, San Antonio, Texas

  • Instruction & Training

    • 08/2019 - Present, RESC 4021/6001-ONLINE Issues and Trends: Provide lecture about the current issues relevant to the cardiopulmonary sciences and respiratory care. , UT Health San Antonio
    • 01/2018 - 05/2018 , RESC 4012 ONLINE Disease Management, Rehabilitation and Extended Care: Provide lecture for the review of concepts, procedures and equipment utilized in the delivery of care to patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease outside the acute care setting., UT Health San Antonio
    • 08/2017 - Present, RESC 3011/5011 Patient Assessment and Care Plan Development: Provide lecture for the fundamentals of respiratory assessment beginning with the review of existing data in the patient record, patient history, physical examination, oximetry, and blood gases., UT Health San Antonio
    • 08/2017 - Present, RESC 4014/6019 Clinical Practice 1: Provide opportunities for students to learn with hands-on clinical practice of the adult, neonatal, and pediatric patient in the critical care setting., UT Health San Antonio
    • 05/2017 - Present, RESC 6032 Clinical Practice 3: Provide opportunities for students to advance their clinical experience in neonatal, pediatric and adult critical care in the areas of patient assessment and monitoring., UT Health San Antonio
    • 05/2017 - Present, RESC 3009/5042 Critical Care Introduction: Provide opportunities for students to observe and achieve competencies related to respiratory care procedures the critical care units, the diagnostic labs, and other specialty areas., UT Health San Antonio
    • 01/2017 - Present, RESC 4024/6029 Clinical Practice 2: Provide opportunities for students to acquire clinical experience in the intensive care of neonatal and pediatric and adult patients., UT Health San Antonio
    • 01/2017 - Present, RESC 3008/5041 Introduction to Clinical Practice: Provide opportunities for students to observe and achieve competencies related to respiratory care procedures in general medical and surgical floors., UT Health San Antonio
    • 01/2017 - Present, RESC 3018/5020 Diseases Affecting the Cardiopulmonary System: Provide lecture to provide a broad approach to etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pulmonary diseases and disorders., UT Health San Antonio
    • 01/2016 - 05/2017 , RESC 3031/5031 Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation Laboratory: Provide lab instruction in the theory, setup, operation, and maintenance of mechanical ventilators and related equipment., UT Health San Antonio
    • 08/2015 - 12/2015, RESC 3002/5002 Fundamentals of Respiratory Care: Provide lecture and lab instruction to present the principles of chemistry and physics as they apply to Respiratory Care., UT Health San Antonio

  • Service

    Department

    Faculty/Mentor, “Are patients in the ICU treated with NIV actually experiencing hypercapnea?,”(Aug 2019- Aug 2020)

    Faculty/Mentor, “Is the PROSEVA Trial Prone Positioning Protocol Followed in a Group of Adult Patients with ARDS admitted to the ICU?,” (Aug 2018- Aug 2019)

    Faculty/Mentor, “Level of Competence of MSRC Students During a Simulated Pre-Clinical Patient Encounter,” (Aug 2017-Aug 2018)

    School

    Member, Clinical Coordinator Committee (June 2017-Present)

    Member, Marketing and Recruitment Committee (June 2017-Present)

    Member, Program Review and Outcomes Assessment Committee (June 2017-Present)

    Member, Admissions Committee for Respiratory Care Division, (January 2017-Present)

    Ad Hoc Member, Advisory Committee for Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), (January 2017-Present)

    Institutional

    Member, General Education Assessment Committee (February 2019-Present)

    National

    American College of Chest Physicians Executive Committee of the Council of Networks, Member (Nov 2019-Present)

    American College of Chest Physicians Scientific Program Committee, Member (Nov 2019-Present)

    American College of Chest Physicians Interprofessional Team NetWork Steering Committee Chair (Nov 2019-Present)

    American College of Chest Physicians Interprofessional Team NetWork Steering Committee Vice-Chair (Oct 2018-Nov 2019)

  • Publications

      PUBLICATIONS

      Works in Print (including works accepted, forthcoming, in press):

      CHAPTERS IN BOOK (PEER REVIEWED)

      Ramirez KE, Shelledy DC & Peters JI. (2020). Appendix B Major Cardiopulmonary Disease States and Conditions. In Respiratory Care Patient Assessment & Care Plan Development. Burlington, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

      Ramirez KE, Esquinas AM, et al. (2020). Chapter 4. Interface: Nasal/ face mask/ total face mask/ helmet/pipe. In Respiratory Care in Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilatory Support. Principles and Practice. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science.

       

      MANUSCRIPTS (PEER REVIEWED)

      Ramirez KE, Wettstein RW, Cuevas S, Gardner DD, and Restrepo RD. Adherence to an Oxygen Weaning Protocol in Mechanically Ventilated Adults in the MICU. [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 24]. Respir Care. 2020;respcare.07432. doi:10.4187/respcare.07432.

      Wettstein RW, Gardner DD, Wiatrek S, Ramirez KE, and Restrepo RD. Endotracheal cuff pressures in the PICU: Incidence of underinflation and overinflation. Can J Respir Ther 2019;55:1–5. doi: 10.29390/cjrt-2019-018.

       

      NEWSLETTERS

      Lui J, Farmer MJ, Ramirez, KE. “Quality of Interprofessional Collaboration in the Medical Intensive Care Unit: Perceptions by Caregivers,” CHEST Physician, June 2020.

      CHEST News from the Networks: Interprofessional Team Network Chair. February 2020

      CHEST News from the Networks: Interprofessional Team Network Vice-Chair. July 2019

       

      ABSTRACTS (PEER REVIEWED)

      Ramirez KE, Simon E, Ramirez E, Rodriguez R, Rodriguez M, Spurlock B. “Are patients in the ICU treated with NIV actually experiencing hypercapnea?,”(August 2019- Present)

      Carreon M,  Garza CD, Quintanilla S, Alayami R, Alkhalaf Z, Ramirez KE, Wettstein R, Stokes T, and Ruben D Restrepo. Is APRV Set According to Current Recommendations for Adult Patients at a Medical ICU?  Respiratory Care, October 2019, 64 (Suppl 10) 3237932.

      Ramirez KE, Soucy VD, Alghareeb H, Chavez M,  McLin M, Tran A, Carreon M, Stokes T, Wettstein R, and Restrepo RD. Ventilator Alarm Selection in the ICU. Respiratory Care, October 2019, 64 (Suppl 10) 3238923.

      Ramirez KE, Snowden CD, Hunt D, Yifru F, Alnasser M, Sevilla L, Carreon M, Wettstein R, Stokes T and Restrepo RD. Is the PROSEVA Trial Prone Positioning Protocol Followed in a Group of Adult Patients with ARDS admitted to the ICU? Respiratory Care, October 2019, 64 (Suppl 10) 3237904.

      Ramirez KE, Stokes T, Yeh K, Adkins-Blanch M, Alkhathami F, Hammad S, Rueda R, Wettstein R, Carreon M and Restrepo RD. Is a Lung Protective Tidal Volume Routinely Used for Pediatric and Adult Patients in the ICU? Respiratory Care, October 2019, 64 (Suppl 10) 3237909.

      Gildon K, Ramirez KE, Nguyen L, Almashhed S and  Restrepo RD. Level of Competence of MSRC Students During a Simulated Pre-Clinical Patient Encounter. Respiratory Care, October 2018, 63 (Suppl 10) 3018228.

      Real L, Giang K, Gonzales L, Escobedo A, Ramirez KE, Rhodes D, Gardner D. 2+2 Asthma Crew: Asthma Education in the Elementary School. 2012. Community Service Learning Conference Proceedings.

      Escobedo A, Giang K, Gonzales L, Real L, Ramirez KE, Rhodes D, Gardner D. Teen Asthma Program at St. Anthony’s. 2012. Community Service Learning Conference Proceedings.

      Ramirez KE, Real L, Giang K, Gonzales L, Escobedo A, Rhodes D, Gardner D. BreathEasy: Adult Onset of Asthma Education. 2012. Community Service Learning Conference Proceedings.

      Real L, Giang K, Gonzales L, Escobedo A, Ramirez KE, Rhodes D, Gardner D. 2+2 Asthma Crew: Asthma Education in the Elementary School. Respiratory Care. 2013:58;10. http://rc.rcjournal.com/site/open_forum/2013abstracts.pdf