HAPPY RESPIRATORY CARE WEEK
Thank you, Respiratory Therapist, for all you do! Your kindness, expertise and care make a huge difference day in and day out in patients’ lives. It’s our privilege to continue to serve you. Check out the following CEU’s from our trusted vendor partners.
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LIVE EVENT: Patient-Centric Care: What is This and Where Do RT’s Fit?
Date: Monday, October 24th at 11:00 AM (CT)
URL: https://monaghan.rievent.com/attendee/view_program.jsp?programCode=XJGKQB
Speaker:
• Garry W Kauffman RRT, FAARC, MPA, FACHE
Description: Using the framework of the "8 Principles of Patient Centered Care" model, this presentation will define what each principle and illustrate new value-added roles RTs can and should play to improve the health of individual persons as well as our communities.
LIVE EVENT: Respiratory Therapy 2023 and Beyond: Big Challenges – Bigger Opportunities
Date: Tuesday, October 25th at 11:00 AM (CT)
URL: https://monaghan.rievent.com/attendee/view_program.jsp?programCode=LQWYTJ
Speaker:
• Patrick J. Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC
Description: This presentation will review the forces at work to transform how respiratory care productivity, quality and cost-effectiveness should be measured, with specific emphasis on what this entail for the traditional practice of respiratory care.
LIVE EVENT: The NEW Post-Acute Care COVID World: Emerging Opportunities for Respiratory Therapists
Date: Wednesday, October 26th at 12:00 PM (ET)
URL: https://connect.beacon360.com/ses/NDInWvQ-jqB3_vKktZLAXA~~
Speaker:
• Fredric Seifer, MD
Description: This presentation will discuss emerging opportunities for engagement and employment in the remote care environment for pulmonary patients, foundational modalities necessary to successfully function in the post-acute care space, and describe new modalities including Dynamic Dialogues, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring (RPM), and emerging portable noninvasive ventilation (NIV) devices.
LIVE EVENT: Asthma Mimics and How to Recognize Them
Date: Thursday, October 27th at 11:00 AM (CT)
URL: https://monaghan.rievent.com/attendee/view_program.jsp?programCode=PIYOWP
Speaker:
• C. Michael Bowman, PhD, MD
Description: This presentation will cover the various non-asthma conditions which have symptoms similar to those of asthma but do not respond to asthma treatments ("asthma mimics"). The presenter will discuss different approaches to consider when dealing with asthma mimics and the differences that are available in the treatment plan for these patients.
Clinical Skills for NIV Skills Success
URL: https://www.better-outcomes.org/duccess
Speaker:
• Tyler Weiss, MSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C
Description: The goal of this webinar is to provide the clinicians with an understanding of the necessary planning and preparations needed to achieve NIV success which includes staff training, equipment selection and tracking.
Advanced Pulmonary Assessment Use of Capnography and Oximetry: Beyond the Basics
URL: https://www.better-outcomes.org/advancedpulm
Speakers:
• Tom Ahrens, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Michael H. Ackerman, DNS, RN, CENP, FCCM, FNAP, FAANP
Description: The emphasis in this webinar is using capnography to prevent over-sedation and monitoring of blood flow, while oximetry is used to warn of impending respiratory dysfunction.
Consistent and Reliable Pulse Oximetry: It Really is More than Just Applying a Probe
URL: https://www.better-outcomes.org/pulse
Speaker:
• Nikolaus Gravenstein, MD
Description: This clinical discussion of pulse oximetry will cover the background, basics and nuances of pulse oximetry monitoring in critical and acute care hospital settings with the goal of helping caregivers build a mental model of the technology and physiology used in pulse oximetry.
Unplanned Extubation in the NICU: Preventing the Risk
URL: https://www.better-outcomes.org/extubation
Speakers:
• Kathleen Deakins, MSHA, RRT, NPS, FAARC
• M. Terese Verklan, RNC, CCNS, PHD, FAAN
• Terry Volsko, MBA, MHHS, RRT, CMTE, FAARC
Description: In this CE webinar, neonatal experts will share protocols from their facility on how focusing efforts on controllable measures to reduce the incidence of unplanned extubation in the NICU is crucial to preventing it.