CEU Courses for Respiratory Therapists

This course is designed to refresh the learner on intrinsic and extrinsic factors that can lead to developmental abnormalities. The focus population is newborns through age three. It is part of a newborn series but can be viewed as a stand-alone learning experience.

Building RT's capacity of incorporating cultural humility into their everyday practice is the purpose of this course. It will also stress the importance of self-reflection to allow RTs to examine their attitudes on cultural humility and foster views about acceptance and inclusion to create more authentic and meaningful therapeutic relationships with their clients.

This introductory course provides an understanding of geriatric pharmacology, its effects, drug interactions, and the aging implications of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics—an understanding of new approaches, minimizing polypharmacy, and supporting geriatric patient with best practices.

Spirometry is the most common pulmonary function test used to measure lung function. The discussion focuses on the basic concepts of spirometry, including techniques, monitoring equipment, and pediatric patient effort for quality outcomes.

This 2-hour course provides an overview of the laws and rules governing the practice of respiratory therapy in Florida. It includes an overview of the requirements to obtain a license, the requirements to maintain the license, and an overview of the statutes and rules related to the practice of respiratory therapy. This course investigates each of the statutes and rules which govern the practice of respiratory therapy in Florida.

This course describes the concept of mechanical power and how to calculate it. The course discusses the role of mechanical power in ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).

This course is designed to refresh knowledge concerning the physical, social, and neurological development of newborns to infants. Normal developmental patterns, along with key points to optimize the child’s outcomes, are discussed. It is part of a newborn series but can be viewed as a stand-alone learning experience.

This presentation aims to enrich the way respiratory therapists think about their careers. The presenter discusses embracing learning curves and setting up a successful journey toward leadership positions regardless of current employment circumstances.

Yoga is a tool that can be beneficial to both the clinician and the patient. In this course, participants learn about and explore the basic concepts of yoga and how it can be used in respiratory therapy for the patient and the practitioner.

The course focuses on the effects of bronchodilators in children with bronchiolitis. Discussion on non-responding populations is identified, and potential responders to bronchodilators are listed for best practice and management.