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Ethical Considerations in Post-Acute Care: A Clinical Perspective
Presented by Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP
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Course: #1565Level: Intermediate2 Hours
In this session, practical information about ethics is provided from a clinical perspective. Core ethical principles as they relate to healthcare and senior care are reviewed. Behaviors that are considered unethical by most credentialing bodies are considered as well as legal and ethical issues typically encountered in one’s daily profession. The course applies models for analyzing and resolving ethical dilemmas in healthcare, including CELIBATE, RIPS, and the Rest Four Component Model. Case examples illustrating various ethical dilemmas and issues that can take place in senior care settings are offered to enhance learning.

Ventilator Graphics and Asynchrony: Let’s Look Again
Presented by Tim Gilmore, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, CPFT, AE-C
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Course: #1638Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This presentation is intended to overview common ventilator scalars/graphics associated with various conditions common to the intensive care environment that result in patient discomfort and asynchrony. This presentation provides a detailed review of ventilator graphics in general.

Alzheimer's and Ethical Considerations Involving Therapy and Patient Care
Presented by Andrea Holzner, BS, CCP, MPhil, PhD
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Course: #1619Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course comprises ethical principles and considerations for respiratory therapists and healthcare providers relating to Alzheimer's patients. This course offers practical guidance, based on case studies, for therapy and patient care, professional moral dilemmas, ethical and theoretical approaches, as well as discerning ethical decision-making.

Neuromuscular Disease Review/ Management, in partnership with Midwestern State University
Presented by Tammy Kurszewski, DHSc, RRT-ACCS, Jessica Fino, EdD, RRT
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Course: #1641Level: Introductory2 Hours
This course reviews neuromuscular diseases and associated treatment strategies within the scope of Respiratory Therapy. In addition, this course also discusses the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to caring for neuromuscular patients.

Letting Go of Stress: Resilience Practices to Help You Come Through It
Presented by Jessi Andricks, MS
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Course: #1637Level: Introductory1 Hour
In this course, participants define resilience and explore how it can be used to come through stressful situations easier. Participants will interactively practice strategies and see how they can use them to balance work as a respiratory therapist with life.

Neonatal Congenital Disorders: Genetic Malformations
Presented by Tina Pennington, MNSc, RNC-NIC
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Course: #1635Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course is designed to refresh knowledge of errors in genetics that can lead to developmental and health concerns in the newborn. It is part of a series on neonatal congenital disorders but can be viewed as a stand-alone learning experience.

Frequing Out About High Frequency
Presented by Keith Kohutek, BSRC. RRT-NPS
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Course: #1639Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course reviews some contributing factors to neonatal lung injury and why high-frequency ventilation may help. The course explores some of the unique fluid dynamics and characteristics when using high-frequency ventilation.

Autogenic Drainage: Technique for Airway Clearance
Presented by Duane Reed, EdD, RRT, RCP
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Course: #1560Level: Introductory1 Hour
An introductory course on autogenic drainage introduces the practitioner to this airway clearance technique focusing on the indications, procedure, and monitoring of patient outcomes.

Futile or Fruitful: Medical Interventions and the Respiratory Therapist
Presented by Shawna Strickland, PhD, CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
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Course: #1573Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Interventions that are not likely to produce a medical benefit for the patient are referred to as futile. In this presentation, futility is defined, and the limitations of practical use identified. Case studies that illustrate the concept of futility and the challenges associated with application will be presented.

Letting Go of Stress: Mindfulness Practices to Help You Work Through It
Presented by Jessi Andricks, MS
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Course: #1636Level: Introductory1 Hour
In this course, participants will define mindfulness as a practice and tool to use when managing stress as a respiratory therapist. RTs will learn about the strategies, practice them, and then learn ways to use them in the work setting.