CEU Courses for Respiratory Therapists

The course introduces the practitioner to criteria and procedures for standard weaning in mechanical ventilation. The course discusses indicators used to predict weaning success and failure in mechanical ventilation.

Evidence in current research suggests sleep apnea and anxiety are connected, creating ongoing consequences for an individual's quality of life if left untreated. The course discusses the interrelationship between the two disorders and the recognition of high-risk groups for practitioners providing care.

The esophageal tracheal double-lumen tube, a rescue airway device, can be an alternative approach to airway management if conventional intubation methods fail to achieve control of the airway. This course is a back-to-basics review of the device's indications for use, placement, and insertion.

Population health and social determinants impact respiratory health patient health outcomes. The three-part series reviews best practices on the relationship between wellbeing and innovation in healthcare settings. The role of humility and holism are discussed as they relate to the leadership skills needed to incorporate prevention and community efforts in healthcare transformation.

This intermediate course provides emphasis and an overview of various detrimental stimuli during a patient’s acute care length of stay. The course is designed to provide the listener with a concentrated perspective over what influences a patient’s overall experience and outcome in a clinical setting.

Chest Tubes, Closed Drainage Systems is an introductory course reviewing the indications, troubleshooting, and monitoring strategies for best practices.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive fibrotic lung disease affecting individuals worldwide. This advanced course provides familiarity with current literature findings in epidemiology, pathology, and diagnosis of IPF. In addition, this course reviews future therapeutic directions and clinical applications for best practice and management.

This total laryngectomy course discusses identifying anatomical changes and caring for a stoma. This introductory course reviews medical equipment available for optimizing pulmonary function following a laryngectomy.

Course review of the guiding ethical principles in healthcare. The course discusses how these principles affect the ability to provide end-of-life care, repair moral injury, and the role of respiratory therapists post- COVID.

This advanced course reviews conventional and advanced modes of mechanical ventilation. The course discusses the underlying general theory of operation for alternative modes of support and criteria defining clinical success.