CEU Courses for Respiratory Therapists

This intermediate course focuses on increasing the understanding and application of the assessment of the patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The course reviews the objective tests of function and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), which can provide valuable information on patient status and progress within disease management programs.

The foundations of HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Marketing requirements and guidelines. HIPAA requirements and considerations for telehealth are also covered. This introductory course is intended for new hire trainings as well as for annual review.

This intermediate course provides a physiologic overview and evidence-based considerations of cardiovascular disease management in respiratory care. The course is designed to provide the listener with additional perspective and understanding in the critical care of patients with cardiovascular comorbidity.

This webinar is the third in a series of webinars that address diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare. This webinar focuses on access and the impact of implicit bias on access to healthcare services, quality of service, and service delivery. In addition, this webinar provides tools for facilitating and implementing effective diversity and inclusion initiatives.

This introductory course reviews the laryngeal mask airway, a supraglottic airway device used transiently to maintain an open airway short term. The course focuses on increasing awareness of the benefits and understanding assessment of the patient during the use of the laryngeal mask airway.

Noninvasive ventilation is a common modality provided in acute, long-term, and home care environments to provide respiratory support to patients with a variety of acute and chronic disease pathologies. Though NIV is used predominantly as a bridge to recovery in acute disease pathologies and as ongoing support in chronic disease pathologies, some clinicians advocate for the use of NIV for comfort measures at the end of life. This intermediate course provides a basis for the analysis of ethical dilemmas and debates the ethical arguments for and against the use of NIV at the end of life.

This intermediate course reviews changes that have impacted the practice of polysomnography. The course discusses the areas where sleep technologists can capture opportunities to keep the profession viable in the future.

This 3-hour intermediate series is geared towards increasing working knowledge of current practice trends and the literature related to pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The series focuses on familiarizing practitioners with understanding OSA symptoms, treatment options, and future options for management.

This webinar is the second in a series of webinars that address diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare. This webinar focuses on disabilities and the impact of implicit bias on service delivery. This webinar also explores the importance of the representation of people with disabilities as health care professionals and how this representation can impact the quality of patient care. In addition, this webinar provides tools for facilitating and implementing effective diversity and inclusion initiatives.

This introductory course familiarizes the practitioner with terminology and foundational material on pulmonary function testing. The course focuses on general orientation describing the PFT indications, procedures, and case study reviews.