CEU Courses for Respiratory Therapists

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) present with considerable disease burdens that impact clinical outcomes and quality of life. This course examines the mechanisms of swallow dysfunction in patients with COPD and OSA and explores the impact of aspiration on lung health, disease exacerbation, and respiratory function.

This course focuses on the baseline calculations of arterial-venous oxygen content and the various components involved. The course discusses the interpretation of oxygen consumption/delivery findings and the evaluation of shunting in critical care.

This course covers practical steps and cybersecurity best practices to help protect professionals and their patients’ protected health information. The presentation discusses how to recognize malicious emails and websites, how to select strong passwords, how to protect smartphones, and how to secure sensitive data.

COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that results in a number of respiratory, otolaryngological, and neurological symptoms, including dysphagia. This course explores the mechanisms of swallow dysfunction in patients with COVID-19 and provides critical information for clinicians providing assessment and treatment to these vulnerable patients.

The purpose of this program is to introduce the concept and skill set of cultural competency for the healthcare provider, including specific examples on how culture can influence health and how personal reflection and communication strategies can reduce discrimination and health disparities in diverse patient populations.

Cystic Fibrosis is a complex diagnosis that affects multi-organ systems and requires management and care from a multidisciplinary team. This webinar addresses pathophysiology, diagnosis, management of pulmonary and non-pulmonary symptoms. Current and emerging cystic fibrosis therapies are discussed.

Pediatric asthma diagnosis is on the rise, and patient families are looking for information about boosting their health to rely less on expensive conventional medicine. This course provides respiratory therapists with a general overview of pediatric asthma and tools of motivational interviewing counseling to enhance the overall quality of life in pediatric patients in both acute and post-acute care settings.

This course is designed for respiratory therapists working in critical care understanding metabolic measurement using indirect calorimetry in mechanically ventilated patients. Objectives discuss the gold standard for measuring metabolism impacting the nutritional needs of the ventilated patient.

The course introduces an Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) survivor perspective explaining how education and advocacy of resources positively affect patient-centered care. The course presents current ARDS and COVID-19 evidence and disease impact on managing critically ill patients.

This course provides a review of high flow oxygen devices to include models such as Optiflow, Air-vo, and Vapotherm. In addition, this course discusses the clinical guidelines, benefits, and limitations of these devices and their comparison to traditional high flow devices and non-invasive support.