CEU Courses for Respiratory Therapists

The importance and clinical significance of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia has reentered public attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This lecture covers known clinical literature and revisits the preventative recommendations endorsed by multiple US Academic Associations.

Discover the fundamentals of effective teams inside clinical healthcare. Participants will learn tools to encourage collaboration, effective communication, shared outcomes, team development, and self-advocacy.

The course reviews the AARC Safe and Effective Staffing Guide and provides practical implications for implementation in respiratory care departments. Managers and directors will understand the tools and available resources, while staff RTs will understand the methodology and appropriate workload expectations.

An overview of various types of artificial airways is presented in this course. The process for carrying out speaking trials with speaking valves and/or trach caps, and strategies for managing potential emergencies, are discussed.

An introductory course on arterial lines provides education on foundational concepts and reviews the technique for placement. Discussion on the research associated with the placement of an arterial catheter is explained.

Mechanical power pertains to the energy applied to the lungs of mechanically ventilated patients. We discuss approaches to minimizing mechanical power and the sequelae of excessive mechanical power.

This course explores the set of personal and social competencies in emotional intelligence. This course reviews components of oneself, including self-awareness, personal reflection, and the development of human interaction within Respiratory Therapy.

Silent hypoxia occurs in some COVID-19 patients affecting breathing perception and dyspnea. This course discusses the silent hypoxemia’s relationship between ventilatory drive, cardiovascular decline, and the phenomenon of sudden death.

Clinical experts comprised a multi-professional panel to conduct a systematic review to address patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMD). A review of evidenced-based grading of recommendations and management of patients with NMD is discussed. It is part of an NMD series but can be viewed as a stand-alone learning experience.

The essence of weaning is that critically-ill patients can resume unassisted breathing when minute ventilation demands and mechanical disturbances in the pulmonary system improve enough that their respiratory muscles can handle increased workloads without developing fatigue. Therefore, this lecture explains how respiratory muscle physiology is impacted by pulmonary disease and also how ventilator strategies either facilitate or stymie weaning. Both aspects are essential for clinicians to master the art of weaning.