Futile or Fruitful: Medical Interventions and the Respiratory Therapist

Name: Futile or Fruitful: Medical Interventions and the Respiratory Therapist
Price: 99.00 USD
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Rating: 4 (624 reviews)

Course: #1573Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 624 Reviews

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 are identified. Case studies that illustrate the concept of futility and the challenges associated with the application are presented.

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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AARC - CRCE/1.0; CE Broker/1.0 Direct Delivery Of Respiratory Care Services, CE Broker #20-962332; IACET/0.1

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to define futility.
After this course, participants will be able to identify limitations of using futility in medical interventions.
After this course, participants will be able to discuss futility in recent medical cases.

Course created on October 31, 2022

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	Define futility
15-25 Minutes	Problems with futility
25-40 Minutes	Futility in specific situations
40-55 Minutes	Futility in practice
55-60 Minutes	Summary and Q&A

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Presented By

Shawna Strickland
PhD CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC

Dr. Strickland is a registered respiratory therapist and association executive. After over a decade in clinical care, she transitioned into higher education, serving as faculty and in program administration at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale and the University of Missouri in Columbia. In 2010, she served as a clinical ethics consultant at the University of Missouri Center for Health Ethics. She transitioned into association management in 2013 at the American Association for Respiratory Care as the Associate Executive Director of Education, which expanded to include member services. She is the Associate Executive Director of Programs at the American Epilepsy Society, leading the clinical activities, research, and education divisions. In addition to association management, Dr. Strickland serves as adjunct faculty at Rush University, teaching doctoral courses in educational leadership in the College of Health Sciences. She has a special interest in clinical practice guidelines. She is a panelist on the Society for Critical Care Medicine End-of-Life Care in the Adult ICU guideline currently in development.

In March 2021, she transitioned to the American Epilepsy Society to continue focusing on effective association practice, clinical activities, research, and quality continuing education. In addition to association management, Dr. Strickland serves as adjunct faculty at Rush University, teaching doctoral courses in educational leadership in the College of Health Sciences. Her research interests include online and distance education, self-directed learning, evidence-based guidelines, healthcare workforce shortages, palliative and end-of-life care, moral distress in healthcare providers, and alarm safety.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Dr. Strickland is the Associate Executive Director at the American Epilepsy Society. She is also adjunct faculty at Rush University, College of Heath Sciences. Dr. Strickland has also participated in grant based respiratory research studies from 2005 until 2020. Dr. Strickland received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-Financial: Dr. Strickland has no relevant non-financial disclosures.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Continued Respiratory Therapy.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Association for Respiratory Care

This non-traditional program has been approved for a maximum of 1 contact hour(s) Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063. Course # 187952000

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