This course provides respiratory therapists with insight into the important role they play in preparing patients for successful discharge back to the community. Tools and strategies to assist patients and families in sustaining successful living in the community are shared and demonstrated by a case study.
Course created on July 22, 2021
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AARC - CRCE/1.0; CE Broker/1.0 Direct Delivery Of Respiratory Care Services, CE Broker #20-878658; IACET/0.1
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to define the role of the RT within the interdisciplinary team in alleviating barriers to community integration.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe 3 key aspects of emergency preparedness in order to sustain long-term community living.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe 3 strategies that can be utilized for communication with multiple providers post-discharge.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Role of RT |
| 15-35 Minutes | Emergency preparedness |
| 35-50 Minutes | Strategies for communication with providers |
| 50-55 Minutes | Case Study |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Melissa Gulizia
BS, RRT
Melissa Gulizia, BS, RRT, is the Pulmonary Program Manager at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals. She has worked at Madonna as a Respiratory Therapist for 14 years in numerous roles across the post-acute continuum. In addition to holding leadership roles, she has provided direct patient care, interdisciplinary education, training, and consultations with other facilities and EMS Medical Transport. Melissa has a special interest in the safe transport of complex pulmonary patients and decreasing return to acute care in the post-acute care sector.
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Financial Disclosures: Melissa Gulizia received an honorarium for presenting this course. She is the Pulmonary Program Manager at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Melissa has given many professional presentations on topics such as; emergency medical transportation, interdisciplinary approach, and complex pulmonary patients. Non-Financial Disclosures: Melissa has no relevant non-financial disclosures to disclose.
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.
Course participation information
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Full attendance is required, and the times you log in and out will be recorded and documented. If you log in to a live webinar late or if you log out early, you may not be able to earn CEU.
Passing an online exam and completing a course evaluation will be required to earn continuing education credit.
Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses must be completed within 7 days of the event.
On-demand courses include texts, video and audio recordings of live webinars, and multimedia formats. The exam and course evaluation for on-demand courses must be completed within 30 days of course registration.
To participate in the course, complete the exam and course evaluation, and earn continuing education credit, you must be a Continued Respiratory Therapy member. Participants must complete the entire course; partial credit is not allowed.
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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 # 185799000
CE Broker
Continued Respiratory Therapy is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-30700. This course is offered for 1.0 hours. If you are a licensed respiratory therapist in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, or South Carolina, CE Broker may be of interest to you. For Florida respiratory therapists, this course is registered in the Direct Delivery of Respiratory Care Services category.
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
Continued, LLC, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, Continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. Continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
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