Noninvasive Ventilation CEU Courses for Respiratory Therapists

This course discusses the use of various methods of non-invasive ventilation in the post-acute care setting.

This advanced course reviews noninvasive support, invasive mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal support and adjunct treatment research and case reports. The course focuses on increasing familiarity with findings in the current literature and includes future directions, theoretical information, and clinical and research applications. The course is the fourth in the series and a stand-alone course examining the evidence and case reports of critically ill patients from the least invasive to most invasive modes of support.

This advanced course reviews noninvasive support for patients with acute respiratory failure. The focus of the course is on increasing familiarity with findings in the current literature and includes future directions, theoretical information, and clinical and research applications. The Noninvasive Support course is the first in the series and a stand-alone course examining the management of critically ill patients from the least invasive to most invasive modes of support.

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) before intubation provides an overview of respiratory failure and evidence-based considerations for the implementation of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). The course is designed to provide the listener with additional perspective on applying NIPPV in the critical care environment.

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.

Back to Basics: Low and High Flow, Oxygen Devices is an introductory course that Low and High Flow Oxygen Devices is a "back to basic" introductory course that enhances the respiratory care practitioners' knowledge in understanding low and high-flow oxygen devices available. The course reviews the benefits of use based on patient assessment and needs.

This course focuses on the application of non-invasive ventilation in acutely ill patients, and the reasons NIV fails despite the evidence-based research. The presentation provides patient identification, treatment, and initiation parameters, along with titration, weaning, HFNC therapy options based on current evidence.

The presentation provides up to date information on resuscitation of the preterm infant at the limits of viability. The course provides information on surfactant use and respiratory support for preterm infants.

This course will focus on the evolution of difficult airway algorithms and the various components of evidenced based emergency airway management. Identification of current types of nasal ventilation and benefits to maintaining airway patency will be introduced for best practice management of the critical care patient.