CEU Courses Audio for Respiratory Therapists

Appropriate patient education is imperative during appointments and hospital stays to ensure patients are armed with the necessary tools to be successful once they return home. Unfortunately, all people learn differently, and literacy (health literacy as well) levels vary across the nation. Respiratory therapists must personalize general educational information that would best fit that patient versus of using materials and techniques that simply cater to their diagnosis.

The oscillation principle is - a periodic fluctuation between two things based on energy changes. Working in the clinical care setting in healthcare is a high-cost emotional labor occupation. The course discussion provides education on the complexity of leadership, factors for team success, self-investment, and career options as a respiratory therapist.

This course provides an overview of the discharge components and factors of potential readmission. The importance of avoiding readmissions and methods and resources to assist in this process is provided.

This course provides the practitioner with education and evidenced-based care models to engage the community and support disease self-management asthma programs.

Children can be safely and efficiently weaned from mechanical ventilation and then successfully extubated. This introductory course reviews weaning guidelines and methods during the various phases of mechanical ventilation.

This course reviews the current options for asthma and COPD medication delivery devices. The course discusses standard devices available, techniques, and usage.

Asthma self-management, and how to guide patients and their family members are discussed in this course. The course reviews strategies for nurturing a successful partnership with asthma patients leading them toward long-term asthma control.

There was a dire need to demonstrate the relevance of respiratory care in The heat of the COVID-19 pandemic which saw an increase in demand for respiratory therapists in Ghana. The course introduces the unique formation of the Ghana Association for Respiratory Care (GARC), in collaboration with the international Council for Respiratory Care (ICRC), highlighting the contributions respiratory therapists make to the multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Obstructive sleep apnea and sickle cell anemia risk factors and interrelationship are introduced in this course. A review of the pathogenesis impacting the respiratory system and long-term pulmonary complications is discussed.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has identified that the majority of adults do not have proficient health literacy to understand health information, with some subgroups more adversely impacted than others. The status of health literacy in the U.S., and evidence-based strategies to ensure that information and services match individuals' capacity to understand and use them, are discussed in this course.