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State Approval Information for Pennsylvania

The following courses are accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of State. They accept courses approved by AARC, and these courses have been approved by AARC for Continuing Respiratory Care Education.

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Autogenic Drainage: Technique for Airway Clearance
Presented by Duane Reed, EdD, RRT, RCP
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Course: #1560Level: Introductory1 Hour
An introductory course on autogenic drainage introduces the practitioner to this airway clearance technique focusing on the indications, procedure, and monitoring of patient outcomes.

Letting Go of Stress: Mindfulness Practices to Help You Work Through It
Presented by Jessi Andricks, MS
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Course: #1636Level: Introductory1 Hour
In this course, participants will define mindfulness as a practice and tool to use when managing stress as a respiratory therapist. RTs will learn about the strategies, practice them, and then learn ways to use them in the work setting.

Professionalism within the Multidisciplinary Team: Meeting the Standards that Matter
Presented by Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP
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Course: #1563Level: Introductory1 Hour
Although professionalism is an elusive concept, it is defined by sets of attitudes and behaviors specific to professions. You know it when you see it. You certainly know it when you don't. This course provides an overview of expected professional behaviors in healthcare including confidentiality, ethics, professional development, communication, and customer/patient service.

Alzheimer's and Oral Health Impacting Respiratory Disease
Presented by Andrea Holzner, BS, CCP, MPhil, PhD
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Course: #1618Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course comprises key aspects of Alzheimer's and oral health issues leading to respiratory disease. This course includes an Alzheimer's overview, prevalent oral health concerns, and areas respiratory therapists and other professionals may encounter in patient care settings. Additionally, discussions on professional implementation to minimize respiratory disease. Scenarios are utilized to illustrate practices that guide ethical respiratory care. Case studies support understanding and learning of essential ethical practices.

Burned Out: How to Heal and Protect Our Mental Health at Work
Presented by Sophie Nathenson, PhD, Medical Sociology
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Course: #1578Level: Introductory1 Hour
In this course, participants learn about the condition of burnout and how workplace conditions impact our mental health. Key practices to heal from and prevent burnout are discussed, with attention given to mental-emotional well-being.

Cranial Nerve Anatomy and Physiology, and Examination
Presented by Kendrea Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS, CCRE
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Course: #1580Level: Introductory2 Hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the cranial nerves, particularly those involved in speech, respiration, and airway clearance functions. Further, step-by-step instructions for how to complete and interpret a cranial nerve examination is provided.

Assessment and Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Presented by Kendrea Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS, CCRE
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Course: #1579Level: Intermediate2 Hours
A comprehensive overview of how Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) impacts speech, swallowing, and breathing performance. The course reviews best practices for assessment and current evidence to guide the management of bulbar and respiratory dysfunctions.

Pediatric Airway Pathology Series: What’s in the Trachea?
Presented by Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS MMSc (Med Ed), FACS
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Course: #1621Level: Intermediate3 Hours
This three-hour intermediate course focuses on increasing working knowledge of current practice trends and the literature related to pediatric pathologies involving the trachea and surrounding anatomical structures. The course additionally focuses on familiarizing practitioners with understanding pathophysiological conditions, treatment options, and future options for management.

Minding the Gaps in Safe Patient Transport - RT and EMS Joint Taskforce Series: Collaboration, Communication and Care Management
Presented by Nancy Nathenson, RRT, Melissa Gulizia, BS, RRT, Joe Wiebold, CCEMT-P, Corey Mohnike, BS, RRT-ACCS
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Course: #1557Level: Intermediate1.5 Hours
Continuity of safe patient transport requires specialized care and key elements in building relationships between RT, EMS, and Medical Transport within the community. The course delivers an in-depth look at the relationship between RT and EMS skilled providers' experience and decisions in transferring complex pulmonary patients as they strove to keep them safe. Education and training needs, communication tools, potential risks, and care strategies for the best possible outcomes are examined.

Pediatric Airway Pathology Series: Tracheoesophageal Fistulas and Laryngeal Clefts
Presented by Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS MMSc (Med Ed), FACS
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Course: #1528Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Airway pathologies, tracheoesophageal fistulas, and laryngeal clefts are reviewed in this course. The discussion involves treatment and surgical management for best practice outcomes.