Frail DNI subjects with end-stage chronic respiratory failure and their opinion of NIV
In this presentation, the speaker will discuss the Editor’s Choice of the September 2019 issue of RESPIRATORY CARE "Outcome of frail do-not-intubate subjects with end-stage chronic respiratory failure and their opinion regarding noninvasive ventilation to reverse hypercapnic coma". The presentation will focus on the research design and interpretation of the results.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Shawna Strickland PhD RRT RRT-NPS RRT-ACCS AE-C FAARC
Interventions to Optimize Oxygenation During Mechanical Ventilation
Maintaining optimal oxygenation during mechanical ventilation can be a challenge, especially for patients with acute lung injury and ARDS. This presentation will discuss the balance between oxygenation and lung protection as well as describe methods to improve oxygenation, including PEEP titration, prone positioning, and inhaled vasodilators.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE
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Dean Hess PhD, RRT, FAARC
Mechanical Ventilation: Liberation and Long-Term
Patients who require mechanical ventilation for a longer period of time may require unique strategies for effective ventilation and, optimally, liberation from the mechanical ventilator. The presenter will define key terms related to long-term mechanical ventilation and liberation from mechanical ventilation as well as discuss effective weaning techniques and strategies for effective patient care.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Brian Carlin, MD
PEEP Titration to Minimize Driving Pressure in Subjects With ARDS
The speaker will discuss the Editor’s Choice of the May 2020 issue of RESPIRATORY CARE "Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Titration to Minimize Driving Pressure in Patients with the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: a Prospective Physiological Study". The presentation focuses on the research design and interpretation of the results.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Presenter: Maria Madden MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS
Recognizing and Correcting Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony
Ensuring patient-ventilator synchrony is a vital component of the respiratory therapist’s role in critical care. This webcast will focus on providing the respiratory therapist with the tools to identify various types of asynchrony using ventilator graphics and recommend appropriate interventions to improve the patient’s condition.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Eric Kriner BS, RRT
The Art of Mechanical Ventilation: Patient-Ventilator Interaction
The primary goal of this presentation is to provide an engaging learning experience with respect to the use of mechanical ventilator waveforms in patient assessment. This presentation will describe how to interpret waveform scalars for the presence of patient-ventilator asynchrony, discuss the cause and clinical implications of the asynchrony, and finally provide recommendations for modifications to set ventilator parameters in an attempt to correct the asynchrony.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Eric Kriner BS, RRT
VAE vs VAP: Different by Design
Mechanically ventilated patients are at high risk for developing complications and, for many years, critical care teams have been tracking the number of patients developing ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). However, the ability to use VAP surveillance for prevention of complications is limited. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released definitions for ventilator associated events (VAE). This presentation will identify the limitations of VAP, discuss the reasoning behind the CDC’s VAE definitions, and outline strategies respiratory therapists can use to prevent VAEs.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Michael Klompas MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA
Ventilator Alarm Safety
This presentation will define ventilator alarm safety and identify the patient safety risk associated with ventilator alarms as well as discuss the results of the 2016 HTF ventilator alarms survey. The presenters will also provide potential strategies for ventilator alarm safety based on available literature.
This course is approved for 1.0 CRCE.
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Russelle Cazares MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS
Tobey Clark MSEE, CCE