Interstitial Lung Diseases: What a Respiratory Therapist Needs to Know
Course: #1765Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 321 Reviews
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are an important, increasingly recognized group of inflammatory and fibrotic lung diseases that pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. A multidisciplinary approach to patient-centered care is essential.
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Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AARC - CRCE/1.0; CE Broker/1.0 Direct Delivery Of Respiratory Care Services, CE Broker #20-1010480; IACET/0.1
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify what ILDs are, their increasing prevalence, and pathogenesis.
- After this course, participants will be able to list the challenges often leading to delays in a timely accurate diagnosis.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the multidisciplinary patient-centric approach to treatment of ILDs.
Course created on April 4, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | What is interstitial lung disease |
| 15-30 Minutes | Prevalence, and pathogenesis |
| 30-45 Minutes | Identification challenges, diagnosis |
| 45-55 Minutes | Multidisciplinary patient-centric approach treatment |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary and Q&A |
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321 ReviewsPresented By
Anoop Nambiar
MD, MS
Dr. Anoop M. Nambiar is a Professor of Medicine and Founding Director of the Center for Interstitial Lung Disease at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and specializes in interstitial lung diseases. He completed his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1999. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 2003 at New Jersey Medical School-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. In 2006, he completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Michigan followed by fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine there. He is an active member of the American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians, and European Respiratory Society. His program is currently one of 68 Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Centers in the U.S., one of 5 in Texas, and the only one in South Texas.
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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 # 189512000
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, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Texas, 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.
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