The edge of viability for premature babies has dropped to 22 weeks. This lecture will describe the complexities of ventilating the tiniest lungs and highlight studies that support HFJV.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AARC - CRCE/1.0; CE Broker/1.0 Direct Delivery Of Respiratory Care Services, CE Broker #20-1232038; IACET/0.1
Course Preview
Watch the first six minutes of the course. Register for immediate access to the full course, which will also appear on your Pending Courses page.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the unique patient physiology and pathophysiology of micropreemies.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the impact of ventilation on the delicate structural changes occurring in tiny lungs.
- After this course, participants will be able to list ventilation strategies that improve outcomes of periviable micropreemies.
Course created on July 23, 2024
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-25 Minutes | Lung growth in fetal and premature lungs |
| 25-40 Minutes | The impact of ventilation on lung growth |
| 40-55 Minutes | Evidence-based strategies for treating micropreemies |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Reviews
90 ReviewsPresented By
Evan Richards
Advance Practice Clinical Consultant, BSc, RT
Evan Richards served as Director of Education and Clinical Services at Bunnell Incorporated for 31 years and now serves as an Advanced Practice Clinical Consultant. Prior to that, he was a NICU and PICU respiratory therapist at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has lectured at conferences and hospitals around the world. He has trained NICU and PICU clinicians at over 200 hospitals on using high-frequency jet ventilation to prevent or reduce lung injury. His passion is understanding the impact of mechanical ventilation on the lungs and other organs and how to avoid compromising organ development and function when using mechanical ventilators.
More
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Continued Respiratory Therapy.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
Course participation information
To ensure you are ready to participate, please complete our short Test Drive to prepare your computer to view the course.
NOTE: Full attendance for all courses is mandatory. Please view the entire course.
Passing an online exam and completing a course evaluation will be required to earn continuing education credit.
Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses must be completed within 7 days of the event.
On-demand courses include texts, video and audio recordings of live webinars, and multimedia formats. The exam and course evaluation for on-demand courses must be completed within 30 days of course registration.
To participate in the course, complete the exam and course evaluation, and earn continuing education credit, you must be a Continued Respiratory Therapy member. Participants must complete the entire course; partial credit is not allowed.
Continued Respiratory Therapy is committed to ensuring accessibility to the widest possible audience. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone. If you have questions, requests, or would like to report an accessibility-related issue, please email accessibility@continued.com. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner.
Visit our Contact us page or give us a call if you have questions.
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 # 192434000
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.
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
Continued, LLC, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, Continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. Continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
We recognize that state CE requirements are constantly changing. If you have any questions regarding our courses and your state requirements, please contact us at 866-382-0799 or contact Customer Service.