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  Adult Tracheostomy Care Webinar: Home Edition

  katrina-cambigue 100% Complete Last activity on April 12, 2022 Adult Tracheostomy Care: Home Edition Webinar 20% off!  Now available! AARC CEU- 1.0 contact hours Adult Tracheostomy Care: Home Edition is a 1 hour recorded webinar which provides information about performing tracheostomy care for adult patients in the home environment. Learn about suctioning, inner cannulas (disposable vs non-disposable), tracheostomy tube cleaning (if indicated), stoma care, cuff management, humidification and communication with the interdisciplinary team.  Education is a main role of respiratory therapist in the home environment.  Videos are used to aide in learner comprehension of tracheostomy care.  A sample interdisciplinary communication form will be provided as well as home care guideline samples. Webinar objectives
  • Identify the indications for and complications of a tracheostomy
  • Note the differences and limitations of tracheostomy care at home versus acute care
  • Demonstrate how to perform trach care (inner cannula changes, site care, cuff management, suctioning)
  • Identify the steps for tracheostomy tube changes
  • Discuss patient/family education for humidification, oxygen, nebulizers, and mechanical ventilation with trachs.
  Instructor:  Katrina Cambigue BS, RCP, RRT-ACCS Katrina is a respiratory therapist at Kaiser Santa Rosa Pulmonary Rehab as well and a clinical instructor at Napa Valley Community College.
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  Decannulation Webinar: SLP Perspective

  tracheducation 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Decannulation Webinar: SLP perspective is an advanced course on determinants of decannulation and importance of the SLP’s input for decannulation.  This is a 2.5 hours…
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  Evidence-Based Swallowing Evaluation for Patients with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation Webinar

  TracheostomyEducation 100% Complete Last activity on August 28, 2022

  Swallowing Evaluation for Patients with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation Course provides in-depth information about how to perform an initial swallow assessment for this patient population.    Total course time is 1 hour 38 minutes.  The course includes effects of tracheostomy on swallowing, research of cuff deflation and how/when to perform cuff deflation, explanation of common mechanical ventilation settings and mechanical ventilation considerations with swallowing, timing of swallow evaluation, Blue Dye testing information, and speaking valves.  Instrumental swallow assessment comparison of modified barium swallow studies (MBS) and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and the advantages and disadvantages.  Ventilator associated-pneumonia factors is also included.  Covid-19 considerations for patients with tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation is also covered.  

  Free access to the Evidenced-Based Swallowing Evaluation Community is also included.  Here, you can ask the instructor any questions in a private forum.  

  Learning Outcomes:

  1.Learner will understand the normal breathing and swallowing relationship

  2.List at least 5 complications of tracheostomy on swallowing

  3. Determine the limitations of the modified evans blue dye test

  4.Understand the difference between Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Modified Barium Swallow Study

  5.Provide 5 ways to prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

  Course presenter: Nicole M. DePalma, MS CCC-SLP

  Nicole is the owner of NDoscopy Dysphagia Specialists, a mobile FEES (flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) company servicing New York and New Jersey.  Her areas of expertise include dysphagia management and critically complex patients including tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation in a variety of settings including acute care, long term acute, subacute, and skilled nursing.  She is also a Clinical Consultant for Passy-Muir, Inc. 

  Course Format: Video Powerpoint with author narration and video samples

  Course Certificate is provided upon completion. 

  Course access: 1 year from registration

  Disclosures: Financial: Paid by Tracheostomy Education

  Non-financial: Passy-Muir Clinical Consultant

  Refunds:

  No partial or full refunds for self-study courses, including on-demand webinars.
  No refunds for participants who enroll without agreeing to terms of use.
  You must complete the course within the time frame indicated at enrollment; course access will automatically expire after that time.

  Accessibility:

  Tracheostomy Education 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 [email protected]  We will review your request and respond in a timely manner.

• Complete 14 Modules

  Adult Tracheostomy Care Webinar: Home Edition

  katrina-cambigue 100% Complete Last activity on April 12, 2022 Adult Tracheostomy Care: Home Edition Webinar 20% off!  Now available! AARC CEU- 1.0 contact hours Adult Tracheostomy Care: Home Edition is a 1 hour recorded webinar which provides information about performing tracheostomy care for adult patients in the home environment. Learn about suctioning, inner cannulas (disposable vs non-disposable), tracheostomy tube cleaning (if indicated), stoma care, cuff management, humidification and communication with the interdisciplinary team.  Education is a main role of respiratory therapist in the home environment.  Videos are used to aide in learner comprehension of tracheostomy care.  A sample interdisciplinary communication form will be provided as well as home care guideline samples. Webinar objectives
  • Identify the indications for and complications of a tracheostomy
  • Note the differences and limitations of tracheostomy care at home versus acute care
  • Demonstrate how to perform trach care (inner cannula changes, site care, cuff management, suctioning)
  • Identify the steps for tracheostomy tube changes
  • Discuss patient/family education for humidification, oxygen, nebulizers, and mechanical ventilation with trachs.
  Instructor:  Katrina Cambigue BS, RCP, RRT-ACCS Katrina is a respiratory therapist at Kaiser Santa Rosa Pulmonary Rehab as well and a clinical instructor at Napa Valley Community College.
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  Decannulation Webinar: SLP Perspective

  tracheducation 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Decannulation Webinar: SLP perspective is an advanced course on determinants of decannulation and importance of the SLP’s input for decannulation.  This is a 2.5 hours…
• Complete 14 Modules

  Evidence-Based Swallowing Evaluation for Patients with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation Webinar

  TracheostomyEducation 100% Complete Last activity on August 28, 2022

  Swallowing Evaluation for Patients with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation Course provides in-depth information about how to perform an initial swallow assessment for this patient population.    Total course time is 1 hour 38 minutes.  The course includes effects of tracheostomy on swallowing, research of cuff deflation and how/when to perform cuff deflation, explanation of common mechanical ventilation settings and mechanical ventilation considerations with swallowing, timing of swallow evaluation, Blue Dye testing information, and speaking valves.  Instrumental swallow assessment comparison of modified barium swallow studies (MBS) and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and the advantages and disadvantages.  Ventilator associated-pneumonia factors is also included.  Covid-19 considerations for patients with tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation is also covered.  

  Free access to the Evidenced-Based Swallowing Evaluation Community is also included.  Here, you can ask the instructor any questions in a private forum.  

  Learning Outcomes:

  1.Learner will understand the normal breathing and swallowing relationship

  2.List at least 5 complications of tracheostomy on swallowing

  3. Determine the limitations of the modified evans blue dye test

  4.Understand the difference between Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Modified Barium Swallow Study

  5.Provide 5 ways to prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

  Course presenter: Nicole M. DePalma, MS CCC-SLP

  Nicole is the owner of NDoscopy Dysphagia Specialists, a mobile FEES (flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) company servicing New York and New Jersey.  Her areas of expertise include dysphagia management and critically complex patients including tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation in a variety of settings including acute care, long term acute, subacute, and skilled nursing.  She is also a Clinical Consultant for Passy-Muir, Inc. 

  Course Format: Video Powerpoint with author narration and video samples

  Course Certificate is provided upon completion. 

  Course access: 1 year from registration

  Disclosures: Financial: Paid by Tracheostomy Education

  Non-financial: Passy-Muir Clinical Consultant

  Refunds:

  No partial or full refunds for self-study courses, including on-demand webinars.
  No refunds for participants who enroll without agreeing to terms of use.
  You must complete the course within the time frame indicated at enrollment; course access will automatically expire after that time.

  Accessibility:

  Tracheostomy Education 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 [email protected]  We will review your request and respond in a timely manner.