Adult Tracheostomy Care Webinar: Home Edition

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Adult Tracheostomy Care: Home Edition Webinar

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.