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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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.  

 

Learning Outcomes:

1.Learner will describe the normal breathing and swallowing relationship

2.List at least 5 complications of tracheostomy on swallowing

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

4.Identify 3 benefits of instrumental swallowing assessments for patients with trach

5.List 5 ways to reduce the risk of 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 access: Included with Membership

Disclosures: Financial: Paid by Tracheostomy Education

Non-financial: Passy-Muir Clinical Consultant

In order to receive a certificate of completion, learners must:

•  Agree to our terms of use, including copyright. 
• Fully complete the course
• Earn a score of at least 80% on a brief multiple choice quiz and complete and submit the course survey.
  If needed, learners may re-take the test in order to achieve a passing score.  

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