The Tracheostomy And Ventilator Virtual Training Lab

Description

The Tracheostomy and Ventilator Advanced Practitioner Training includes ALL recorded courses and downloadable templates.

These courses will provide clinicians with information on tracheostomy management for various settings including acute, subacute, rehabilitation and home environments. Failure to provide appropriate tracheostomy training can lead to devastating consequences including infection, inadvertent decannulation and mortality. It is imperative to understand standards of care and evidenced based practices for tracheostomy management.

The courses total over 20 hours of professional development hours.

• Tracheostomy Education is an ASHA approved provider.  Check each course for credit.
• Certificates following course completion are provided!
• Downloads include protocols, educational handouts, evidenced based materials
• Course work includes:
  • Tracheostomy Basics: A Primer for Healthcare Professionals
  • Adult Tracheostomy Care Webinar
  • How to Form a Tracheostomy Team
  • Tracheostomy Tubes: Comparisons and Choices
  • Decannulation: Evaluating and Treating the Upper Airway
  • Evidenced Based Swallowing Evaluation for Patients with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation
  • Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
  • Laryngectomy Webinar: From Post-Op to Discharge
  • Mechanical Ventilation Webinar: Beginners
    Respiratory Muscle Strength Training for Patients with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation
  • Tracheostomy Care for Adults: Basics and Troubleshooting
  • Tracheostomy Communication Options: Mechanically Ventilated and Non-Ventilated Patients
  • Above the Cuff Vocalization: Evidence and Clinical Implementation
  • Chronic Respiratory Failure in Tracheostomy Dependent Children: An Overview
  • Feeding Management for Infants with a Tracheostomy
  • Communication and Swallowing for Pediatrics with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation

This program is for physicians, nurses, speech-language pathologists, respiratory care practitioners, and others who currently care for patients with tracheostomy or those looking to use this skill in their future healthcare career.