Webcast Central
Webcasts are online educational events that take place right on your computer. AARC members can attend a live event and earn free CRCE© credit or watch a past program and take a quick test for credit. More information is available under the Get Help tab below.
Pre-registration is required for live events. Check your email for confirmation and further instructions after registering. CRCE Content Designation is provided to assist members seeking courses to satisfy the NBRC’s Continuing Competency Requirements and the requirements of some states for specific content areas. If no content designation is provided, then the course is not designated as a specialty content course and should meet the requirements for continuing education of state boards.
Upcoming Programs
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September 1, 2010 02:00 pm Eastern 01:00 pm Central 12:00 pm Mountain 11:00 am Pacific 18:00 GMT |
Inpatient OSA ScreeningPresented by Sheri Tooley Peters, RRT-NPS, CRCE Content Designation: NBRC-SDS This presentation will focus on the importance of identifying inpatients with OSA, discuss appropriate testing and required accommodations. Indications for further testing and treatment goals and implications for discharge planning will also be explored. |
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October 6, 2010 02:00 pm Eastern 01:00 pm Central 12:00 pm Mountain 11:00 am Pacific 18:00 GMT |
Unique Challenges of Pediatric DiagnosticTesting and TreatmentPresented by Kathy Deakins BS, RRT NPS CRCE Content Designation: NBRC-NPS Respiratory therapists are presented with unique challenges when testing and treating pediatric patients. Pediatric testing, whether it's in a designated area or at the bedside, requires a unique approach that includes special techniques and practice styles necessary to capture the patient's attention, gain the cooperation necessary to produce valid results and produce appropriate treatment and outcomes. |
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October 20, 2010 02:00 pm Eastern 01:00 pm Central 12:00 pm Mountain 11:00 am Pacific 18:00 GMT |
Blood Gases: When Do We Really Need Them?Presented by Bill Malley MS, RRT, CPFT, FAARC CRCE Content Designation: NBRC-PFT This presentation will describe situations in which blood gases are frequently over and underutilized. Clinical indications for blood gas sampling will be discussed and optimal use of protocols/algorithms that promote best practice in obtaining blood gas samples will be described. |
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November 17, 2010 02:00 pm Eastern 01:00 pm Central 12:00 pm Mountain 11:00 am Pacific 17:00 GMT |
It’s All About the PatientPresented by John W. Walsh This presentation will strive to improve respiratory therapists’ ability to help their patients with chronic lung disease improve the quality of life. Participants will be provided with a patient’s perspective on their interaction with the healthcare system and the barriers they need to overcome to improve compliance with their prescribed plan of care. |
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BiLevel Ventilation Theory and ApplicationPresented by Robert L. Chatburn, RRT-NPS, FAARC This presentation provides an overview of the theory of BiLevel modes of ventilation with a brief discussion of application. Airway Pressure Release Ventilation and BiLevel Positive Airway Pressure will be compared and contrasted. Published clinical evidence, describe theoretical concepts for areas where evidence is lacking will be reviewed, and a BiLevel simulator that illustrates the interaction of set ventilator parameters and outcome patient variables will be demonstrated. This is an advanced lecture that assumes familiarity with basic mechanical ventilation and pressure control modes in general. |
