33 Credit Nationwide Approved : Sleep Medicine, COPD & Mechanical Ventilation

SLEEP MEDICINE: A LIVELY INTRODUCTION ( THIS SLEEP COURSE TALKS ABOUT SLEEP STUDIES, SLEEP IN AMERICA,  CASE STUDIES & SLEEP TESTING)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to Identify, Study and Discuss:
2. Define OSA and describe its symptoms, causes, pathology, and treatments
3. Discuss the interactions/relationships between COR PULMONALE & OSA
4. Identify and discuss the wide variety of sleep disorders, including their symptoms, consequences, and treatments
5. Explain what is meant by “insomnia” and discuss its prevalence and treatments
6. Discuss the current status of sleep among people living in the United States

COPD (THIS COURSE HAS SLEEP RELATED CONTENT-SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP QUALITY, SLEEP OBSTRUCTION, SLEEP EFFICENCY)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Explain what the Gold Report is, and discuss its importance to health care professionals treating COPD.
2. Identify the “working” definition of COPD as provided by the Gold Report.
3. Explain the prevalence COPD and the impact it is having on worldwide health.
4. Discuss the etiology and epidemiology of COPD, and explain how it is diagnosed.
5. Describe the latest international standards presented by the Gold Report regarding prevention, management, and treatment protocols for COPD.
6. Identify and discuss the usefulness and side effects of medications currently in use for COPD patients.

 

MECHANICAL VENTILATION (THIS COURSE CONTAINS SLEEP RELATED CONTENT- SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME, SLEEP QUALITY, SLEEP DEPRIVATION & SLEEPING AIDS)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Identify and explain all the abbreviations associated with mechanical ventilation.
2. Define and identify the various modes of mechanical ventilation.
3. Identify the objectives of mechanical ventilation.
4. Identify the clinical indications and recommendations for mechanical ventilation.
5. List and discuss the potential complications associated with mechanical ventilation.
6. Explain the “how” and “when” of discontinuing mechanical ventilation.