Celebrating Respiratory Care Week 2024
Thank you, respiratory therapists, for everything you do!
In celebration of your dedication to patient safety, improving outcomes, and evolving clinical practice, join us in amplifying the voices of your peers and experts in respiratory care! Take a look at our full line-up of live, CE-accredited education opportunities throughout Respiratory Care Week.
Live, CE-accredited webinars
Pulse oximetry and the impact of skin pigmentation
Event Date: Tuesday, October 22 | 12 PM EST
Dr. Gallagher will discuss why it is important to know about the impact of skin pigment on pulse oximetry, and explain how its impact can be detrimental, as melanin absorption in pulse oximetry can lead to unrecognized hypoxemia in patients with darker skin.
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Implementation of capnography in a med-surg unit
Event Date: Tuesday, October 22 | 2 PM EST
Discover how an experienced healthcare facility has successfully implemented capnography monitoring and developed protocols and guidelines to help maintain patient safety.
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Tradition or evidence? The use of cuffed vs uncuffed endotracheal tubes in neonates
Event Date: Wednesday, October 23 | 12 PM EST
Learn about endotracheal intubation procedures for neonates. With improved understanding of neonatal airway anatomy and the widespread use of cuffed ETTs by anesthesiologists, the use of cuffed tubes is increasing in neonates.
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
How to properly size and place a tracheostomy tube
Event Date: Thursday, October 24 | 12 PM EST
Placement of a tracheostomy tube is a procedure considered as a lifesaving intervention. This technique allows air to bypass the glottis and nasal cavity to improve respiratory tract function.
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
VAP integrated solution and patient safety
Event Date: Thursday, October 24 | 2 PM EST
At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to define VAP, appreciate its burden on patient outcomes and health care cost, enlist risk factors for VAP, discuss strategies to prevent VAP, and more.
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
On-demand resources that fit your schedule
Medical Education Podcast
Our MedEd podcast provides brief, interview-style discussions with clinical experts and is designed to teach safe and effective use of different therapies. Topics include airway monitoring in the NICU, challenges of airway management, and more.
MedEd Bytes
MedEd Bytes is a video series that offers a quick and digestible learning format on topics such as capnography waveforms, the technology behind pulse oximetry, ventilator breath delivery, and more.
Engineering the extraordinary – in respiratory care
Explore innovations in acute care monitoring:
TaperGuard™ cuff technology
Shiley™ endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes with innovative TaperGuard™ cuff technology put patient protection at the forefront with a unique tapered shape cuff design that offers less contact pressure1 and improved sealing performance.2
DAR™ filters
Keeping patients and healthcare providers safe in hospitals starts with something as small as a ventilator filter. Compact in size yet high in efficiency, our wide range of DAR™ filters are designed to minimize the spread of infection and the risk of cross-contamination.
DAR™ closed suction system
The DAR™ closed suction system is designed to expel tracheal secretions and preserve airway clearance for patients with an artificial airway in place. With a replaceable catheter, a self-sealing cap on the patient access valve, and dedicated ports for catheter rinsing and MDI drug delivery, the DAR™ closed suction system with replaceable catheter is ideal for diverse treatment needs.
Shiley™ flexible tracheostomy tubes
The future is flexible. That’s why we’ve replaced our legacy tracheostomy tube with the comprehensive Shiley™ flexible tracheostomy tube portfolio.† The newer Shiley™ flexible tubes feature design enhancements inspired by clinician and patient feedback. Take a look at the enhanced features – designed to improve the experience for you and your patients.
Shiley™ pediatric oral/nasal endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff
Kids are not little adults. That’s why they need endotracheal tube (ETT) solutions customized to their unique anatomy. The Shiley™ pediatric oral/nasal ETT with TaperGuard™ cuff is designed with several features that are intended to meet the needs and improve the margin of safety for your smaller patients.
Shiley™ cuffed basic endotracheal tubes
Shiley™ airway management products have been a trusted brand for more than 30 years. We are dedicated to providing superior products for the optimal value. All Shiley™ endotracheal tubes are quality tested. Helping clinicians optimize patient outcomes and maintain patient safety are our highest priorities.
Puritan Bennett™ cuff pressure manager
Manually sustaining stable cuff pressures in your ventilated patients can be unreliable. Puritan Bennett™ cuff pressure manager offers a simple solution to a serious safety issue by continuously measuring and automatically maintaining cuff pressure.
RespArray™ patient monitor
The RespArray™ patient monitor, including Nellcor™ pulse oximetry and Microstream™ capnography technologies, is designed to make continuous monitoring simple to help optimize patient safety and workflow.
Nellcor™ OxySoft™ SpO₂ sensor
Our Nellcor™ OxySoft™ SpO₂ sensor is the first pulse oximetry sensor to use a silicone adhesive to help protect fragile skin and improve repositionability. It is engineered with brighter LEDs on a flexible circuit — helping you stay connected to your patients and their data.
Nellcor™ portable SpO₂ patient monitoring system, PM10N
The Nellcor™ portable SpO₂ patient monitoring system, PM10N, is a convenient, handheld monitor that is ideal for spot-checks or continuous monitoring in various healthcare and home use settings. Its ergonomic shape and simple design make it intuitive to use and simple to operate. Wherever you need accurate, reliable SpO₂ measurements, count on the Nellcor™ portable SpO₂ pulse oximeter to meet the challenge.
Microstream™ capnography monitoring
Clinician time and resources are limited, but a patient’s needs are not. Microstream™-enabled capnography monitoring provides an early warning of respiratory compromise,3 offering clinicians the opportunity to provide care sooner and quickly determine how to intervene, reducing risk and saving time, money, and lives.
HealthCast™ intelligent patient manager
HealthCast™ intelligent patient manager is a portfolio of remote monitoring and connectivity solutions to help simplify patient management. The portfolio empowers clinicians with real-time, actionable insights and workflow automation. With the HealthCast™ portfolio, clinicians can proactively treat patients with more personalized care in hospital and from hospital to home.
HealthCast™ portfolio BioButton®* multi-parameter wearable
The BioButton® medical-grade, multi-parameter wearable is for continuously monitoring general care patient, in-hospital and hospital-to-home. The device captures continuous vital signs of skin temperature, respiratory rate at rest, heart rate at rest, along with a broad range of other biometrics.
HealthCast™ monitoring and CDS solution
The Vital Sync™ monitoring and clinical decision support (CDS) solution is designed to simplify time-intensive patient care processes and help clinicians prevent or mitigate harmful and costly adverse events. Integrated and customizable, the Vital Sync™ CDS solution combines remote monitoring software with multiple CDS mobile applications to help improve clinical protocol implementation and patient management.
Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator
The Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator helps enable patients to breathe more naturally‡ through some of the most innovative breath delivery technology available. Our simple, safe, and smart design provides more natural ventilation that may help improve patient comfort.4
† Legacy / previous Shiley tracheostomy tubes refers to Shiley DCT, DCFS, DCFN, DFEN, LPC, CFS, CFN, FEN and Perc tracheostomy tubes.
‡ Compared to conventional mechanical ventilation (VC,VC+,PC,PS).
References
1. Lichtenthal PR, Wood L, Wong A, Borg U. Pressure applied to tracheal wall by barrel and taper shaped cuffs. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists; October 15–19, 2011; Chicago, IL. Abstract A1054.
2. D’Haese J, De Keukeleire T, Remory I, Van Rompaey K, Umbrain V, Poelaert J. Assessment of intraoperative microaspiration: does a modified cuff shape improve sealing? Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013;57(7):873–80.
3. Grasso S, Puntillo F, Mascia L, et al. Compensation for increase in respiratory workload during mechanical ventilation. Pressure-support versus proportional-assist ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000;161(3 Pt 1):819-26
4. Maddox RR, Oglesby H, Williams CK, Fields M, Danello S., Continuous respiratory monitoring and a “smart” infusion system improve safety of patient-controlled analgesia in the postoperative period. http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_111.pdf
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