Volume Kills: The Evidence Behind Lung Protective Strategies for All

Course Expiration: 9/30/2024

If you are a member of SC AHEC this course is free with an enrollment key which you may obtain from the AHEC contact person within your organization.

If you are purchasing this course the cost is $25.00 payable through PayPal when you enroll.

Course Description:  This course describes  ventilator-induced lung injury and the mechanisms of pathological biotrauma.  Evidence-based practices regarding lung-protective ventilation will be discussed and described.

Instructor: Jared Blevins BSRC, RRT-ACCS

Target Audience: Nurses and Respiratory Care Practitioners and other interested healthcare providers

Learning Objectives: At the end of the presentation, the learner will be able to:

• identify ventilator induced lung injury.
• discuss pathological mechanisms of biotrauma.
• state evidence-based practice regarding lung protective ventilation.
• formulate lung protective ventilation strategies.

Length of Course: 60 minutes

Credit Statements:

Licensed Nurses:  Upstate AHEC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development  by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Upon successful completion of this program, participants will receive 1.0 nursing continuing professional development contact hours.

Respiratory Care Practitioners: 1.0 clock hours will be awarded by Upstate AHEC, an approved provider of continuing education for respiratory care practitioners by the SC Board of Medical Examiners.

Other: This educational offering provides 0.10 CEUs (1.0 clock hour) by Upstate AHEC and meets SC AHEC Best Practice Standards.

Disclosure Statement: Upstate AHEC’s conflict of interest policy requires speaker(s), the planning committee members, and all others in a position to control this activity of this program to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of this presentation or materials.

The speaker(s), the planning committee members, and all others in a position to control this activity have signed a vested interest form declaring no conflict of interest in this activity.

Provision of this education activity by Upstate AHEC does not imply endorsement by Upstate AHEC or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity.  

Credit Requirements: To receive CE credit for completing this online course you must complete 100% of the material, receive at least 80% passing grade on post-test and complete the evaluation.

Once you pass the post-test and complete the evaluation you will be able to print a certificate for verification of credit.