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A&T Respiratory offers comprehensive courses, webinars, conference and resources for mastering respiratory care.
A&T Respiratory offers comprehensive courses, webinars, conference and resources for mastering respiratory care.
Pulmonary infectious diseases, classified by the World Health Organization into either acute or chronic, are any infections that affect the lungs. These diseases can range from the common cold, allergies, influenza, pneumonia, and long-term chronic illnesses such as tuberculosis. They are caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, which are seen as the agents responsible for initiating an infection. Treating pulmonary infections requires effectively identifying and diagnosing the disease in question, as well as optimizing the patient’s current state of health to prevent further disease progression. One of the most common non-invasive tools used to measure the effectiveness of the treatment of pulmonary infections is the use of etCO2 (end-tidal carbon dioxide) capnography. This procedure involves measuring the expired CO2 levels in patients’ airways over a period of time. This is done by placing a small, flexible tube, with a sensor on the end, in the patient’s nose for the end-tidal capnography. EtCO2 capnography helps clinicians to understand the effect of both acute and chronic pulmonary infections by providing an accurate and easy to read measure of the patient’s respiratory rate and the amount of expired CO2.
A & T Respiratory Lectures has developed a series of easily accessible and affordable educational courses focused on various aspects of Patient safety through Infection control initiatives. The course content is designed and presented by experts in the field.
Health Care Provider Patient Safety and Infection Control Part 1:
This course is approved for 2 AARC CEU's. You must complete the 2 modules to get your certificate. You will have a 10 question comprehensive post test at the end. You must acheive a passing score of 70%. You can retake the test as many time as you want. Remember, each course has a PDF download and questions are based on the the content in the PDF.
Course Objectives1. The learner should be able to describe the more recently introduced initiatives to enhance patient safety.
2. Describe some ways in which newer patient safety initiatives can be applied at bedside.
3. Describe the different pathogens in the ICU
4. Describe methods to reduce the spread of these pathogens
Dr Albert Heuer joined the Rutgers (formerly UMDNJ) School of Health Professions (SHP) faculty in 1996. He currently holds the rank of Professor within the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. He designs and teaches courses related to health care administration. Dr. Heuer was inducted as a Fellow in the American Association for Respiratory Care in 2016, is the recipient of the 2012 University Master Educator Guild Award and the 2008 SHP Excellence in Teaching Award. He earned a PhD in 2002 from Seton Hall University, with a concentration in institutional health care quality. He also has an MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BA in public administration and political science from Montclair State University. In addition to being co-owner of A & T Lectures, Dr. Heuer has recently co-authored one textbook, co-edited two other textbooks, authored numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He has also conducted many invited presentations at the state, regional and national level relating to health care administration and respiratory therapy.
Dr. Heuer’s professional background also includes 14 years of experience with a major insurance company, where he worked in health insurance, group pensions and finance. In addition, he continues to regularly work in his clinical specialty, respiratory therapy, in the adult intensive care units of a major hospital system in Northern New Jersey.
In his scare spare time, Dr. Heuer enjoys fishing, snorkeling and other outdoor activities.
