ASHA Learning Pass

In this session, a respiratory therapist with advanced pulmonary and critical care knowledge and skill discusses the two primary forms of ventilation that SLPs typically encounter when working with patients with respiratory failure or pulmonary disease. The presenter addresses noninvasive and mechanical ventilation, including external features of a ventilator, common modes of ventilation, ventilator settings, alarms, and associated terminology (FiO2, PEEP).

This is a recorded session from a 2024 ASHA online conference, Airway Fundamentals: Considerations for SLP Decision-Making.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Define and explain ventilation, oxygenation, basic anatomy of the lungs, and types of respiratory failure 
• Identify various types and delivery methods for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (BiPAP, CPAP) 
• Define ventilator terminology and identify external features of a ventilator, common modes, and ventilator settings

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Presenter Information

Thomas Devlin, BS, RRT, ACCS (he/him/his) is a respiratory therapist at the University of North Carolina Hospital (UNC-Chapel Hill), where he serves as the medical intensive care unit (MICU) clinical specialist. As a clinical specialist, he has advanced skills in pulmonology critical care medicine and involvement in multiple research studies investigating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) management. He serves as a liaison among all disciplines, including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and fellow respiratory therapists. Additionally, Mr. Devlin provides education to medical students, residents, and pulmonology fellows regarding non-invasive and mechanical ventilation management. In 2020, he was nominated for a position on the respiratory therapy advisory panel for the World Health Organization and earned the title of adult critical care specialist (ACCS) in 2021.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: June 5–17, 2024, November 6-18, 2024
End date: March 17, 2030

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).