Online Continuing Education

Welcome
Covidien offers free, accredited online continuing education courses for registered nurses and respiratory therapists through our Center for Clinical Excellence website. Choose from a variety of self-paced courses that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Courses offer convenient post-testing and the ability to print your certificate upon completion. Certificates may be used to meet or accumulate contact hour requirements for re-licensure.

Current Courses
Note: typical course length is one hour.
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Proportional Assist™ Ventilation Plus Contact Hours: AARC/CRCE 1.0

Format: Multimedia Participants will learn the key differences between Pressure Support and Proportional Assist™ Ventilation Plus (PAV™+) modes of ventilation. Flow and pressure waveform characteristics between Pressure Support and PAV+ are compared and contrasted. The concept of effort and "Percent Support" in PAV+ is described. Details of how the PAV+ software option determines resistance, compliance and patient effort. The potential benefits and possible limitations of PAV+ are listed. Register now. * Proportional Assist and PAV are trademarks of the University of Manitoba, used under license by Puritan Bennett.

**Updated** Implementing Evidence: What Can You Do About VAP? Contact Hours: AARC/CRCE 1.0

Format: Multimedia Causes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are described as well as the impact on patient morbidity and mortality rates. Participants will learn about two important national guidelines for prevention of VAP and expected practices from the AACN practice alert on VAP. An evidenced-based process for change within your healthcare organization to reduce VAP rate is included. Register now.

Are Your Patients at Risk? Monitoring Patients on the General Care Floor Contact Hours: AARC/CRCE 1.0

Format: Multimedia Helps identify postoperative patients who are at risk for hypoxemia based on the impact of concurrent diagnosis and health history. Participants will learn about the impact that continuous pulse oximetry monitoring has on patient outcomes based on clinical research studies. Expanded use of pulse oximetry using centralized monitoring stations is also explored. Register now.

Improving Neonatal Skin Integrity: An In-Depth Look at Adhesives and Neonatal Skin Contact Hours: AARC/CRCE 1.0

Format: Multimedia This presentation explains the function of skin layers, describes variations between term and premature skin, identifies principles of skin adhesion, details types of adhesive products used in the NICU, and lists clinical practices for reducing the potential for injury from adhesive pulse oximetry sensors. Register now.

Tracheostomy in Adults: Improving Patient Care Contact Hours: AARC/CRCE CBRN 1.0

Format: Multimedia In this comprehensive program, you will learn about the clinical indications for tracheostomy, upper airway anatomy, tracheostomy tube options, care measures that can prevent or reduce complications, and safety procedures and protocols. Register now.

Aspiration Sequelae and Risk Reduction Strategies in the OR: Can We Do Better? Contact Hours: AARC/CRCE CBRN 1.0

Format: Multimedia In this comprehensive program, you will learn about the prevalence, incidence and costs of pulmonary complications post general anesthesia. The course will also outline possible sources of such complications, risk factors and strategies to reduce aspiration, and recommend evidence-based strategies to improve clinical outcomes. Register now.

CD-Based Continuing Education Programs
If you are interested in CD-based continuing education for respiratory therapists regarding the Puritan Bennett^® 840^™ ventilator or the Achieva^® portable ventilator, please contact your local Puritan Bennett sales representative to obtain the CDs. After completing the training program, visit the Center for Clinical Excellence website to take the post-test and print your CE certificate.

System Requirements
The multimedia format used for most courses features a lecture presentation (audio required) with synchronized images. A 56K connection is recommended to view these courses. Most courses include streaming video or audio, and Macromedia Flash Player Plug-in (version 5.0 or above) must be installed. You can download the latest version for free at www.Macromedia.com.

Getting Started
New and returning users, please visit our Center for Clinical Excellence to select courses you’d like to view. Returning users, if you do not remember your user name or password, please do not re-enroll. Simply send an e-mail to CCExcellence@TycoHealthcare.com with your first name, last name, city, and state, and we will email this information to you.

If you are interested in other educational resources not listed, please contact your local
Nellcor sales representative.

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