A Mechanical Ventilation Mastery Workshop for Emergency Department Staff

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You can’t control what comes into your Emergency Department, but you can prepare for it!

The Advanced Ventilator Life Support™ course for Emergency Departments is designed to enhance the knowledge and confidence of healthcare professionals caring for patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the ED.

The course emphasizes strategies to prevent unnecessary intubation, the importance of early optimization of invasive mechanical ventilation, cross-disciplinary collaboration, prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury, and evidence-based efforts to improve patient outcomes.

Through a combination of interactive lectures, case-based discussions, and hands-on simulation, participants will deepen their understanding of the latest evidence-based practices of mechanical ventilation.

  • For anyone that doesn't love managing vented patients, this is the course for you! I guarantee you will walk away feeling empowered to deal with any vented patient that crosses your path!

    —Gillian, RN

  • Great course! What else can I say. Take it!

    — Thomas, RN

  • I was not thrilled to take on a Resipiratory role as an RN, but now I feel like I can confidently manage patients on a ventilator and provide safe respiratory support for them.

    - Sarah, RN

  • This course totally exceeded my expectations!

    — Justin, CCRN

  • I really thought I had a decent grasp on ventilator management!!! lol  Now I know better. To have the opportunity to learn, and now apply to help my patients, it’s amazing! I truly feel I can make a difference in my patients’ outcomes!

    Erin, RN

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We don’t just teach mechanical ventilation.

We engineer meaningful change.

Our workshops have been correlated with:

  • Improve clinician confidence and team communication.

  • Preventing unnecessary intubations.

  • Optimized mechanical ventilation parameters earlier.

  • Shorter ICU days and total hospital length of stay.

  • Reduced ventilator-related sentinel events.

  • Reduced costs.

  • Improved patient and family feedback scores.

The Definitive Workshop for Mechanical Ventilation Training for Emergency Departments.

Target Audience

From Rural Clinics, Critical-Access Hospitals, and Free Standing EDs, to Community Hospitals and Tertiary Care Facilities, this workshop is designed for Paramedics, Nurses, RTs, PAs, NPs, and Physicians working in the Emergency Department with limited experience in managing mechanical ventilators.

Workshop Includes

  • Basic Ventilator Life Support (BVLS) is included with workshop registration.

  • 2-day in-person course includes:

    • Interactive hands-on application of skills

    • Practical scenarios are designed to challenge learners to think critically, solve problems, and apply what they’ve learned.

    • The workshop is tailored to your specific equipment and protocols.

  • 16 hours of continuing education credit

  • Upon successful completion of the workshop, students will receive a certification of completion, valid for 3 years.

Workshop Requirements

  • Participants must hold a current healthcare license to attend.

  • Completion of the online Basic Ventilator Life Support (BVLS) course prior to the workshop is highly encouraged.

* Students must attend the entire workshop to receive credit.

Workshop covers…

  • Effective Delivery of Non-Invasive Ventilation (HFNC / CPAP / BPAP)

  • Managing Endotracheal Tubes / Tracheostomies / Cricothyrotomies / Supraglottic Devices

  • Patient Management

    • Principles of Lung Protection Ventilation

    • Optimizing Oxygenation and Ventilation

    • Obstructive and Restrictive Physiology

    • Post Cardiac Arrest / Neuro Protection

  • Initiating Mechanical Ventilation

    • Breath Types, Vent Settings, Alarms, Triggers, and Limits, including

    • Pressure vs. Volume Control

    • Tidal Volume, Respiratory Rate, PEEP, FiO2, Flow, Driving Pressure, Mechanical Power

  • Basic and Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation:

    • Pressure Support, Assist Control, SIMV, PRVC, Adaptive Modes, IRV, APRV

  • Basic and Advanced Patient Monitoring and Troubleshooting, including

    • Blood Gases, SpO2, EtCO2

    • Scalar Graphs and Loops

  • Troubleshooting / Ventilator Alarms

  • Preparing the Patient for Transport

  • ED Boarding of the Vented Patient

  • Will introduce

    • Use of Lung Ultrasound for Patient Assessment

    • Volumetric Capnography

    • Electrical Impedance Tomography

    • Negative Pressure Biphasic Curass Ventilation

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Workshop Fees: $7500*

Includes all travel expenses.

The maximum class size depends on the available equipment and the size of the training space.

*Classes that require additional days or are held outside the continental US may incur an additional fee.

Schedule a workshop for your team and change how they care for patients forever!