A Mechanical Ventilation Mastery Workshop for Resource Limited Emergency Departments

A hands-on learning experience on the art and science of mechanical ventilation, unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

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

The Definitive Workshop for Mechanical Ventilation Training for Resource-Limited Emergency Departments

This workshop is intended for Paramedics, Nurses, and Providers (PAs, NPs, and Physicians) with limited experience managing mechanical ventilators in a resource-limited environment.

Workshop Includes

  • Full day of LIVE hands-on interactive training, including

    • Minimal lectures. I believe the most effective learning happens when we’re engaged. That’s why all our lessons are hands-on and interactive.

    • Practical scenarios designed to challenge the learner to think critically, problem-solve, and apply what they’ve learned.

    • Workshop is tailored to your specific equipment and protocols.

  • 8 hours of continuing education credit

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

Workshop Requirements

  • Must hold a current Paramedic license or above.

    • RTs are also welcome and encouraged to attend.

    * Students must attend the entire workshop to receive credit. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Continuing Education Hours

  • RN hours awarded through the California Board of Nursing

  • EMS Hours awarded through our partnership with First Response Team Training, a Colorado approved EMS Training Group.

Course covers…

  • Basic principles and the importance of early effective mechanical ventilation

  • Equipment and logistical challenges faced by rural emergency departments

  • Critical A&P Review

  • Essential Gas Laws and Their Application

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

  • Managing Endotracheal Tubes / Trachyostomies / Cricothyrotomies / Supraglottic Devices

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

    • Pressure Control vs. Volume Control

    • Tidal Volume, Respiratory Rate, PEEP, FiO2, Flow, and Driving Pressure,

  • Basic and Advanced Modes including:

    • Pressure Support, CMV, Assist Control, SIMV, PRVC, IRV, APRV, ASV

  • Basic and Advanced Patient Monitoring and Troubleshooting, including

    • Blood Gasses, SpO2, EtCO2, and Volumetric Capnography

    • Loops and Pressure / Flow / Volume Waveforms

  • Patient Management

    • Optimizing Oxygenation and Ventilation

    • Principles of Lung Protection

    • Trauma / Burns / Drowning / Cardiac Arrest

    • Severe Obstructive and Restrictive Physiology

    • Neuro Protection

Registration Fee: $375 per student*

Includes all travel expenses

Minimum Class Size = 12

Maximum class size depends on the number of available ventilators

*Fees for classes held outside the continental US may be different