Management of Chronic Hypercapneic Respiratory Failure with Non-Invasive Ventilation after Hospitalization:Role of Inpatient Sleep Medicine

This training will be conducted by. Dr. Karin Johnson.

Dr. Karin Johnson is the Director of Baystate Sleep Medicine Regional Sleep Program, Associate Professor at UMMS-Baystate and Sleep Section Chair of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Inpatient Guideline Task Force.

The program will review causes and consequences of chronic hypercapneic respiratory failure.  program will review the effect of  sleep on breathing and ventilation and the evidence for treatment with noninvasive ventilation (NIV).  Finally the program will review how different causes of hypercapneic respiratory failure affect NIV selection and how inpatient sleep testing can be used to help optimize therapy and qualify patients for treatment after discharge. 

Target Audience

This training is for nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe causes of chronic hypercapneic respiratory failure and effect of sleep of breathing

2.  Understand the evidence  for NIV treatment of chronic hypercapneic respiratory failure

3.  Explain how to optimize NIV mode and settings based on cause of CHRF

4.  State the pros and cons of ​Inpatient Sleep Testing

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC CRCE)
    This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
Course opens: 
10/28/2021
Course expires: 
03/01/2022
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 Dr. Karin Johnson.

The Director of Baystate Sleep Medicine Regional Sleep Program, Associate Professor at UMMS-Baystate, Sleep Section Chair of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Inpatient Guideline Task Force.

 

 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

Dr. Karin Johnson does not have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.

None of the planning committee members for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.

 

In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC CRCE)
    This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
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