Georgia RT Full CE Requirement 30-Hour Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Anxiety and Depression Management for Healthcare professionals 1Course Release Date: 6/15/2022
Mood disorders are common and often mistreated. The purpose of this course is to help healthcare workers in their treatment of patients with mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, and to provide patients with access to treatment options. The treatment of mood disorders includes therapy and medication. This course helps to prepare healthcare professionals to differentiate the various mood disorders patients are exhibiting and their causes, identify risk factors for these disorders, recommend treatment options, provide a calm and supportive environment for patients, explore holistic considerations, and use evidence-based complementary therapies to assist patients.
- Asthma Management: During Pregnancy 1
Course Release Date: 7/26/2022
About the Course
This course focuses on asthma management for the pregnant woman with asthma. The need for effective asthma management will be emphasized, with the anticipated outcome for a healthy baby and mother. The physiological changes during pregnancy and their Impact on asthma control will be discussed, including the pharmacology and potential medication risk for the unborn child. care of the pregnant woman throughout pregnancy, labor, and delivery as related to asthma will be presented, and patient asthma management education necessary to ensure optimal pregnancy outcomes for the pregnant woman with asthma and her unborn child. - Asthma, As a Disease State, 4th Edition 2Release Date: July 10, 2024
About the Course:
This course is intended to provide the most up to date information for healthcare professionals that are providing care for patients that are diagnosed with asthma. The course contains information about the pathology of asthma, the various medications that can be used to treat and control asthma and the process to maintain management of the disease. - Chest Trauma, 2nd Edition 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
In this course the learner will be introduced to the various types of chest traumas that can occur and how to manage and/or treat these injuries.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: New Clinical Challenges 1
Course release date: 10/09/2023
About the Course
This course will provide health professionals with comprehensive information regarding pathophysiology, the etiologies, the diagnosis of, and clinical management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This course will also address the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach regarding the care of patients with COPD. It will stress how best the clinical can work as a team to optimize outcomes and ensure the best treatment regime for the COPD patient.
- Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Respiratory Therapists, 3rd Edition 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
This is an advanced-level course that covers many ethical principles that respiratory therapist may face in the patient care setting. These ethical issues will be discussed in detail, and there are further discussions and case studies that address professional moral dilemmas and ethical theories. Illustrations on how to make ethical decisions are included. - Evaluation of the Pulmonary Patient, 3rd Edition 2
Course Release: 7/10/2023
About the Course
In this course the learner will obtain the necessary skills and information to assess the type of disease process that a patient may present with for a pulmonary disease processes. This course will compare and contrast normal versus abnormal laboratory values, anatomy, and other characteristics that are important to understanding and assessing the pulmonary patient. - Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
This is a general course about the fiberoptic bronchoscope and the techniques that are being used to deliver patient care. - Infection Control for Respiratory Care Practitioners 1
Course release date: 7/10/2023
This is an overview of the important steps that need to be taken in order to help reduce the amount of hospital acquired infections that occur each year, especially in regard to respiratory therapist.
- Interprofessional Evidence-Based Cardiopulmonary Management Protocols 6
Course release date: 2/16/2023
About the Course
This engaging video course reviews the physiology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular and related pulmonary disease processes, as well as common surgical cardiac procedures and the effects of different comorbidities, to familiarize practitioners with diagnostic factors, to then optimize care for their cardiac patients.Practitioners will learn current interprofessional clinical protocols for ongoing monitoring of clinical risks, exercise limitations, exercise training models, and patient education. Case studies are shared throughout this course for practical application, and collaboration of all interprofessional members will be stressed for effective client centered care. Clinicians will be empowered to utilize this information in their everyday practice for a range of settings, to include acute hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities and home health.
- Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate 1Course release - 2/13/23
This course, specifically designed for the respiratory therapist new to practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), will provide a basic understanding of neonatal invasive ventilation including the main characteristics, the common modes of ventilation, and evidence-based management strategies for best outcomes. The appropriate use of alarms and graphics will be also be discussed to maximize knowledge on safe and effective strategies. In this course, a neonate refers to a newborn baby up to 1 month of age. Strategies and disease processes common beyond this age point will not be discussed in this course. - Management of Common Neuromuscular Disorders, 3rd Edition 1Course Release Date: June 1st, 2022
Owing to the complexity of the physiologic processes involved in the interactions of the nervous and muscular systems, neuromuscular disorders can present a vast array of debilitating pathophysiologic changes across all body systems. However, of primary concern for the respiratory therapist is the profound impact of these pathophysiologic changes on the nerves and muscles that regulate the mechanics of breathing. Most often, individuals who suffer from neuromuscular disorders lose the ability to maintain adequate alveolar ventilation. Although healthcare literature surrounding neuromuscular disorders is robust, a gap remains within the respiratory care profession as a whole, resulting in a misunderstanding about variations in the impact of neuromuscular diseases on ventilatory status and effective monitoring of patients for impending ventilatory failure. The purpose of this intermediate-level review course is to provide respiratory therapists with an overview of the definition, etiology, pathophysiology, and management of common neuromuscular disorders.
- Nutritional Considerations for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
This course provides an up-to-date overview of the basic pathology of cystic fibrosis (CF), relative nutritional considerations and guidelines to educate the learner on this disease process.
- Pulmonary Edema, 4th Edition 2
Course Release: 7/8/2024
About the course
This course is intended to help healthcare professionals have a better understanding of the various causes of pulmonary edema. The course also addresses the differences between noncardiogenic and cardiogenic pulmonary edema, as well as their symptoms and treatment.
- Sleep Apnea and Home Positive Airway Pressure Therapy 1
Course release date: 10/09/2023
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to introduce and explain common sleep disorders and the methods of treatment options for these various sleep disorders. - Tuberculosis: An Overview for Healthcare Providers 2Course Release Date: 1/25/2023
This course provides an overview of the current information about tuberculosis (TB) across the life span. Prevention, detection, and treatment options are included, with a focus on measures to protect healthcare workers from contracting TB. The course is intended for healthcare workers who practice in various settings—from institutional to community. Having current knowledge about TB is the only way to provide effective care to people who have contracted it.