Welcome to the Advanced Respiratory Support and Care Module

The webinar link will appear here just before the session starts

Click here to watch the recorded webinar on Advanced Respiratory Care

This module (webinar and associated material) has been created to aid you to function safely and effectively in a critical care environment. In the webinar, we will dicsuss:

The pathophysiology of ARDS
The management options for patients with COVID-19
The intubation process and your role within the team
Advanced respiratory support including Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) invasive ventilation
The basics of invasive ventilation including key settings
Safety concerns with invasive ventilation

We will unfortunately not be able to transform you into a fully functioning ICU nurse/practitioner in 2 hours! The aim is rather to provide you with a good foundation of knowledge on which you can build your clinical skills understanding when in practice.

Webinar Material and Information

The webinar is intended to last for a maximum of 2 hours. There will be opportunites for you to ask questions throughout, but please also make use of the live tutorials that are provided 7-8pm 01/04/2020-03/04/2020.

The following PowerPoint presentation is intended as a visual aid to the spoken delivery of the webinar: Module 1, Advanced Respiratory Monitoring and Support in Critical Care Webinar 1-1.pptx

I have included my notes at the bottom of each slide to aid you in your learning.

Additional Reading

You may find the following resources useful:

The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM), Intensive Care Society (ICS), Association of Anaesthetists (AA), and Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCA) have pulled their collective heads together to provide top-quality, evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for the Management of COVID-19 patients. The website is updated daily and is well worth a look around: ICM Anaesthesia COVID-19

NHS Improvement Guidance on the role of non-invasive ventilatory support in England

The West Yorkshire Critical Care Network have produced a series of resources to assist practitioners who are re-deployed to critical care areas from their 'home' areas: WYCCN COVID-19 Resources

Additional Resources

Unfortunately in an online delivery setting it isn't always possible to demonstrate some of the skills we allude to. Please see the videos below which may be useful in aiding your understanding:

Using Intersurgical's TrachSeal™ closed suction systems

Video of set up and use of CPAP hood

Glossary of Terms

This document contains a wide-range of terms associated with advanced respiratory care. Some are very basic and others more complex. I hope it is a useful tool in aiding your learning:

Glossary of Terms

Alexandra Roberts, Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing, Author and Presenter Module 1: Advanced Respiratory Monitoring and Support in Critical Care.