Medtronic Webinar Wednesdays

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (5 PM CST, 6 PM EST, 3 PM PST)

Identifying and Managing Patients: The Value of Patient Management, Lung Health Programs and LungGPS™ Patient Management Platform

William Mayfield, M.D., Michelle Hirschman, MBA, Vickie Beckler, MBA, RN

Accreditation: Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Emergency Medical Technicians

We’re losing lung cancer patients to the disease, to the system, and to inconsistency. More lives are lost yearly to lung cancer than prostate, breast, and colon cancer combined.1Five-year survival rates have changed little in over 45 years.1,2Now there’s a way to identify these patients early, creating clinical workflows to optimize care. The LungGPS™ patient management platform is designed to locate the right patients early —and potentially give them more treatment options. It’s a unified method that may transform your approach to lung cancer care. Our expert faculty will share their experiences and the value in solving this problem for lung cancer patients.

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 (12 PM EST)

Clinical Experience with Capnography Monitoring for Patients Receiving Opioids

Dr. Milligan

Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists,  Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians

Join us for a webinar and discover how experienced healthcare facilities have successfully implemented capnography monitoring and developed protocols and guidelines to help maintain patient safety. Dr. Milligan, PharmD, System Medication Safety Pharmacist for BJC HealthCare, a diverse 12 hospital system located in St. Louis, Missouri, will share their experience after implementing a program to identify and monitor patients at risk of respiratory compromise. 

Thursday, October 15, 2020 (12 PM EST)

Benefits of Capnography in Procedural Sedation

Dr. Bader

Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians

The use of capnography in the procedural sedation setting has been consistently recommended by different international societies. We will highlight the importance of this monitoring technology to avoid respiratory compromise in this environment.

Friday, October 16, 2020 (8:30 AM India, 11 AM Singapore, 12 PM Tokyo, 1 PM Sydney, 3 PM New Zealand)

Benefits of Capnography in Procedural Sedation

Dr. Bader

Accreditation: None

The use of capnography in the procedural sedation setting has been consistently recommended by different international societies. We will highlight the importance of this monitoring technology to avoid respiratory compromise in this environment.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 (12 PM EST)

Processed-EEG Monitoring – Use of TIVA in Enhanced Recovery

Dr. Clark

Accreditation: Nurses

This webinar will discuss the role of processed-EEG monitoring in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and how it can impact outcomes.

Monday, October 26, 2020 (12 PM EST)

ETT and Trach Technology (Part 2)

Dr. Khanna, Dr. Bull

Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians

Endotracheal intubation may be required when respiratory distress or airway integrity cannot be achieved or maintained for any reason. In the second webinar of this series on endotracheal airway management, our speaker will describe the different endotracheal tube technologies specifically examining the various structures and differences among them. This webinar will also analyze how to choose the right device in different scenarios. Finally, there will be a discussion about the role of evacuation systems as mechanisms for clearance of subglottic secretions.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 (12 PM EST)

Recognizing and Correcting Asynchrony

Eric Kriner

Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians

The primary objective of the program/presentation is to provide an interactive learning experience with respect to the use of mechanical ventilator waveforms in patient assessment. This presentation will describe how to interpret waveform scalars for the presence of patient-ventilator asynchrony, discuss the cause and clinical implications of the asynchrony, and finally provide recommendations for modifications to set ventilator parameters in an attempt to correct the asynchrony.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 (2 PM EST)

Safe Airway Management

Dr. Urdaneta

Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians

Airway management is essential for patient safety. With new tools having been developed as alternatives to direct laryngoscopy and intubation, we need to consider the cost-effectiveness of them. Video-laryngoscopy has enjoyed a rapid increase in popularity and may now be considered by many as the first-line technique in airway management.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 (12 PM EST)

The PRODIGY Study and The PRODIGY Risk Prediction Tool: First Step Toward Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs

Dr. Overdyk

Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians

Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD), a form of respiratory compromise, is one of the leading avoidable patient safety issues. Respiratory compromise increases morbidity and mortality as well hospital inpatient costs. This presentation will discuss the results of a recent, multi-center study (PRODIGY, a Medtronic- sponsored study), which was designed to identify people at high risk for OIRD. Results showed that more than 40% of patients on the general care floor experienced OIRD. The investigators will share an easy-to use risk prediction tool they developed to identify patients at high risk that can lead to earlier interventions.

August 19, 2020

A Long Day’s Journey Into Life: Using Prediction Methodologies to Prevent Decompensation and Death

Featuring: Barbara A. McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-BC, NP-BC, FCCM

June 17, 2020

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Diagnostic Paradigms

Featuring: Dustin Carlson, MD, MSCI

April 22, 2020

Derivation and Validation of a Novel Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool

Featuring: Ashish Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN

March 25, 2020

Monitoring Regional Oxygen Saturation Assessing the Value of NIRS in Clinical Practice

Featuring: Jeffrey Green, MD

May 29, 2019

Respiratory Compromise: Risk Prediction on the General Care Floor

Featuring: Ashish Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, Frank Overdyk, MSEE, MD