The on-call respiratory physiotherapist:
Assessment and treatment of the self-ventilating patient from infancy to adulthood
This is an online course covering respiratory assessment and treatment of the self-ventilating patient.
The course will span all ages, from infancy through to later years. It will include respiratory assessment, physiology and fundamentals of airway clearance techniques.
Paediatric considerations will be incorporated through-out, alongside case-based discussions (all ages).
Programme: (Subject to change)
| Time | Information | Speaker(s) |
| 13:00-13:10 | Welcome and aims of the course | Jennie Balls and Clair Martin |
| 13.10-13.40 | Assessment of the self-ventilating adult | TBC |
| 13.40-14.00 | Paediatric assessment considerations | Jennie Balls |
| 14.00-14.15 | BREAK | All |
| 14.15-15.00 | Fundamentals of airway clearance techniques | TBC |
| 15.00-15.45 | Case studies (paediatric and adults) | Jennie Balls and Clair Martin |
| 15.45-16.00 | Discussion and wrap up | Jennie Balls and Clair Martin |
