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Critical Care Nursing

Feb 28, 2021

By the end of this lecture, the attendee will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between VV and VA ECMO support
  2. Describe the impact of the COVID19 virus and the increased need for higher level support for patients
  3. Discuss recently published literature regarding outcomes with the use of ECMO therapy for COVID19 patients


Feb 13, 2021

In this talk I will discuss current thinking in terms of the epidemiology of weaning and current definitions i.e. who are we weaning. I will discuss weaning methods including spontaneous breathing trials, weaning protocols and automated weaning modes including the evidence supporting these weaning tools. I...