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Date:
August 14, 2024
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Category:

Pediatric Tracheostomy Care

This webinar will provide guidance on how you can best support the care of children requiring tracheotomy tubes, including what to do in a tracheostomy emergency.

There is no charge to attend this webinar.

Topics:

  • Describe what a tracheostomy is and why it is placed.
  • List the types and parts of a tracheostomy tube.
  • Describe the routine care of a tracheostomy tube.
  • Describe how to change a tracheostomy tube.
  • Describe and prioritize what to do in a tracheostomy emergency.

Featured Speakers:

Our featured speakers have extensive pediatric care experience through their work at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

  • Nicholas Salzman, EMT-P, FP-C, BA, STARS Program Coordinator
  • Terry Cuellar, MN, RN, CCRN, Pediatric Outreach Coordinator
  • Melanie Biver, RRT, BS, STARS Program Liaison

Contact Hour:

1.0 Nurse Contact Hour for successful completion of the entire program and completing the evaluation.

Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

No relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or any presenter/author of the program content.