Course Objectives

• Explore the fundamental principles underlying positive pressure mechanical breaths.
• Gain proficiency in administering safe mechanical ventilation by interpreting ventilator waveforms effectively.
• Develop the skills to monitor and troubleshoot ventilator alarms to ensure patient safety.
• Learn to configure advanced ventilator modes tailored to specific clinical indications.
• Acquire the ability to make precise ventilator adjustments to address patient-ventilator dyssynchrony and optimize ventilation outcomes.
• Gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in analyzing pressure-volume loops, assessing compliance and stress index, optimizing PEEP levels, monitoring transpulmonary pressure, understanding mechanical power and driving pressure, implementing lung-protective ventilation strategies, and applying ultra-protective ventilation techniques.

Course Director: Deepa Gotur, MD 

Faculty: Dr. Gotur, Dr. Dhala, Dr. McIntyre, Dr. Steven Hsu  

RT faculty: Jason Bordelon, Margaret Berger, Brittany White, Raymond Wolff, Christopher G. Martinez, Erika Salazar