This series of courses was designed to provide real-world education for respiratory therapists who wish to expand their breadth and depth of knowledge beyond the clinical realm. The Leadership Institute was designed and developed by content experts in respiratory care education, management, and research. The information and activities in the Leadership Institute provide a foundation for future growth in your career.
The content of this track is based on critical competencies of respiratory care managers and developed by content experts. The Education Track will provide the learner with a strong foundation for education in respiratory care.
Each of the six (6) modules contain a short video, text-based course content, and a 3-question post-module quiz. The comprehensive post-course test contains 20 questions. A score of 80% (16/20) is required to pass.
This course is sponsored in part by an unrestricted educational grant from
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
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- Describe various venues for respiratory therapy education
- Describe program accreditation requirements to include: faculty, physical & financial, resources and record keeping
- Discuss the financing of respiratory care education in the public, private and hospital environments
- Identify the instructional needs of adults
- Describe how age, gender and cultural differences affect learning
- Describe reasons for respiratory course or lesson development
- Identify existing resources for course or lesson development
- Construct learning objectives
- Define the purpose and list the elements of a syllabus
- Describe the steps in the development of a lecture and/or presentation
- Explain the role of effective communication between the teacher and the learner during the educational process
- Describe methods used to evaluate instructional delivery
- Discuss methods used to measure learning post instructional delivery
- Construct test items based upon learning domain and different format of test questions
- Explain why and how clinical competency evaluations are developed
- Discuss how clinical instruction differs from didactic instruction
- Summarize the qualities of an effective clinical instructor as related to individual and group instruction
- Describe methods to provide constructive feedback to learners
- Identify the effective communication skills required to maintain collaborative and supportive relationships in the clinical environment
- Describe the steps in clinical evaluation
- Describe inter-rater reliability as it relates to clinical evaluations and how it is achieved
- Describe the steps in developing a lecture
- Explain the role of case study exercises and role-playing in effective instruction
- Develop competencies, instructional goals and objectives for laboratory instruction
- Describe problem based learning and its application
- Explain methods for evaluating instruction
- Identify classroom and laboratory resources.
- Discuss the use of computer technology in the classroom
- Describe internet-based classroom management systems (e.g., Blackboard©)
- Discuss the use of patient simulators
- Discuss web-based instruction/distance learning
- Review recent trends in health informatics
- Describe how to assess workforce needs for continuing education
- Identify the steps in development of a department education plan
- Explain how to assess a department education plan
- Identify types of education and documentation requirements mandated for employees and students
- Explain why the ability to support, promote, and ensure alignment with an organization's vision and values is essential to ensuring the effective, efficient, and sustainable use of resources and assets