Prone Positioning: What’s New? | American Thoracic Society

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Description

This program will provide a comprehensive look at proning including the latest evidence and practical applications of proning patients on various levels of respiratory support. The speaker will discuss the experience of his team at Rush University Medical Center and their recently published work on proning with ARDS patients.

This webinar will cover the following objectives:

1. Review rationale and current literature support for prone positioning in ARDS

2. Describe methods and challenges of placing a patient in the prone position

3. Discuss mechanical ventilation management strategies for patients in the prone position

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No CME or MOC credits are available for this program.

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Contributors

Tyler Weiss, PhD(c), MSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C

Clinical Education Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care
Rush University Medical Center

Tyler Weiss is the Adult Clinical Education Coordinator and Assistant Professor for the Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Tyler received his Master's in Respiratory Care from Rush University and is currently pursuing his PhD in Health Sciences, also at Rush University with his research focus as assessing prone positioning in intubated patients with COVID-19 utilizing lung ultrasound. Tyler has presented at numerous regional, national, and international conferences on various topics related to respiratory care. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Tyler has worked on the frontlines caring for patients afflicted with COVID-19. He has multiple publications, most recently being published in the British Journal of Anesthesia on prone positioning in intubated patients with COVID-19 as well as Critical Care journal and the Lancet, as a contributor, on the effect of awake prone positioning in patients with COVID-19 on high flow nasal cannula. In addition, Tyler recently published a manuscript on the implementation of a multidisciplinary prone team during a pandemic in the American Journal of Nursing. Due to his efforts during the pandemic, Tyler was named one of Chicago's 2020 Notable Health Care Heroes.

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Contributors

Tyler Weiss, PhD(c), MSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C