Pulmonary health and HME usage in tracheostomy

The evidence and experience of clinical application

The Pulmonary Health & HME webinar will begin with a review of pulmonary physiology to serve as a foundation for requisite use of HMEs in patients with a tracheostomy.

The webinar will then proceed with an overview of the Freevent HME range, including guidance on their initiation in both the acute and community setting as well as their role in optimizing the humidifcation prescription.

After the pulmonary health and HME overview, Ann Kearney of Stanford Hospital will present her paper on the use of TrachPhone within the inpatient hospital setting.

The webinar will conclude with a Q&A and panel discussion involving Ann Kearney, as well as Glenn Croft and Maribeth Cambridge (both nurses working at Stanford Hospital. Panelist will take questions on both the presented study, as well as the practicalities involved in initiating and managing HMEs for patients with a tracheostomy.

The webinar will:

• Review pulmonary health physiology
• Give an understanding of the implications of a tracheostomy on pulmonary health .
• Review the benefits of a HME on pulmonary health
• Recognize the HMEs in Tracoe and Atos range
• Highlight specific product features of HMEs in Tracoe and Atos range
• Introduce concepts for HME initiation and selection in acute and community setting
• Discuss the humidification prescription and its uses to improve pulmonary health 
• Highlight the most current evidence in HME usage within the tracheostomy population.