Continuing Education
Passy-Muir, Inc. is committed to improving the quality of life for tracheostomized and ventilator-dependent patients. One approach is through offering FREE clinical continuing education.
As you may have noticed, updates have been made to our educational offerings.
Special Event Webinars
These live webinars will focus on specialized topics and feature a variety of guest presenters. Click here for details about the first series of these webinars on dysphagia case presentations by expert clinicians from around the country.
Webinar Self-Study Courses
The live webinars have been recorded and are now available as self-study courses to be taken at your convenience. These courses are designed to increase clinical knowledge of the Passy-Muir® valve in the areas of assessment and placement, dysphagia and improving swallow, pediatric issues, ventilator application, and team building.To earn continuing education credit for each course offered, the participant will be required to view the one hour recorded webinar, pass a multiple-choice test, and complete an evaluation.
Application of Passy-Muir Swallowing and Speaking Valves
This webinar provides an introduction to the clinical benefits of the Passy-Muir Swallowing and Speaking Valves as well as the basic principles of... Read more...
Inter-disciplinary Tracheostomy Team: Where Do I Start?
Team building strategies and suggestions for the implementation of an inter-disciplinary airway management team to improve patient outcomes are the focus of this presentation. Read more...
Ventilator Basics for the Non-Respiratory Therapist **
This webinar provides the Non-Respiratory healthcare professional with a basic understanding of ventilator modes and settings. The basic elements of air flow during mechanical... Read more...
Ventilator Application of the Passy-Muir Valve
This webinar reviews the benefits of the Passy-Muir valve, describes assessment, trouble-shooting, and advanced placement techniques, that when implemented in a multi-disciplinary ... Read more...
Pediatric Tracheostomy and Use of the Passy-Muir Valve
The course provides clinical information regarding indication and timing of tracheostomy in children and its impact on function and development, including communication and.... Read more...
Pediatric Ventilator Application of the Passy-Muir Valve
This webinar presents assessment, trouble-shooting, and advanced placement techniques for successful placement of a Passy-Muir valve on mechanically ventilated pediatric... Read more...
Swallow Function: Passy-Muir Valve Use for Evaluation & Rehabilitation
An association between aspiration and tracheostomy has been documented. Lack of dysphagia management may increase hospital LOS and costs. Use of the Passy-Muir valve... Read more...
**This course is not offered for AARC credit.
Group Webinars
If you have taken our webinar self study courses and would like to have your entire multidisciplinary team receive the information provided in the webinars, then one of our clinical specialists can schedule and host a live group webinar for your facility. These group webinars are tailored to meet the individual needs of your facility. Live interaction with the Passy-Muir presenter provides the opportunity for question and answers and facilitates team-building and competency development for your group. Continuing education credit is available. For more information and to schedule a group webinar, call 949-833-8255 or email us.
Text-Based Self-Study Courses
We continue to offer our text-based self-study course for free CEUs. To earn continuing education credit for each course offered, the participant will be required to download and study a PDF file, pass a multiple-choice test, and complete an evaluation. To register or log in for these courses, click the link below.
Passy-Muir, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing education by the Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) system of the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC). Each webinar self-study course with the exception of "Ventilator Basics for the Non-RT" is granted category 1 approval for 1 CRCE hour.
Each webinar self study course is approved for 1 CEU by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC), sponsor code: CM2577
Passy-Muir, Inc. is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. Each webinar self-study course is 0.1 CEU Intermediate level, Professional area.
Passy-Muir, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP11239). Each webinar self-study course is 1 contact hour.
Please note that Passy-Muir Inc. makes quarterly submissions to ASHA and AARC for self-study courses. Therefore, the date of completion appears on your ASHA CE Registry as the last date of the quarter in which you completed the self-study course. Because different organizations assign credit according to their own standards, we encourage you to research your organization’s requirements for Continuing Education Units.