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Avanos* presents…“Biofilm in Endotracheal Tubes” as a part of their Respiratory Health Week series

This session is designed to introduce or refresh health care practitioners’ knowledge of the bacterial biofilm that develops and grows inside endotracheal tubes. The program explains what biofilm is and how biofilm develops. It also discusses where biofilm grows and how it becomes resistant to antibiotics. Last, it discusses several procedures or devices that help prevent and/or treat biofilm growth in endotracheal tubes.

Presenter:

Jerry P. King, Jr., MAEd, RRT  |  Associate Professor, Respiratory Therapy  |  Program Director  |  UAB School of Health Professions

Target Audience: Respiratory Therapists

Continuing Education Information: Each American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Accredited course provides 1 credit hour of education. 1 CH AARC.

* NOTE: This is a supplier-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.