Fundamentals of Tracheostomy Care - DEC 6

This course will involve a combination of didactic, skills stations, scenario-based learning, and multiple-choice examination.

This course is intended for RN, RPN, RRT, or GRT

Required Material:

(1) The course textbook is "Caring for your Childs Tracheostomy Tube". It is available as a PDF file free of charge on the Pediatric Complex Care Unit website. Please follow the link to access this resource: https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CaringForYourChildsTracheostomyTube.pdf

(2) The reference book for this course is “Optimizing Respiratory Therapy Services: A Continuum of Care from Hospital to Home”. It is available as a PDF file free of charge. Please follow this link to the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario manual: https://www.crto.on.ca/pdf/ProfPractice/HFO_Training_Manual.pdf

Pre Requisites

• Completion of pre-course reading
• Completion pre-course Quiz

The SiROC Cancellation Policy applies to this course. Requests for transfer, substitution, or refund will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please provide any documentation to support your request.
Course Transfer:
If you cannot attend the course, you may substitute your registration to a colleague at no additional charge. Please email [email protected] with your name and the name of the colleague who will be taking the course in your place. Your replacement must meet the prerequisites for the course.
To transfer to an alternate course date, please email [email protected] with the date of the course you wish to transfer into. You may transfer your registration to an alternate date up to one week before the start date of the course you are transferring out of.
Only substitutions will be granted less than one week prior to the course start date.
Course Refund:
Refund requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and depend on the date of the request. Please use the Eventbrite registration system to request a course refund. You can manage your registration at www.eventbrite.ca/mytickets.

Please note that a registration processing fee was paid to Eventbrite and is subject to their refund policy. The following refund policy applies:
- More than 3 weeks before the course start date = 100% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 2-3 weeks before the course start date = 75% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 1-2 weeks before the course start date = 50% of tuition will be refunded.
- Within one week of the course start date = No refund. If you cannot attend the course, you may substitute your registration to a colleague at no additional charge.
No refunds will be given for "no-shows."
SiROC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances. If this happens, you will be rescheduled to the next available session and given the option to choose from future classes if the rescheduled date does not work for you. No refunds will be issued.

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