Continuing Education

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Professional Education Portal

Lung Sask in collaboration with RESPTREC^® offers the Professional Education Portal as a method for respiratory educators and health care providers to enhance their professional learning with continuing education opportunities.

Read articles and watch video presentations on the most recent research, position papers and guidelines. Track your CE hours with the provided logbook.

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RESPTREC^® resources

Download or order branded resources for your workplace:

Asthma Medications Brochure
COPD Medications Brochure
Delivery Device Instructions
Delivery Device Mastery Sheets
Inhaler Device Demonstration Videos

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Recent News & Articles

For your convenience the Professional Education Portal & RESPTREC^® provide links to research articles, announcements, studies and other news updates which are posted daily onto the website.

Reading these articles can be used towards recertification and continuing education.

Home oxygen for moderate hypoxaemia in COPD

Aug 08, 2022

The results of a meta-analysis suggest that home oxygen probably makes little or no difference to 3-year mortality in patients with COPD and moderate hypoxaemia. The data do not support the widespread use of home oxygen in this patient population.

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Disease burden in individuals with symptomatic undiagnosed asthma or COPD

Aug 03, 2022

Undiagnosed asthma and COPD are common in Canadian adults experiencing breathing problems and are associated with a greater burden of symptoms and poorer health-related quality of life. These results suggest that patients may benefit from early identification and treatment of undiagnosed asthma and COPD.