RMST: 6 Hour Live Clinical Applications Course

6 Hour Respiratory Muscle Strength Clinical Training Workshop

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the evidence supporting Respiratory Muscle Strength Training (RMST), including its safety considerations, appropriate patient populations, troubleshooting tips, and how to implement a program at your facility. This presentation will explore the principles and clinical applications of RMST, providing insights into its theoretical foundations, outcome data, and treatment strategies for various patient groups using both inspiratory and expiratory training devices. Traditional methods for managing respiratory, swallowing, and cough impairments will be reviewed, followed by an in-depth examination of the latest research on RMST techniques. The course includes extensive hands-on demonstrations and role-playing exercises for practical learning.

Content Disclosure: During the course, various RMST devices will be presented.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

• Identify key anatomical and physiologic components of respiratory, swallow and cough, determining the effectiveness of RMST for patient care
• Identify which patient populations respiratory muscle strength is considered effective
• Demonstrate the ability to assess key measures of respiratory muscle strength and describe how these measures relate to the development of respiratory muscle strength training protocols
• Demonstrate knowledge of available devices for respiratory muscle strength training and describe advantages & disadvantages of each, as well as applicability to specific patient groups
• To plan and implement respiratory muscle strength training protocols for patients
• Assess respiratory muscle strength training outcomes in terms of measures of respiratory muscle strength, swallow and cough

Course Agenda:

8:30 am – 9am Arrival and Sign in
9:00 am What is RMST : Review of Literature and peripheral mechanisms associated with inspiratory and expiratory strength training protocols. (1)
10:00 am Airway Protection: Review of anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, passive and active mechanisms of breathing and the physiology of cough and swallow. (1)
11:00 am Break
11:15 am Applications for Assessment & Treatment, Demonstration (Use, Troubleshooting, Measurement) Device types will be reviewed, assessment and treatment protocols for both inspiratory and expiratory pressure threshold training. Demonstration of devices. (1.75)
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Cases and Critical Thinking: Evidence based cases, group and randomized trials will be presented. (2.0)
4:00pm Q &A (0.25)

Audience: Speech Pathologists, Respiratory Therapists, Physical Therapists

Additional Course Information:

Handouts will be available in digital format prior to the event.

Respiratory muscle strength training devices and assessment tools will be demonstrated.

Course attendees who meet the completion requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Completions Requirements

In order to receive your certificate of completion you must:

• Attend the entire course
• Complete our course evaluation