COVID-19 & High Velocity Therapy: What we've learned so far

Kirk Hinkley presents "COVID-19 & High Velocity Therapy - What We've Learned So Far." In this course, you will:

  • Review COVID-19 symptoms, transmission, and mortality rate
  • Discuss treatment approaches of respiratory distress associated with COVID-19
  • Identify transmission precautions that can be taken for patients on high velocity therapy
  • Understand implications of high velocity therapy for COPD comorbidities in COVID-19 patients
  • Overview additional roles of high velocity therapy for patient management

This course is AARC accredited for 1 CRCE under the Clinical Practice (CLP) category.


Your Instructor


Kirk Hinkley, MD, FACEP
Kirk Hinkley, MD, FACEP

Dr. Hinkley has been a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician for over 11 years. He is the Emergency Medicine Medical Director of Commonwealth Health EMS, where he maintains clinical oversight of several EMS units, and he practices as an Emergency Physician in Scranton, PA. Dr. Hinkley is also the Director of Emergency Department Education at Vapotherm. He went to medical school on a United States Air Force Scholarship and served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as a critical care air transport team leader and flight surgeon. Dr. Hinkley is an experienced user of Vapotherm high velocity therapy.


Course Curriculum


  Course: COVID-19 & High Velocity Therapy -- What We've Learned So Far
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
How do I get my CRCE credit for this course?
After you watch the video lecture(s), pass the quiz and fill out the evaluation form, you will receive your electronic CRCE/CE certificate the same day. We notify the AARC of passed courses at the beginning of each month.

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