Central Clinic Bad Berka trains respiratory therapists from all over Germany and Austria
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG
Bad Berka
Especially in the past two years, the work of respiratory therapists in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 has gained special importance. Many patients who were treated in the intensive care unit subsequently initiated special therapies.
one of the Central Clinic Bad Berka the last training part of the 8th advanced training course for respiratory therapists (DGP) has now been completed. Under the course guidance of Dr. Michael Weber, Chief Physician Clinic for Pneumology24 nurses, carers and physiotherapists are preparing for their final exams in October.
respiratory therapists are experienced specialists in the therapy of chronic pulmonary diseases and work largely independently under the supervision of an experienced specialist. “Due to the demographic development, specialists are becoming more and more important, many patients with pneumological diseases benefit from these interdisciplinary colleagues,” says Dorit Schimandl, head of the respiratory therapy department and one of the first respiratory therapists in Germany.
Since 2006, at the central clinic respiratory therapists educated. “The goal of using a respiratory therapist on a general pulmonary ward is to improve disease management and encourage self-reliance in patients with chronic pulmonary conditions, such as COPD. In doing so, we educate and train patients, e.g. B. in self-help techniques for shortness of breath,” explains Dorit Schimandl.
In the intensive care area, the tasks of the experts are e.g. B. in weaning from the ventilation machine, accompanying the first language attempts, eating and drinking after a long ventilation period.
In Germany, around 1,000 respiratory therapists (DGP) have already successfully completed their two-year training, and one in five was qualified in Bad Berka.
The to the association of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG belonging Central Clinic Bad Berka With its 21 specialist clinics and specialist departments and its more than 120-year history, is one of the largest Thuringian clinics. www.zentralklinik.de
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