Course Structure
RESPTREC® is Canada's leading continuing education program which offers courses geared to all disciplines of health care professionals who are involved in chronic disease management.
Development of the RESPTREC® courses has included expert representatives from all disciplines. The courses are robust, comprehensive, and align with current practice guidelines. Our courses are also approved by The Canadian Network for Respiratory Care (CNRC) as pre-requisite courses for the national certification exam.
RESPTREC® is an important resource for building and enhancing competencies, skills and knowledge towards becoming effective educators and valued members of an integrated environment of chronic disease management care. Our continuing education opportunities provide RESPTREC® students with lifelong mentorship and learning.
Course Structure
RESPTREC® provides learning that works for you.
All of our courses consist of specific components which must be fulfilled in order to receive a diploma for successful completion. This diploma will be located in your learning centre upon completion to print or save electronically.
Course applications are reviewed and approved by RESPTREC® administration. Once course applications are approved a confirmation email will be sent indicating students can begin working on the course material.
Students have 6 months to complete courses from the date your application is approved.
Course Features and Requirements
* See Special Requirements below
*Other Special Requirements
The Asthma, COPD, Education for Chronic Disease, and Spirometry courses have the following additional requirement:
- There are course assignments that include video of mandatory performance items. These assignments must be submitted for review by RESPTREC® faculty prior to course completion. Performance items will be marked by RESPTREC® faculty within three weeks of submission. Performance items must be demonstrated using a model (friend, family member, colleague, etc.). Submitted videos will be retained for 1 year after the end date for the course.
The Asthma, COPD, and Education for Chronic Disease courses have the following additional requirement:
- Students that are planning on registering for a Canadian Network for Respiratory Care (CNRC) certification exam should ensure they have submitted all performance items well in advance of certification exam registration deadlines to allow time for faculty review (and resubmission if necessary). Please check the CNRC website for registration deadlines.
The Spirometry course has the following additional requirement:
- There are several additional course assignments that require access to a spirometer and 3L calibration syringe (submission of 10 spirometry tests for marking, submission of a calibration verification for marking).
All courses are independently offered and can be completed in any order based on what is relevant to the student.
As with other educational institutions, our program requires that each student complete assignments independently. Plagiarism, the use of material received or purchased from another person or prepared by any person other than the individual claiming to be the author, will result in an incomplete program status.
Adapted from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Policies and Regulations, 2007