Comprehensive Curriculum
44 videos across 5 modules — built for critical care fellows, NPs/PAs, practicing CC providers, and RTs. Strengthen foundations and master advanced concepts, including esophageal pressure monitoring and patient–ventilator interactions.
Start here
A short welcome to the Comprehensive Curriculum.
When you're ready, jump into Module 1 or pick an alternative path.
Suggested learning paths
Pick the path that matches what you already know and what you want to focus on.
Default path
Recommended for most learners.
Patient–ventilator interactions focus
For learners already comfortable with mechanics and ARDS/Asthma & COPD who want to get to patient–ventilator interactions and waveforms quickly.
Ventilating difficult patients: ARDS & Asthma/COPD
Focused on state-of-the-art management of ARDS and asthma/COPD patients.
The 5 modules
Foundations → Modes → Mechanics → ARDS & Asthma/COPD → Patient–Ventilator Interactions.
Understanding the Ventilator
The trigger, limit, and cycle variables — the foundations every other module builds on.
Open module →Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
Volume Control, Pressure Control, Adaptive Pressure Ventilation, Pressure Support — and how to choose between them.
Open module →Respiratory System Mechanics
Understanding plateau and total PEEP, separating resistance from compliance, and using esophageal pressure to assess lung mechanics independently of the chest wall.
Open module →ARDS & Asthma/COPD
PEEP-titration methods and driving-pressure–guided tidal-volume dosing in ARDS, plus ventilating elevated–airway-resistance patients and the role of set PEEP in asthma/COPD.
Open module →Patient–Ventilator Interactions & Waveforms
Detecting patient effort, double triggering, late cycling, leaks, and waveform-based mechanics.
Open module →Advanced Topics
An unstructured browse track for experienced learners who already know the foundations and want to dip into specific advanced topics.
Browse Advanced →Coming laterPreview note: individual module and lesson pages aren’t built yet — but you can preview a sample lesson page →
Handouts
Take the key points with you to the bedside.
Ventilator cross-talks
Side-by-side comparisons of how different ventilator brands handle the same concept (e.g., knobology, settings, modes). Created by The MV-Ed Project — shared across both courses.
Earn a certificate of completion
Finish all 44 videos and pass the knowledge check to receive a shareable certificate.
Each certificate has a unique URL you can share with your training program, if needed.
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Meet your instructor
Dr. Daniel Rozenbaum is an enthusiastic Intensivist and dedicated medical educator currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Indiana University. He has extensive experience developing curricula and teaching mechanical ventilation to a wide variety of learners.
Read full bio →Already comfortable with foundations?
Advanced Topics is an unstructured browse track for experienced learners — standalone advanced videos, case discussions, and short writeups on interesting problems. No fixed order, no curriculum.
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