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Respiratory Therapy
Program at a glance
Learn to evaluate, treat and manage the care of patients with cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Graduates of this program are extensively-trained in medical gas administration, mechanical ventilation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and anaesthesia. A third-year placement includes the Hospital for Sick Children and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, where students gain practical experience in neonatal and pediatric settings. Graduates enter this in-demand, lifesaving field and find employment in a variety of dynamic settings.
REGISTRATION AND THE REGULATORY BODY
Graduates of this program are eligible to write the National Alliance of Respiratory Therapy Regulatory Bodies national examination at the cost of the graduate. The College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario grants a certificate of registration to all candidates who succeed in the examination and meet the requirements of the RHPA and Respiratory Therapy Act. Other graduate students may be employed in a province that requires registration to their regulatory college. The cost of registration to the regulatory colleges will vary.
New Course Offering
(CAP 100) Collaborating Across Professions
This general education course will help students in health and human service programs learn how to collaborate with other professions prior to graduation. The course requires students to interact interprofessionally with other groups of students to learn with, from and about each other.
Interprofessional Education at Canadore College
Program Prerequisites
OSSD or equivalent Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG4C or ENG4U), any Gr 12 Math (C) or (U), Chemistry: Gr 11 or 12 (C) or (U), (SCH 3U,SCH 4U, SCH 4C); Physics: Gr11 or 12 (C) or (U), (SPH 3U, SPH 4U, SPH 4C)
Selection Procedure
Grade 12(U) and M courses will be scored higher for ranking purposes. Rank Grade 12 English, Grade 12 Mathematics, plus senior level Chemistry and Physics.
Other Requirements
A completed Canadore College Health Centre form including medical history, immunization record, Hepatitis B vaccination, and a two-step Tuberculosis (TB) test is required. Please see the online student registration handbook for more information.
If you have been convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code for which you have not been pardoned, you may be ineligible for field/clinical placements. A police check is required for field/clinical placements and can be obtained from the police department upon payment of a fee; all associated costs will be the responsibility of the student.
Level C, CPR is required for field placement and is the responsibility of the student.
Semester One:
CMM125 College Communication I
RTT103 RT Equipment - Theory and Practice
RTT104 Applied Science for RT
RTT109 Introductory Pathophysiology
*See below
IAP100 Anatomy and Physiology I
*Choose one of the following:
PSY123 Applied Psychology
IPE100 Collaborating Across Professions
Semester Two:
CMM230 Writing and Speaking to Persuade
PSY200 Growth and Development
RTT120 Respiratory Care Procedures
RTT205 Mechanical Ventilation I
RTT212 Anatomy and Physiology II
*Choose one of the following:
IPE120 Collaborating Across Professions
HUM200 Group Work
Semester Three:
RTT125 Arterial Blood Gases
RTT220 Pathophysiology
RTT235 Cardiac Function Testing
RTT265 Professional Issues
RTT270 Pulmonary Function Testing
Semester Four:
RTT200 Pharmacology
RTT215 Neonatal and Pediatrics
RTT225 Mechanical Ventilation II
RTT240 Neonatal Resuscitation
RTT248 Anaesthesia
RTT250 Home Care and Rehabilitation
RTT290 Case Studies
Semester Five:
RTT380 Clinical Phase
Semester Six:
RTT385 Clinical Phase
- Hospitals
- Education
- Home care
- Research settings
- Diagnostic facilities
- Specialty laboratories
- Obstetrics
- Community services
- Anatomy and physiology
- Respiratory care procedures
- Cardiac function testing
- Arterial blood gases
- Mechanical ventilation
- Pulmonary function testing
- Neonatal and pediatrics
- Anaesthesia
- Home care and rehabilitation
Canadore College reserves the right to place students in any clinical or field placement or combination of placements that are determined to be appropriate. Students must be prepared to travel to and from placements and/or relocate at their own expense for all or part of the placement.
