CapnoCoach™
Capnography Fundamentals
See breathing in real time. Add objective information to your assessments. Help clients better understand and improve how they breathe.
CapnoCoach™ introduces healthcare professionals to the fundamentals of capnography through practical, evidence-informed instruction designed for outpatient rehabilitation and interdisciplinary clinical practice.
Founding BETA Course: Live Virtual Training: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time
BETA Tuition: $197
Format: Self-paced online learning, individual equipment support, and live virtual training
OR
Live Virtual Training: Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Time: 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Tuition: $247
Format: Self-paced online learning, individual equipment support, and live virtual training
What Is CapnoCoach™?
CapnoCoach™ is a professional education pathway designed to help clinicians understand and use real-time capnography as part of breathing assessment, client education, and clinical decision-making.
Capnography makes aspects of breathing visible. It provides real-time information about exhaled carbon dioxide, respiratory rate, and the pattern of each breath. When combined with clinical observation and other assessment findings, this information can help clinicians better recognize breathing patterns and understand how breathing changes during movement, positioning, activity, rest, and therapeutic intervention.
CapnoCoach provides the essential foundation you need to begin using capnography safely, confidently, and within your professional scope of practice.
See What Breathing Looks Like
Breathing is constantly changing, but many of those changes are difficult to recognize through observation alone.
Capnography provides immediate visual and numerical feedback that can help you:
Observe breathing patterns in real time
Measure end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO₂)
Monitor respiratory rate
Recognize basic capnography waveform features
Identify poor-quality readings and common sources of artifact
Compare breathing before, during, and after an activity or intervention
Help clients connect what they feel with what their breathing data shows
Begin incorporating objective respiratory information into clinical care
CapnoCoach™ helps translate capnography technology into practical information for clinicians with a physical, functional, and rehabilitation-focused perspective.
Capnography for Outpatient and Rehabilitation Practice
Many capnography courses are designed for emergency, surgical, critical-care, or behavioral-health environments. CapnoCoach™ brings a different perspective.
This course is being developed specifically for professionals interested in breathing dysfunction, movement, posture, rehabilitation, nervous-system regulation, and whole-body function.
You will learn how capnography can complement, not replace, your existing clinical assessment, professional judgment, and discipline-specific skills.
Your CapnoCoach™ Learning Experience
1. Self-Paced Online Training
Beginning in mid-September, complete foundational modules at your own pace and on your own schedule.
The online preparation will introduce essential capnography concepts and walk you through the equipment, accessories, sampling cannulas, and basic setup process.
2. Equipment Selection and Purchasing Support
Breathe Function Thrive™ will help participants identify appropriate, compatible capnography equipment.
Cynthia and Kendra have spent months researching portable options that can provide useful, real-time ETCO₂ measurements without the cost of many traditional clinical systems. They are also communicating with manufacturers about possible group pricing.
If group pricing becomes available, purchasing information will be shared with registered participants. Otherwise, participants will receive a detailed purchasing guide with links to recommended equipment, accessories, and compatible sampling cannulas.
Important: Equipment and related warranties are not included with tuition. Each participant is responsible for selecting, purchasing, and paying for their own capnography equipment and supplies.
3. Personal Equipment-Setup Session
Every participant receives a personal feedback and setup support in a virtual group session with Kendra Anderson, RT.
During your session, Kendra can help you:
• Confirm that you have the appropriate equipment and supplies
• Assemble and connect your equipment if help is needed.
• Troubleshoot initial setup questions
• Obtain a usable reading
• Address questions not covered in the online or live virtual training
4. Live Virtual Training
Join Kendra and the CapnoCoach™
BETA cohort: Monday, October 5, 2026
6:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Live via Zoom
OR
Start with the online training now
We'll reach out with details for you to join a live group session where you can ask questions about the set up, use and application of your equipment.
5. Implementation Support
Receive support as you begin using capnography and applying your new knowledge in clinical practice. We're available to help you succeed.
What You Will Learn
CapnoCoach™ will introduce you to:
Capnography Foundations
Understand what capnography measures, how it differs from other respiratory measurements, and what information it can, and cannot, provide.
Equipment Essentials
Become familiar with portable capnography equipment, sampling cannulas, accessories, connections, settings, and basic equipment care.
Breathe Function Thrive has arranged for special pricing that will give you additional discount on a monitor that displays and captures, EtCO2, SpO2, respiration, blood pressure, and more. Once you register, we'll include a link and the information you need to purchase this monitor. The online instruction will guide you through the initial set up of your equipment. You'll want to allow a couple of weeks for for delivery and set up before the live virtual training.
Participants are welcome to use any EtCO2 monitor and participate in this course.
Reliable Data Collection
Learn how to position and connect equipment, obtain a usable reading, and recognize common signal-quality problems and artifacts.
ETCO₂ and Respiratory Rate
Build a foundational understanding of end-tidal carbon dioxide and respiratory-rate measurements within the broader clinical picture.
Capnography Fundamentals
Identify the basic components of a capnography waveform and begin recognizing changes in breathing timing, rhythm, and pattern.
Clinical Observation
Explore how capnography information may change during rest, movement, positioning, activity, breathing instruction, and therapeutic intervention.
Real-Time Client Feedback
Discover ways real-time feedback can guide pros in customizing the best interventions as well as use visual feedback to educate a client’s and increase the awareness of their breathing patterns which can help them take a more active role in their care.
Learning Objectives
After completing CapnoCoach™, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the basic purpose and principles of capnography.
2. Describe what ETCO₂, respiratory rate, and the capnography waveform represent.
3. Identify the primary components, accessories, and sampling supplies needed to operate compatible portable capnography equipment.
4. Prepare and connect capnography equipment and obtain a usable real-time reading.
5. Recognize basic waveform components, common artifacts, and indicators of poor signal quality.
6. Observe and describe changes in breathing data during selected positions, activities, or introductory breathing interventions.
7. Integrate introductory capnography findings with clinical observation and other assessment information within the participant’s professional scope of practice.
8. Develop a practical plan for beginning to use capnography in an appropriate clinical setting.
Elevate Your Skills in Four Steps
CapnoCoach Fundamentals Tuition
Special BETA pricing = $247
Your registration includes:
• Self-paced online training modules
• Equipment-selection and purchasing guidance
• Live virtual group training arranged regularly to answer your questions and get you up and running.
• Real-time resources.
• Implement right away.
• Get the support you need to succeed.
Capnography equipment, accessories, sampling cannulas, and other supplies are purchased separately and are not included in tuition.
Who Should Attend?
CapnoCoach™ is designed for licenced healthcare professionals who assess or address breathing, movement, function, rehabilitation, airway health, or related whole-body concerns.
The course may be especially valuable for:
• Respiratory therapists
• Physical therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Orofacial myofunctional professionals
• Physicians and other qualified healthcare providers
• Interdisciplinary clinicians interested in breathing assessment and rehabilitation
No previous capnography training is required. Participants are responsible for using all information and equipment in accordance with their professional license, training, workplace policies, and applicable laws and regulations.
Meet Your CapnoCoach™ Educators
Kendra Anderson, RT
Kendra brings respiratory-care expertise and practical experience to the CapnoCoach™ curriculum. She will guide participants through capnography fundamentals, equipment preparation, troubleshooting, and the process of obtaining meaningful real-time breathing information.
Cynthia Peterson, PT
Cynthia brings Breathe Function Thrive’s whole-body, interdisciplinary rehabilitation perspective to the course. Together, Cynthia and Kendra are developing a practical pathway that connects respiratory measurement with therapeutic breathing, movement, function, and clinical care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you tell me what equipment to purchase & when the group support sesssions are held?
Yes. Breathe Function Thrive™ will provide guidance to help you identify appropriate, compatible equipment and supplies as soon as possible after registering. If manufacturer or group pricing becomes available, those details will be shared with registered participants. Otherwise, you will receive a purchasing guide with direct links and specifications.
We'll let you know when the support sessions with Kendra are scheuduled.
When will I receive the online training?
The self-paced online portion is available immediately after you pay your tuition.
Is equipment included in the tuition?
No. Equipment, accessories, sampling cannulas, shipping, taxes, and related supplies are not included. Each participant is responsible for acquiring and paying for their own equipment.
How much will the equipment cost?
Equipment pricing will depend on the selected device, available discounts, accessories, supplies, shipping, and taxes. Current pricing information and purchasing options will be provided before participants are expected to acquire equipment.
What if I need help setting up my equipment?
Your registration includes a access to a group setup session with Kendra. The online training will also walk you through the equipment and initial setup process.
Is the course completely self-paced?
No. CapnoCoach™ combines the self-paced preparation with a scheduled group setup session.
Do I need previous capnography experience?
No previous capnography training is required. The course begins with foundational concepts and introductory equipment skills.
Is continuing education credit available?
Continuing-education approval is not currently offered for this course. We are looking into that and will keep you posted.
Can my clinic or professional team participate?
We welcome interest from clinics and interdisciplinary teams. Contact Breathe Function Thrive™ at connect@breathefunctionthrive.com for information about team participation.
See Breathing Differently
Questions?
Contact the Breathe Function Thrive™ team at:
connect@breathefunctionthrive.com