AARC Summer Forum 2017

Brian Walsh PhD RRT-NPS FAARC- AARC President
Thomas Kallstrom MBA RRT FAARC- ARCF Executive Vice President
Bradley Leidich MSEd RRT FAARC - CoARC President
Robert L Joyner Jr PhD RRT-ACCS FAARC - NBRC President

The leadership of the AARC, ARCF, CoARC, and the NBRC will join attendees to discuss the latest professional, research, accreditation, and credentialing issues facing respiratory care.

Cheryl A Hoerr MBA RRT FAARC - Chair, AARC Management Section/Presiding

Updates on issues important to the section will be discussed, with interactive dialogue on how the section chair and the AARC can better serve the Management Section and its members. This is your opportunity to influence the profession and network with your peers. All Summer Forum attendees are invited to attend.

James Deckman MS RRT-NPS, Clearwater FL

This presentation provides a comprehensive look at how to get team members on board and keep them on board. Studies have shown that engaged staff provide higher quality care, improve patient satisfaction, and decrease staff turnover-all of which we as leaders desire. By having your RT staff onboard and engaged, you as the RT leader can best determine how to utilize their skills and knowledge, collaborate with them so that they understand the 'why' as well as the 'what', and match them with opportunities to improve your department's value and demonstrate your value as an RT leader in your organization.

Holly Williams BS RRT, Greenville SC

Managing multiple respiratory care departments across multiple sites poses many challenges that differ from those that arise in a single location department. Ensuring that each site is successful requires careful planning and commitment from the respiratory care manager. The unique challenges that regional managers face require creative thought and adaptability. This session will review some of the specific challenges as well as essentials for success. Communication is always identified as a number one barrier; different techniques to address this barrier will be discussed. There will be several organizational charts presented to demonstrate various models that can work in respiratory care departments.

Sarah Varekojis PhD RRT FAARC, Columbus OH
Thomas Lamphere BS RRT-ACCS RPFT FAARC Sellersville PA

One of the main purposes of research is to solve problems. Many departments struggle with challenges that range from job satisfaction to hospital readmissions to device selection to orientation. This session will explore using research methods to address issues managers encounter in moving their department forward.

John Wilgis MBA RRT, Orlando FL
Shane Keene DHSc RRT-NPS FAARC Telford TN
Brian Walsh PhD RRT-NPS FAARC Boston MA
Robert L. Joyner PhD RRT-ACCS FAARC Salisbury NY

This panel discussion by the Ad Hoc Committee on Advanced RT Practices, Credentialing, and Education will discuss the effort, over the past year, of exploring the need for an advanced practice provider to care for patients with cardiopulmonary disease. The session will be moderated by Dr. Shawna Strickland.

Scott Reistad RRT CPFT FAARC, Colorado Springs CO

Many may have heard the famous quote by Zig Ziglar, "You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." However, now research has shown this is not just a witty saying, but a validated truth. As it turns out nice guys don't finish last after all!