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Faculty

Bill Galvin, MSEd RRT CPFT AE-C FAARC
Gwynedd Mercy College
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Karen L Gregory, MS APRN-BC CNS RRT CPFT AE-C
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic
Oklahoma City, OK

Thomas J Kallstrom, BS RRT AE-C FAARC American Association for Respiratory Care
Irving, TX

Timothy R Myers, BS RRT-NPS
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Timothy B Op’t Holt, EdD RRT AE-C
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

I passed the AE-C exam today! I want to thank you and your support team. You all did a thorough and professional job steering the class in the right direction for success. I am extremely excited about my future. With the resources you all provided I hope to establish an Asthma Management/Resource Center at my hospital.

Jacqueline Wilson, RRT AE-C

I felt the Asthma Prep Course is a well-organized, comprehensive program which prepares Respiratory Therapists for the AE-C exam. This program has a group of experts that provide extensive information, infused with humor, with outstanding materials to make each participate successful. This is a well-oiled machine and money well spent.

I know this will also make me a better instructor in the classroom when teaching about asthma. It also will give me the opportunity to encourage students to obtain this credential in the future.

Jody Kosanke

Asthma Educator Certification Preparation Course

Approved for Continuing Respiratory Care Education credit.
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JULY 13–14

This highly successful AARC course has garnered rave reviews for RTS and other health professionals who have used it to prepare for the Asthma Educator-Certified (AE-C) exam. The 1 1/2-day course is designed to assist respiratory therapists, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who are actively involved in asthma education and want to earn the AE-C credential awarded by the National Asthma Educator Certification Board (NAECB). (Visit www.naecb.org for information on the NAECB examination, including sites where the exam will be offered. Note: This course is not endorsed, cosponsored or in any way affiliated with the NAECB.)

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This program has been approved for 10.2 hours of continuing education credit (CRCE) for respiratory therapists. This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 10.2 hours of CE by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The National Asthma Education Certification Board (NAECB) has been in existence since 2002. Since its inception there have been almost 2,000 healthcare practitioners who proudly claim the title of a Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C). Almost half of them are respiratory therapists. There is a tremendous opportunity for more respiratory therapists to achieve this lofty title. In fact there are seven good reasons…

Reason #1
By passing this examination you can validate your role as an asthma educator. This validation will be a means to demonstrate that you have the skills necessary to be a certified asthma educator as deemed by a nationally recognized and respected certification board.

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Reason #2
You may be able to pave a new career path. Many employers are starting to recognize the authority that this credential provides. In fact your skills may allow you to start a home, clinic, or acute care-based program.

Reason #3
There is the possibility of additional reimbursement for you and your employer for asthma educational services. In 2006 the CPT coding manual specified three specific codes that specify respiratory therapists as qualified asthma educators.

Reason #4
You can be the first one in your department to hold the credential.

Reason #5
The AE-C credential may actually be a means of allowing you to climb the career ladder in your department.

Reason #6
Since the numbers of AE-C respiratory therapists are limited your services to a prospective employer may be much more valuable.

Reason # 7
And most importantly the patients who you treat and educate will be assured of your expertise to be a certified asthma educator.

SUNDAY, JULY 13

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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Course Overview

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Asthma

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Patient History and Assessment

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Break

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Pulmonary Function

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Pharmacologic Management of Asthma

MONDAY, JULY 14

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8:00 am – 9:00 am
Asthma Triggers

9:00 am – 9:45 am
Devices and Adjuncts to Self-Management

9:45 am – 10:00 am
Break

10:00 am – 10:45 am
Self-Management Skills & Behavior Modification

10:45 am – 11:30 am
Communications/Interviewing Skills

11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Managing Psychological Issues from Clinical Based
Perspective

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (Provided)

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Educating the Patient

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Organizational Issues

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Test Taking Techniques

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Discussion/Course Summary