AARC News

Current news and information from the AARC:

• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 31, 2012
• Off Duty RT: Young Therapist Shares Her Good Samaritan Stories—January 27, 2012
• WAVE Program Aims to Improve Patient Safety—January 26, 2012
• AARC Executive Director Sought—January 24, 2012
• Wallace Conerly, Physician Friend of AARC, Dies—January 23, 2012
• More Section Winter Bulletins Online Now—January 23, 2012
• AARC Links to Pulmonary Hypertension Association—January 16, 2012
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 16, 2012
• Download and Discuss: App Brings AARConnect To You from Your Phone—January 12, 2012
• COPD Foundation Hires New Executive Director—January 12, 2012
• Section Members Earn a Bonus Webcast—January 11, 2012
• January is National Radon Action Month—January 6, 2012
• Parties Mark Dr. Helmholz’ 100th Birthday—January 3, 2012
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 3, 2012
• AARC Leadership Announces the Retirement of its Executive Director—Dec 29, 2011
• Happy 100th, Dr. Helmholz!—December 27, 2011
• Primatene Mist Inhalers with CFCs Discontinued After December 31, 2011—December 21, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—December 19, 2011
• IOM Releases Report—December 13, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—December 5, 2011
• AARC Urges Congress to Go Forward with Epinephrine Withdrawal as Planned—December 1, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—November 29, 2011
• EPA Seeking Asthma Award Applications—November 28, 2011
• Italian Translation of A Guide to Aerosol Delivery Devices for Respiratory Therapists Now Available—November 14, 2011
• New Book Targets the Interdisciplinary Team—November 14, 2011
• COPD Month Offers Time to Reflect on Successes—November 10, 2011
• AARC Opposes Weakening of Air Pollution Regulations—November 10, 2011
• AARC Will Fight Pulmonary Rehab Payment Reduction—November 9, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—November 7, 2011
• Second Group of Fall Bulletins Online Now—November 3, 2011
• New App Helps You Navigate AARC Congress 2011—November 1, 2011
• Be Aware of the Pitfalls of Drowsy Driving—October 28, 2011
• AARC Supports DRIVE4COPD’s 2nd Annual Great American Screen Off—October 26, 2011
• Five Sections Publish Fall Bulletins—October 26, 2011
• Respiratory Therapists Weigh In on Clinical Alarms—October 20, 2011
• AARC Pledges to Improve Patient Safety—October 19, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—October 18, 2011
• HME Industry Asks CMS to Revise ABN Policy for CPAP—October 14, 2011
• Vote for the February 2012 AARC Times Cover—October 14, 2011
• AARC Meets Up with 24M Monument at the Texas State Fair—October 13, 2011
• AARC Election Results Announced—October 11, 2011
• Request for Proposals for Presentation at AARC Congress 2012—October 10, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—October 4, 2011
• 2011 Keynote Speaker Knows What It’s Like to Live Well With COPD—October 4, 2012
• UN Meeting Tackles NCDs—September 29, 2011
• AARC Members Travel to D.C. to Lobby for Clean Air—September 29, 2011
• AARC Assists CDC with Student Vaccination Survey—September 21, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—September 19, 2011
• Adopt-a-Company Going Strong—September 16, 2011
• “Hospital to Home” Survey Results are In—September 16, 2011
• NDMS Wants You for DMATs—September 14, 2011
• AARC Says No to Cigar Legislation—September 13, 2011
• Disaster Fund Opens for Hurricane and Wildfire Victims—September 12, 2011
• University of New Mexico Hospital Receives ASME Certification—September 6, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—September 6, 2011
• AARC Supports Pulmonary Fibrosis Bill—September 6, 2011
• Strategic Planning Helps State Societies Grow—August 30, 2011
• AARC Meets with CMS over Reduced Payment for Pulmonary Rehabilitation—August 30, 2011
• Members Urged to Participate in Clinical Alarms Survey—August 25, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—August 23, 2011
• Gates Foundation Grant to Help AARC Member Deliver Life-Saving Treatment to Resource-Limited Nations—August 19, 2011
• Second Group of Summer Bulletins Online Now—August 15, 2011
• Digital AARC Times and RESPIRATORY CARE Deliver Added Educational Value—August 12, 2011
• Lights, Camera, Action! Videos Highlight Benefits of Membership and More—August 8, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—August 8, 2011
• AARC to Participate in Development of In-Hospital COPD Management Protocol—August 4, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—July 26, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—July 18, 2011
• CMS Seeks Comments on COPD Quality Measures—July 1, 2011
• App Lovers Have More to Love: Summer Forum on your Phone—June 30, 2011
• Durbin Co-Chairs COPD Caucus—June 30, 2011
• RT Students Sell the Profession at HOSA Conference—June 27, 2011
• Respiratory Therapists May Benefit from Changes to Rules on Telemedicine—June 27, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—June 27, 2011
• AARC DigiMags Deliver a More Convenient Reading Experience—June 16, 2011
• AARC Members Participate in New Government-Funded VAP Bundle Initiative—June 15, 2011
• Q+A with Danica Patrick—June 15, 2011
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—June 13, 2011
• AARC Joins Colleagues in Concern Over Rehberg Amendment—June 13, 2011
• Happy Birthday, Dr. Bird—June 10, 2011
• AARC Members Testify at Senate Hearing—June 10, 2011
• Share Mechanical Ventilation Adjunct Protocols—June 3, 2011
• YLH Lists Prescription Assistance Programs—June 1, 2011

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Professional News

Information from other news outlets:

• NIH Evaluating Continuous Chest Compressions in CPR—Feb 3, 2012
• Nonstick Pollutants May Cut Vaccine Efficiency in Kids—Feb 3, 2012
• Smoking Tied to Psoriasis—Feb 3, 2012
• Latest Timeline for Affordable Care Act—Feb 3, 2012
• Joint Commission Releases Stroke Brochure—Feb 3, 2012
• Tobacco Policies ‘Abysmal’ in U.S. States, Lung Group Says—Feb 1, 2012
• Deadly Bird Flu Research to Be Paused Over Concern About Risks—Jan 31, 2012
• Study links sleep apnea and sudden deafness—Jan 30, 2012
• Untreatable TB Cases in India Spur Call for Quarantine to Prevent Spread—Jan 27, 2012
• Oridion–FDA Import Alert Modification—Jan 26, 2012
• Children Born by C-Section at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk—Jan 26, 2012
• Intestinal worms: They’re gross, but they may offer good news for your lungs—Jan 25, 2012
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation—Jan 24, 2012
• Once-common Infectious Diseases Slip Past Young Doctors—Jan 18, 2012
• Nasal Spray Recalled Over Contamination—Jan 18, 2012
• Children Born by C-Section at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk—Jan 18, 2012
• Covidien Contraindicates the Use of Duet TRSTM for Thoracic Surgery—Jan 18, 2012
• Patient Receives First U.S. Stem Cell Made Windpipe—Jan 17, 2012
• Study: Vitamin D Doesn't Ease Severe Lung Disease—Jan 17, 2012
• U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue To Drop—Jan 17, 2012
• Positive Data for ALS Stem Cell Therapy Trial—Jan 17, 2012
• CDC Concerned with New Swine Flu Strain in U.S.—Jan 16, 2012
• India Reports New Resistant TB Strain—Jan 16, 2012
• CDC: Lung Disease Knocks Murder off List of Top US Killers—Jan 13, 2012
• Doctors: Help Smokers Quit Whether They Ask or Not —Jan 13, 2012
• India Celebrates First Year of No New Cases of Polio—Jan 13, 2012
• Tribute: Mary Ellen Avery Discovered Surfactant To Save Preemies—Jan 13, 2012
• Affordable Care Act Goes to Supreme Court in March—Jan 10, 2012
• Asthma Management App Launches in UK—Jan 10, 2012
• Can EMR Erase Health Disparities?—Jan 10, 2012
• HHS: Access To Widen on Medicare Data—Jan 10, 2012
• Babies' Sleep Problems May Persist over Years—Jan 6, 2012
• Large Subgroup of Mild-to-Moderate Asthma Persistently Non-Eosinophilic—Jan 6, 2012
• Study: One in 7 Hospital Errors Reported—Jan 6, 2012
• Deficit May Be Biggest Threat to Health Care Reforms—Jan 6, 2012
• CareFusion Provides Update on Previously Announced Ventilator Recall—Jan 3, 2012
• China: Bird Flu Death Not from Human-Human Spread—Jan 3, 2012
• Texting Program Helps Teens Quit Smoking—Jan 3, 2012
• FBI Makes Arrests forPeddling Miracle Stem Cell Cure—Jan 3, 2012
• WHO "Deeply Concerned" by Mutated Birdflu Research—Dec 30, 2011
• Special Bike Helps Emphysema Patients Get Around—Dec 30, 2011
• Lung Function in CF Improved by Long-term Inhaled Dry Powder Mannitol—Dec 29, 2011
• Acetaminophen-Asthma Link Possible—Dec 29, 2011
• Stop Smoking Programs Help Parents Quit—Dec 29, 2011
• CareFusion Provides Update on Ventilator Recall—Dec 29, 2011
• Details of Lab-made Bird Flu Won't Be Revealed—Dec 27, 2011
• Health Care Reform Law Survey of Doctors—Dec 27, 2011
• Asthma Drugs in Pregnancy Might Pose Risk for Kids—Dec 27, 2011
• FDA: CareFusion AVEA Ventilator Recalled—Dec 27, 2011
• U.S. Asks Journals To Censor Detailed Bird Flu Studies—Dec 20, 2011
• Discordance Among Diagnostics for Latent Tuberculosis Infection—Dec 20, 2011
• Moms' Pesticide Exposure Tied to Infection in Kids—Dec 20, 2011
• Tobacco Prevention Program Saved $5 for Every $1 Spent—Dec 20, 2011
• Some Preemies Growing Up Healthy Despite Odds—Dec 14, 2011
• Study: Dust Storms Affect ER Admissions—Dec 14, 2011
• Study: Therapy Can Help Smokers Quit—Dec 14, 2011
• Flu To Peak in January and February—Dec 8, 2011
• Supreme Court Considers Future of Personalized Medicine—Dec 8, 2011
• Microwave Technique Fights Lung Tumors—Dec 8, 2011
• Arsenic in Water Tied to Breathing Issues—Dec 6, 2011
• Top-grade Stem Cells Seen Boosting Research Trials—Dec 6, 2011
• Court Tests Liability of Healthcare Executives—Dec 6, 2011
• WellPoint To Cover Lung CT Scans for Heavy Smokers—Dec 6, 2011
• Administration Appeals Cigarette Warning Ruling—Nov 30, 2011
• Testing Vaccine To Block Nicotine—Nov 30, 2011
• Device Cuts Allergen Exposure, Airway Inflammation—Nov 30, 2011
• NIH Survey: COPD Awareness Continues To Rise—Nov 29, 2011
• Test for Radon Cancer This Month—Nov 29, 2011
• Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Improves Airflow During Sleep—Nov 29, 2011
• Daily Wheeze Treatment No Different from Intermittent in Toddlers—Nov 29, 2011
• Study Links Smoking to Millions of TB Deaths—Nov 28, 2011
• Physicians To Congress: Reconsider Medicare Payment Cuts—Nov 28, 2011
• Early COPD Detection Could Help Lung Cancer Diagnosis—Nov 28, 2011
• New Flu in Iowa Kids Raises Concern—Nov 28, 2011
• First Novel Swine trH3N2 Raises Pandemic Concerns—Nov 22, 2011
• Past Flu Exposures Weakened Pandemic Severity—Nov 22, 2011
• Some Young People, Minorities Support Medicare Cuts—Nov 22, 2011
• Researchers Sequence Genes of Virulent Bacteria—Nov 16, 2011
• Survey: Most Smokers Want To Quit—Nov 16, 2011
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Health Reform Law—Nov 16, 2011
• FDA Acts To Protect Children from Illegal Tobacco Sales—Nov 16, 2011
• NIH: Transplant Patients Have Higher Risk of Cancer—Nov 2, 2011
• CHEST: Asthma Combo Works for COPD—Nov 2, 2011
• Air Pollution Tied to Lung Cancer in Non-smokers—Nov 2, 2011
• Home Health Agencies To See 2.3% Fee Cut in 2012—Nov 1, 2011
• Supreme Court To Review Health Reform Lawsuits in November—Oct 31, 2011
• A Particulate Threat to Diabetics—Oct 31, 2011
• Chest X-Ray Doesn’t Cut Lung Cancer Deaths—October 31, 2011
• For Most Seniors, a Small Medicare Rate Hike—Oct 31, 2011
• CDC Releases Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators—Oct 27, 2011
• Apply for an NIH Transformative Research Award—Oct 26, 2011
• CT Scans for Lung Cancer May Help Detect COPD—October 26, 2011
• New Flu Test Tracks Circulating Strains—Oct 26, 2011
• Air Temp, Moisture Determine How Stuffy Nose Feels—Oct 25, 2011
• EU Drug Regulator Recommends Approval of Bronchitol CF Drug—Oct 25, 2011
• Start HIV Drug Treatment Early in Patients with TB—October 24, 2011
• Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia—October 24, 2011
• Steroids for Preemies May Harm Brain Growth—October 24, 2011
• Smoking's Effect on Lungs Similar to CF—October 24, 2011
• JAMA: Most Readmission Predictors Perform Poorly—October 19, 2011
• 100 Top Critical Access (Rural) Hospitals Named—October 19, 2011
• HHS Loosens Medicare Red Tape—October 19, 2011
• Smoking Linked to Earlier Menopause—October 17, 2011
• Obama Administration Pulls Part of Healthcare Law—October 17, 2011
• FDA Approves New Inhalation Spray for COPD—October 17, 2011
• JAMA: ECMO May Be First-line Treatment for ARDS—October 14, 2011
• European COPD Audit Finds Big National Differences—October 14, 2011
• States Lobby Super Committee for Continued Medicaid Funding—October 14, 2011
• Authorities Perplexed by Drug Shortages—October 14, 2011
• Obese Mothers Put Children at Higher Risk of Asthma—October 12, 2011
• FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now—October 12, 2011
• Australia Might Delay Anti-smoking Plan—October 12, 2011
• World TB Cases Decline for First Time Ever—October 11, 2011
• Risk of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using Dasatinib—October 11, 2011
• Obama Administration Designs Health Care for the Masses—October 11, 2011
• Pediatric Linear Growth Study of Patients on Aerospan—October 11, 2011
• Smokers Have Heart Attacks Earlier Than Nonsmokers—October 10, 2011
• Study: Antioxidants May Harm Lung Patients—October 10, 2011
• NIH: Next Generation of Researchers To Meet—October 10, 2011
• Exercise Helps Respiratory Patients Live Life—October 10, 2011
• JAMA: ECMO Center Mortality Rate Among H1N1 Patients in 2009—October 5, 2011
• FDA Forms Expert Panel To Speed Up Device Approval—October 5, 2011
• Enteral Antioxidant Supplementation in ALI—October 5, 2011
• Health Consumers Make Deficit Fight Personal—October 5, 2011
• FDA Approves First Single-Use Face Mask for Children—October 3, 2011
• Survey: Parents Delaying, Skipping Vaccines—October 3, 2011
• Respiratory Vaccine Novavax Shows Promise in Early Trial—October 3, 2011
• Virginia To Take Health Reform Suit to Supreme Court—October 3, 2011