National Organization Honors Specialty Practitioners of the Year
Dallas, TX (January 17, 2008) – The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), a 45,000-member national association for respiratory therapists (RTs), honored nine RTs with Specialty Practitioner of the Year awards at its recent International Respiratory Congress held in Orlando, FL.
These therapists, who have excelled in the care and treatment of people with lung diseases in specific settings or segments of care, include:
Adult Acute Care Section: Jonathan Brady Scott, RRT, Durham , NC
Continuing Care & Rehabilitation Section: Susan G. Farrell, RRT, CPFT, AE-C, Falls Church , VA
Diagnostics Section: Russell L. Harris, CRT, RPFT, Danbury CT
Education Section: Joseph G. Sorbello, RRT, Syracuse , NY
Long Term Care Section: William D. Cohagen, RRT, Phoenix AZ
Management Section: Claire A. Aloan, RRT-NPS, AE-C, Syracuse , NY
Neonatal-Pediatrics Section: Tiffany Mabe, RRT, Chapel Hill , NC
Sleep Section: Suzanne Bollig, RRT, RPSGT, Hays, KS
Surface & Air Transport Section: Wesley E. Ware, RRT-NPS, Little Rock , AR
Respiratory therapists are specialized health care providers who take care of people with lung conditions ranging from asthma to COPD. They work throughout the acute care hospital on the general wards, in the emergency department, and in the intensive care units, and are also increasingly being found in sleep centers, physician offices, outpatient clinics, pulmonary rehabilitation programs, skilled nursing facilities, and in patients' homes.
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RRT stands for Registered Respiratory Therapist
CRT stands for Certified Respiratory Therapist
RRT-NPS stands for Registered Respiratory Therapist-Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
RPFT stands for Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
CPFT stands for Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist
RPSGT stands for Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
AE-C stands for Asthma Educator-Certified
About the AARC
The American Association for Respiratory Care, headquartered in Dallas , is a professional association of respiratory therapists that focuses primarily on respiratory therapy education and research. The organization's goals are to ensure that respiratory patients receive safe and effective care from qualified professionals as well as supporting respiratory health care providers. Further information about the AARC and how to become a respiratory therapist are available at www.AARC.org .
Contact:
Beth Binkley
972-243-2272
binkley@aarc.org
