AARC member since 1973
Associate Administrator
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV
AARC Activities:
Program Committee 1994-1996, 2005, 2007-08 Benchmarking Committee Member - 2003- present Patient Safety and Professional Practice -chair 2002-2003 Excellence and Recognition chair - 2003 Uniform Reporting Manual Committee -2001-2003 Finance Committee 2006-08 Executive Committee 2006-08 Strategic Planning Committee 2006-08 Judicial Committee 2006-2007 Management section chair 1997-98, 2001-2004
Affiliate Activities:
PAC representative 2005,2006 President WVSRC 1991-93 Vice President 1990 Board Member 1983-1989 License Committee 1992-95
Related Organizations:
Secretary Treasurer West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care 1995 Chair West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care 1996-2008 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute-Subcommittee on managing medical device hazards and recalls Medicare Advisory Committee.
Education:
RRT, FAARC
Publications:
Respiratory Care - Respiratory Care in the Computer Age, April 2004 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute -Application of a Quality System Model for Respiratory Services Volume 22 No 23, 2002 Co Author AARC Uniform Reporting Manual 2004 Respiratory Care - Promoting Professionalism and Reducing Staff Turnover in Respiratory Care- August 2005.
What steps will you take to strengthen international exposure of respiratory care?
AARC has had good exposure with several international groups by having officers and members of the Executive Office attend their meetings and has provided the scientific journal in many languages. International membership has grown with the availability of the AARC web site on the Internet and the Respiratory Care Journal on the Internet. The efforts of the international committee have been recognized by increasing the numbers of fellows who are hosted in U.S. institutions just prior to the international congress. In the future the AARC should consider offering more formal education or exchange of additional scientific speakers at international events. Continuing on these efforts will enhance the relationship the AARC has with an international audience.
How would you suggest we recruit and educate the leaders of the future for the AARC?
AARC has provided a leadership tract at the International Congress and have provided state presidents with a leadership meeting. Continuing and enhancing these educational opportunities will assist in the growth and development of future leaders for the AARC. I think in addition the AARC could offer some leadership articles in the AARC Times to assist in the development of chartered affiliate management. Recently an affiliate consultant has been added to the AARC to provide development services to chartered affiliates. In the future perhaps emails to the sections to solicit committee membership may be an additional way to create a mentoring path to AARC leadership.
With the introduction of the Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Bill in Congress, how are you going to work to get that bill successfully passed?
Passage of the Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Bill will require strong grass roots activity. I will continue to contact members of Congress and the Senate as well as encouraging all respiratory therapists to assist in the effort. I will participate in any actions necessary to pass this exciting bill. I would welcome involvement from key consumers and would make myself available to speak with them regarding the bill. I also donate to the PAC so that AARC has the dollars necessary for the lobby efforts needed in Washington.
