February 7, 2008

NBRC Grants Amnesty Period for RRT Eligibility
The NBRC has just granted an amnesty period for RRT eligibility for individuals who graduated from advanced-level respiratory therapy programs with an associate degree before Jan. 1, 2005. These individuals now have until Feb. 28, 2009 to earn the RRT credential.

Addendum Addresses NIV in Pandemic Flu
The AARC is responding to member questions regarding the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) during a pandemic flu with an addendum to its “Guidelines for Acquisition of Ventilators to Meet Demands for Pandemic Flu and Mass Casualty Incidents.”

New Pricing Options Make It Easy to Try AARC Benchmarking
Not on board with AARC Benchmarking yet? Then click on the link to read all about our new pricing options. We also have lots of great information on how AARC Benchmarking can improve your operations.

Looking to the Future
The first in a series of three conferences aimed at identifying future directions for the profession will take place in Dallas March 3-6. Leaders from across the nation will be gathering for this invitation-only event to define the knowledge, skills and attributes needed by respiratory therapists in the coming years.

New Podcast Features Congress Keynote
COPD Foundation President John W. Walsh credited respiratory therapists with improving the lives of patients such as himself during his keynote address at the recent AARC Congress in Orlando. Now everyone can hear what he had to say in a podcast on the AARC web site.

Good Press: AARC Members in the News
Your fellow AARC members are continuing to get the word out about respiratory

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