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May 10, 2007
Submit
an Abstract; Share With Your Peers
There's still time to submit a research abstract for the upcoming International
Respiratory Congress. The deadline is June 1, 2007. Learn
more about the Open Forum and how you can share the results
of your work with your peers.
Then
Learn from that Research at AARC Congress 2007
The
abstracts submitted for the Open Forum are one of the centerpiece offerings
at the 2007 Congress. Sessions are offered daily over the 4 days of the
meeting, with similarly focused abstracts combined into separate symposiums
where interactive discussion will be encouraged. Posters expand the information
being presented. Topics range from management, asthma, COPD, ventilation,
bench studies, rehabilitation, smoking cessation, home care, sleep apnea,
education, neonatal/pediatrics, and more.
AARC Garners
Support from RT Congressman
David
Davis of Tennessee, a respiratory therapist and home care company owner,
was just elected to the U.S. Congress last November but he's already supporting
AARC efforts by keynoting our PACT meeting, cosponsoring HR
552 (the
pulmonary rehabilitation legislation), and supporting the Medicare
Respiratory Therapy Initiative .
We are gratified that
a member of Congress is a respiratory therapist and that we now have someone
on the Hill who understands the profession. The AARC
invites you to learn more about Davis through his official Capitol
Hill site
and his campaign
site .
Stay
Ahead; Attend the AARC Summer Meetings
The
AARC Summer Meetings, scheduled for July 13-17 in Reno/Lake Tahoe, NV,
provide managers and educators with the unique opportunity to discuss
the research findings of their peers and learn how the latest innovations
can improve their effectiveness and value to their organizations. You'll
find exhibits by AARC Corporate Partners and book publishers; the Summer
Forum (earn up to 15.89 hours of CRCE credit); Special
Pre-Forum Sessions ; the Asthma
Educator Certification Preparation Course (earn 10.2 hours
of CRCE credit); and the Respiratory
Care Journal Conference: Mechanical Ventilation in Mass Casualty Scenarios
(earn 9.75 hours of CRCE credit). A discounted sleeping room
rate at the first-class John Ascuaga's Nugget Resort Hotel-Casino enables
you to combine a family vacation with a unique educational experience.
New
Resource Delivers Free CRCEs
AARC
members can earn four FREE CRCE credits for reading a new online booklet
on aerosol devices and taking a post-test. Written by leading RT researchers
Dean Hess, Timothy Myers, and Joe Rau, the resource
covers the latest information on aerosol drug delivery and how respiratory
therapists can become the experts in matching medications to devices.
The booklet was produced for the AARC with support from Respironics.
Wall
Street Journal Article Features AARC
Readers
of the Wall Street Journal learned more about the AARC's involvement
in the COPD Foundation's new Mobile Spirometry Unit program on May 2.
The story even featured a great photo of the MSU that was taken in front
of AARC headquarters earlier this year.
AARC
Sends Rep to HPN Meeting
Workforce issues were the main topic of discussion at the
recent Health Professions Network (HPN) meeting, and the AARC's director
of education and management services was on hand to represent the Association.
According to Bill Dubbs, the group heard presentations on unique workforce
initiatives around the country and also delved into issues surrounding
the growing trend among the professions to require higher academic degrees
for entry-level practice.
Government Issues Receive Association
Attention
The AARC has addressed several government-related
issues over the past week –
Comments or questions? Send them to info@aarc.org.
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