AARC Times
An online archive of the premier news and feature magazine of the profession available in Adobe Acrobat format for viewing and printing. You can order a back issue of AARC Times online or get a form to mail in.AARC Benchmarking System
This web-based benchmarking system will allow respiratory therapy departments to report and compare data with other departments.AARC $1,000,000 Grant Fund
The AARC advances the profession by sponsoring scientific research.Advocacy Resources & Tools
Here, you’ll find links to important government Web sites, studies commissioned by the AARC, contact information, and more.Biological and Chemical Attacks Resources for Respiratory Therapists
A list of resources to help you educate yourself about infectious biological or chemical attacks.Clinical Practice Guidelines
These AARC’s guidelines enhance respiratory practice and provide a framework for RT protocols.CPGs/Guidelines/Statements—Other
Statements and guidelines promulgated by other organizations.Coding Resources
Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Issues.Confronting COPD
The AARC supports this study, the most comprehensive COPD population study to date. This offers local public relations opportunities for respiratory therapists.Congress Audio Recordings
Past Congress presentations are available on CD or mp3 download.Cultural Diversity
Materials to help you manage a diverse patient population are included within these pages.Effective PR Is Local PR
Tools to help you get the most out of your advocacy and public relations efforts.Guide to Professionalism
A guide to the roles and expectations of the respiratory therapist on the job and beyond: a tool for practicing RTs and students.Handbook for Respiratory Care Research
A book describing how to develop respiratory care research projects is available free in PDF format for members. This book is also available on CD with member discounts. For order details, visit the AARC Online Respiratory Catalog.Model Management Agreement
This is a sample of a respiratory therapy program management agreement.News Now@AARC
Read past issues of the AARC’s electronic newsletter.NLHEP Poster Project
Use these colorful posters to promote awareness of COPD from the National Lung Health Education Program.Pandemic Flu/Mass Casualty/Disaster Planning
A collection of resources the AARC has issued to help plan and execute appropriate responses to mass casualty events.Photo Gallery
Royalty-free photos of therapists and equipment for use in presentations, ads, or wherever you need a photo of a professional doing his or her job.Position Statements
The AARC has adopted a number of statements regarding the provision of services or the practice of respiratory care.Press Releases from the AARC
The AARC sends press releases regularly to hundreds of media outlets—local and national; medical trade and consumer.Protocol Resources
This is a collection of all resources provided by the AARC on helping you establish protocols. It includes a bibliography of peer-reviewed articles, a bank of algorithms and protocols to use as models, and a story about one health system’s implementation of protocols.Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
A recognition program for hospital respiratory care departments, home care services, or long-term care centers.Rapid Response Teams
Many hospitals are creating teams to respond quickly to patient situations before they become ICU emergencies. This resource page showcases successes around the country and includes a video from the Baylor Health Care System describing these teams.Reader Service Program
The quick and easy way to request free information about the products featured in AARC Times or RESPIRATORY CARE.Respiratory Care Educational Annual
You may now access back issues of the Education Annual beginning with the 1996 issue. Future issues will be added as they are published. All back issues are indexed in the CINAHL Database.Respiratory Care Journal Online
The Web site of the foremost scientific journal in the respiratory care profession, publishing original research, case reports, reviews, book critiques, letters, and monthly features on chest radiographs, pulmonary function tests, and blood gas analyses.Respiratory Care Links
Links to chartered affiliates, organizations affiliated with the AARC, health care organizations, government resources, online publications, and consumer sites on the Internet.Respiratory Care Protocols: Benefits for Patients, Therapists and Hospitals
This booklet contains the latest information on respiratory care protocols and is approved for 4.0 contact hours of continuing education credit at no charge.Respiratory Care Week
Respiratory Care Week is that time of year when we honor and celebrate the contributions of respiratory therapy to our lung health. Respiratory Care Week, sponsored by AARC, is celebrated annually on the last full week in October. In conjunction with this event, Lung Health Day is observed on Wednesday of RC Week in order to bring lung health issues to the attention of the public.Respiratory Care Week Outreach Kit
Respiratory Care Week is October 22–28, 2006. Use this kit and our sample press release to get started on planning local public relations events.Restructuring/Reengineering Literature Bibliography
A bibliography of peer-reviewed literature compiled by Steven Walston, Ph.D., one of the foremost researchers in hospital reengineering.Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
A list of resources to help you educate yourself about SARS.Sputum Bowl
Learn about the AARC’s exciting head-to-head competition that tests the knowledge of each chartered affiliate's best teams.Strategies for Dealing with the Elderly
The AARC's Gerontology Committee has provided this resource to help you understand about working with elderly patients.The Storage, Distribution, and Administration of Respiratory Medications
Address issues about compliance with medication management standards that have been identified by respiratory therapy managers in acute care hospitals.Subscriptions
Gain access to authoritative, up-to-date information with a subscription to AARC Times and RESPIRATORY CARE Journal.Tobacco
A list of resources on tobacco.White Papers
A collection of essays, letters, and research reviews on several prefessional topics.
