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2022: A Year in Review

2023 AARC Annual Report

Respiratory therapists are vital to the nation’s health care system, and the AARC works tirelessly every day to Engage, Elevate, Educate, and Advocate for RTs as they work to ensure the highest quality of care for their patients. From our educational offerings to our advocacy in the halls of government, to our promotion of the … Continued

AARC Election 2025 — Emilee Lamorena

Neonatal-Pediatrics Chair Emilee Lamorena Director of Respiratory, Pulmonary, & Asthma Program Children’s Hospital of Orange County (California) AARC Member Since: 2012 AARC Activities: Board of Directors, Chair of the Neonatal/Pediatric Section: 2022 – Present Increased section membership 9.3% to reach 2,000 members (with continued growth!) Created “Peds Meets” bimonthly section meetings with the goals to … Continued

Black History Month Member Story | Jacklyn Grimball 

Can you provide a brief overview of your journey in the field of respiratory care, from the early stages of your career to your current position? Upon graduation for Midlands Technical College in Columbia, South Carolina, I moved to Miami Florida to work at Jackson Memorial Hospital in NICU.  It was a pretty bold move … Continued

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guidelines are available in the following categories: Additional guidelines are available at the ECRI Guidelines Trust.

Let’s Talk About Clinical Practice Guidelines

About This Course Clinical Practices Guidelines (CPGs) that are rigorously developed can inform respiratory care practice for improved patient outcomes. In this short presentation, the process of developing CPGs will be discussed. Included is a discussion of how respiratory care evidenced-based guidelines informs practice, assists in protocol development, and what is best practice. Successful completion … Continued

Guidance Documents

AARC guidance documents provide a comprehensive perspective on topics that shape the advancement of the professional and its future direction. Current Guidance Documents A Process Manual for Clinical Practice Guidelines Development This AARC Guidance Document is presented to provide an overview of the process used in developing Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Guidance Document Additional Ventilators … Continued

AARC Annual Report 2022

We are happy to share with you our 2022 Annual Report. This report serves as an overview of accomplishments and updates over the past year.

2022: A Year in Review

From the return to in-person Congress and Summer Forum events to the passing of legislative bills, 2022 brought many great achievements. One of the biggest accomplishments within the organization was the development of a new strategic plan, offering four pathways to set our course for the new era of AARC. Pathway 1 – Engage It … Continued