Special Events
Friday, Oct. 14
A Night in the Grotto
The fourth annual ARCF Fundraiser reception gala will truly make for another memorable night with a Texas-style flair in the Lonesome Dove Room and the Grotto in San Antonio, TX.
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Friday, Oct. 14
AARC Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit
The 2nd Annual AARC Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit meeting is on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, one day before Congress. AARC welcomes respiratory therapists as well as their patients and caregivers to join this annual meeting that advocates for quality care for chronic respiratory patients.
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Saturday, Oct. 15
AARC Awards Ceremony
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Saturday, Oct. 15
Keynote Address
J.R. Martinez, actor, author, speaker, advocate, and wounded U.S. Army veteran, has undergone 34 different surgeries in the years since the Humvee he was driving hit a roadside bomb in Iraq. J.R.’s story is unique, but his message is universal: your path in life is decided by your own ability to adapt and overcome.
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Saturday, Oct. 15
AARC Opening Reception
Monday, Oct. 17
Flag Folding Ceremony
Monday, Oct. 17
38th Sputum Bowl Finals
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Tuesday, Oct. 18
Closing Ceremony
Modeled after his best-selling book, Last Man Down, FDNY Chief Richard Picciotto pays tribute to the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Picciotto will end his presentation with an outpouring of gratitude for respiratory therapists and speak to the impact 9/11 has had on his breathing and the role of the respiratory therapist in his aftercare and rehabilitation.
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