Articles by: Debbie Bunch
September 28, 2023
RC Currents
Single-Inhaler Extra-Fine Triple Therapy Plus Education Improves COPD Outcomes Researchers publishing in Respiratory Medicine have found that COPD patients who switched from dual- or multiple-inhaler therapy to single-inhaler extra-fine triple therapy and were educated on the correct way to use the inhaler experienced multiple improvements. The study was conducted among 126 patients with moderate-to-severe COPD.... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
September 28, 2023
AARC Members In The News | Hamilton C6 ventilators, and Rice Mill Health Risks
September 28, 2023 AARC member Larry Hopper, RRT, was featured in an article on Fox13memphis.com about possible health risks and other concerns associated with a proposed rice mill in a local community. Read and Watch it Here AARC member Adrienne Hellinger, MHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, was featured in an article in the News and Sentinel about... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
September 21, 2023
Tips for Supporting Caregivers
Tips for Supporting Caregivers Sept. 21, 2023 You can give your chronic lung disease patients the best care possible while they are in the hospital. You can teach them how to use their inhalers and take their medications when they get home. Your discharge planning process can be state-of-the-art. But if you fail to turn... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
September 21, 2023
AARC Members In The News | Spotlight, Stepping Up and Tradition
September 21, 2023 AARC member Mozhdeh Mehrabian, BS, RRT, RRT-NPS, was featured in an article on businesswire.com about health care workers who recently stepped up to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine. Read it Here AARC member Amanda Clark, RRT, was featured in an article in the Columbia Regional Business Report about a new business she... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
September 14, 2023
AARC Members In The News | Home Care and Challenges
September 14, 2023 AARC member Zach Gantt, RRT, FAARC, authored an article titled “Revolutionizing Respiratory Care at Home” in HomeCare. Read it Here AARC member Dalliya Conway, RRT, was featured in an article on Omaha.com about the challenges she overcame to become an RT and how her high school Upward Bound program helped her chart... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
September 14, 2023
AARC Elections: Why Your Vote Counts!
September 14, 2023 We all know voting is both a right and a privilege. It’s also an obligation for anyone who wants to have a voice in how things are run, whether that be in federal, state, or local government or an organization like your child’s PTA or the committee that oversees your neighborhood homeowners... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
September 13, 2023
RC Currents
Read the latest edition of RC Currents where we discuss e-cigarettes, sepsis patients, and more. Find out what's trending in the industry.
Debbie Bunch
September 7, 2023
AARC Members In The News | New Degree Program and Hawaii COPD
September 07, 2023 AARC member Pam McMillian was featured in an article on bigislandnow.com about the Hawai’i COPD Coalition’s 17th annual COPD Education Day. Read it Here AARC member Jerin Juby, DMgt, MA, RRT, was featured in an article on whyy.org about a partnership between Thomas Jefferson University and National Jewish Health to create new... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
August 31, 2023
AARC Members In The News
Members in the News August 31, 2023 AARC member Steve Mosakowski, MBA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, CPFT, FAARC, was featured in an article on the ABC7 Chicago website about the health impact of high temperatures in the city. Read it Here AARC member Lisa Emery, RRT, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article posted on... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
August 24, 2023
AARC Members In The News
August 24, 2023 AARC member Michael O’Brien, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, RPFT, AE-C, was featured in an article on the American Lung Association website about his work with children who suffer from respiratory failure. Read it Here AARC members Shana Kent-Smith, MHA/MEd, RRT, and Jordan Emro, BASc, RRT, were featured in an article on polk.edu... Read more »
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