Enable cookies to see embeded content. As part of Big Ideas Theater 2018, Garry Kauffman, MPA, RRT, FACHE, FAARC, discusses the challenges facing respiratory care as a profession. Specifically, he focuses on making the transition from World 1 to World 2. According to Kauffman, World 1 is “the way we grew up.” He defines it… Read more »
Read MoreBrittany Loomis was just 19 years old and living with her six-month-old son in a shelter for homeless mothers when a migraine treatment led to a life-threating infection. She ended up on a ventilator, and doctors told her she would likely never come off it. Plan on living the rest of your life in a… Read more »
Read MoreHospital departments have many moving parts and ensuring each and every one of them runs as efficiently as possible can be a challenge. Start the conversation AARC member William Holland, MS, RRT, FAARC, who serves as director of the cardiovascular service line at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, VA, believes the best way to… Read more »
Read MoreScenes from AARC Hill Day 2019. For more photos, check out our Hill Day 2019 Facebook Album. Members of Congress heard directly from RTs on Tuesday, as the AARC’s Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) made its annual journey to the nation’s capital to lobby and educate legislators on issues important to the respiratory care profession… Read more »
Read MoreStudents will carry the respiratory care profession into the future. To help them carve a career and professional path where they can flourish, the AARC and state societies continually keep students a top priority and focus. In the top and middle photos, students showcase their scholarship application boards. In the above photo, students meet with… Read more »
Read MoreMay is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month and National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, and their sponsoring organizations — the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — have great resources you can use to let your communities know about these conditions and how RTs are involved in their care. The AARC has… Read more »
Read MoreThe AARC Virtual Lobby Campaign continues and is going strong. We’re asking you to keep sending your messages to your Members of Congress in support of respiratory care issues. Contact Congress Now! Your colleagues will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday, April 9 to meet with their representatives in Congress to share vital information about the… Read more »
Read MoreThe AARC has activated its Disaster Relief Fund for AARC members in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Texas, and Washington who have sustained property loss or damage as a result of severe weather. Members living in these federally-declared disaster areas may apply for a grant, either online or by mail using our downloadable application form…. Read more »
Read MoreThis episode of the Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series features Marc Schlessinger, RRT, RRT-NPS, MBA, FACHE, presenting “Alarm Fatigue: Implications for Patient Safety.” Purchase Your DVD Today A major focus of Joint Commission surveys for the next several years will be clinical alarm management. One key component of clinical alarm management is alarm… Read more »
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