Dozens of individuals with an assortment of backgrounds and roles in respiratory care take part in the 2018 Summer Forum Women in Leadership pre-course. This presentation will reprise itself at the annual Congress meeting in December. To provide a wide variety of content options to Congress participants, the AARC offers pre-courses, one being the Women… Read more »
Read MoreRegular competency assessments are a fact of life in a profession like respiratory care where facilities must ensure the ongoing ability of clinicians to deliver high-quality care. No one looks forward to them, but believe it or not, the managers and clinical educators charged with planning these activities really do work hard to make them… Read more »
Read MoreIn the fourth featured NBRC video, Lori Tinkler, MBA, discusses the importance of exam security and the steps they take to ensure confidentiality is maintained. “This includes not only the questions themselves, but also how they are arranged, displayed, and presented,” said Tinkler, CEO of the NBRC. She continues to review judicial and ethics policies… Read more »
Read MoreThe AARC has activated its Disaster Relief Fund for AARC members in Florida who have sustained property loss or damage as a result of Hurricane Michael Members living in these federally-declared disaster areas in Florida may apply for a grant of up to $500, either online or by mail using our downloadable application form. Applications… Read more »
Read MoreThe North Dakota Department of Health developed a new position statement to include e-cigarettes in its tobacco prevention efforts, helping to educate parents and youth on the dangers of using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Expanding tobacco prevention In keeping pace with the rise of e-cigarette products, the North Dakota Department of Health expanded its… Read more »
Read MoreIn this episode of Big Ideas Theater, Thomas Piriano, RRT, discusses the prone positioning used in moderate ARDS as well as new study evidence that supports this treatment. Watch More Big Ideas Theater Piriano addresses the debate surrounding prone positioning in moderate ARDS, explaining how category definition of mild, moderate, and severe has opened new… Read more »
Read MoreRespiratory therapists go to work every day thinking about how they can save the lives of their patients. But some of those patients will inevitably die, and coping with those situations can be a challenge for clinicians who are educated and trained to keep people breathing. Stephanie Williams, BS, RRT, is director of community programs… Read more »
Read MoreNo one knows for sure who invented the “elevator speech” — it’s been attributed to everyone from journalists to a quality test technician to Elisha Graves Otis, who invented a device that significantly improved the safety of actual elevators back in the 1850s. But the intent is the same: in a few short sentences (about… Read more »
Read MoreNational Respiratory Care Week, Oct. 21 – 27, celebrates respiratory therapists and the profession overall. Members take this time to educate their community and colleagues about what they do and the vital value respiratory therapists deliver each day to patients. In addition to your events and activities planned for the week, simple promotion and communication… Read more »
Read MoreEvaluating the Value of the Respiratory Therapist: Where is the Evidence? This episode of the Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series features Marin H. Kollef, MD discussing the value of the respiratory therapist and what they bring to their teams. Dr. Kollef highlights published literature on this topic, to show how RTs possess the… Read more »
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