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2026 Respiratory Care Fly-In Agenda

A LOTT of Oxygen: An Update

About This Course Long-term oxygen therapy has been proven to improve survival in COPD patients with severely impaired oxygenation. However, does the COPD patient with moderately impaired oxygenation also benefit from supplemental long-term oxygen therapy? The Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT), a randomized clinical trial published in 2016, was designed to evaluate the efficacy of … Continued


AARC Election 2027 — Mike Hess

Ambulatory and Post-Acute Care Section Chair Mike Hess, RRT, RPFT, MPH Senior Director of Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs COPD Foundation AARC Member Since 2006 Vote Now AARC Activities: Ambulatory and Post Acute Care Section, Chair 2026-2027 Member, Program Committee, 2020. Affiliate Activities: President, Michigan Society for Respiratory Care, 2019 President-Elect, Michigan Society for Respiratory Care, … Continued


AARC Explores 2026 Pathway Guide

AARC Explores Pathway Guides are your guides to the content of each series. Pathway Guides show you topics, speakers, content descriptions,for each video in the series. Learn more about AARC Explores


CRCE Through the Journal February 2026

Each month, Respiratory Care offers one free CRCE for AARC members only. All you have to do is achieve a passing score (70%) on the quiz based on the latest issue of Respiratory Care. The 10-question post-test contains two questions from each of the first five articles of this month’s issue of Respiratory Care. The … Continued



Pulmonary Function Technology (PFT) Recredentialing Package

About This Course Do you hold the CPFT or RPFT credential offered by the NBRC? Do you need to renew your credential with diagnostics-related CRCE? This package is for you! The AARC has compiled 10 CRCE directly related to pulmonary function technology and diagnostics to make renewing your credential as easy as possible. This package … Continued


Mechanical Ventilation Course Package

About This Course Are you focused on maximizing care for patients receiving mechanical ventilation? This bundle of AARC original content focuses exclusively on aspects of mechanical ventilation. This package contains 5 AARC online courses that collectively provide you with 5 CRCE. Once the package is purchased, you will see all 5 courses listed below in … Continued


Effective Discharge Planning- Moving from Acute Care to the Community

About This Course Our goal in caring for patients, should be to return them to the community with the tools and equipment to prevent readmission to the acute care setting. In many cases this is easier said than done. We will discuss “best practices” for effective discharge planning, to decrease costly readmission. A team of … Continued



2026 Respiratory Care Fly-In Agenda

The agenda is subject to change, but the start and end times will remain the same. Day 1 — Monday, June 1 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Meeting Registration Heather Willden 12:00 p.m.–12:15 p.m. Welcome Dana Evans, MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FACHE, FAARC, FNAP, AARC President 12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m. Congressional Welcome Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), Co-sponsor SOAR Act 12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch — Box Lunch Delivered … Continued


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