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February 2024 RESPIRATORY CARE JournalCast


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


Visualizing Mechanical Ventilation

About This Course Respiratory Therapists are important for the safe monitoring of mechanically ventilated patients. Applying imaging techniques such as electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and ultrasound to mechanically ventilated patients is gaining popularity in literature. This lecture will discuss these techniques and where Respiratory Therapists play a key role. This presentation was previously released as … Continued


Therapeutic Bronchoscopy 2026

About This Course Part 2 of AARC’s Summer Webinar Series: Dr. Ellen Volker will review therapeutic bronchoscopy tools and procedures, as well as pleural procedures in IP practice. Presenter Ellen Volker, MD, MSPH, FCCP Moderator Brady Scott, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC, FCCP


The Role of the Respiratory Therapist in Cystic Fibrosis

About This Course Cystic fibrosis is a non-curable genetic disease that affects mucus production and clearance in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Respiratory therapists interact with patients with cystic fibrosis throughout the stages of the disease: diagnosis in early childhood and disease progression through adulthood. It is important for respiratory therapists to not only … Continued


The Respiratory Therapist’s Role in Preventing Healthcare Acquired Infections 2026

About This Course This presentation will discuss the respiratory therapist’s role in preventing HAI and reducing costs through compliance monitoring and mandatory reporting programs. The Respiratory Therapist’s role in helping hospitals to achieve reduced nosocomial infection rates will also be discussed. The presenter will share examples of infection prevention and employee monitoring programs that have … Continued



Dianne Lewis Honored with 2025 Jimmy A. Young Medal 

By Debbie Bunch November 3, 2025  The Jimmy A. Young Medal is awarded each year at the AARC Congress to an individual who has exceeded all expectations for meritorious service to the profession and the patients it serves. It is the highest honor the Association bestows, and its winners include many of the field’s legends. When … Continued