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Vision Becomes Reality for New RT Degree Program in Guyana

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

RC Currents

In this weeks edition of RC Currents we discuss discrepancies in spirometry, the impact of wildfire smoke, and RSV.

Members Make the News for Sharing Expertise

AARC member Mandy de Vries, MS-RCL/Ed, RRT, RRT-NPS, was featured in an article on everydayhealth.com about augmentation therapy for genetic COPD. Read it Here  AARC member Mike Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT, was featured in an article on  everydayhealth.com about living with genetic COPD, and another on savingadvice.com about the role of mucus plugs in COPD. … Continued

Vision Becomes Reality for New RT Degree Program in Guyana

After more than 10 years and countless hours of work, a new cohort of respiratory therapists will begin their healthcare journey this fall in the small South American country of Guyana. This is due in no small part to two AARC members, Sharon Armstead, EMBA, RRT, Concordia University – Texas Professor, and Waleema Bacchus-Ali, BSc, … Continued