Articles tagged with: AARC Members

February 7, 2018

Specialty Section Focus: Adult Acute Care

Membership in AARC Specialty Sections connects you to others who practice in your area of respiratory care. Programs created by specialty section members are integral to the AARC Summer Forum and AARC International Respiratory Congress meetings. Today we are highlighting the Adult Acute Care Specialty Section, to learn more about the section and what members... Read more »

 AARC Members, Association News

February 5, 2018

Good Press: AARC Members in the News | February 2018

 AARC Members, Members in the News

February 1, 2018

Texas Students Lend Helping Hand in Guyana

Students from Texas State University took part in a study abroad program to increase awareness and value for the respiratory care profession in Guyana. Texas State University Respiratory Care students travelled to Georgetown, Guyana, South America for their first solo study abroad trip. Whether providing care in the hospitals, working with the students, volunteering at... Read more »

 AARC Members, International, Students

January 31, 2018

Defeating the Status Quo: How RTs Can Bring Best Practices to their Facilities

It’s human nature to want to keep things more or less the way they are now–in other words, status quo. And that’s especially true at work, where any mention of “change” can often make workers cringe. But in the world of health care, change is a given, because new treatments and modalities are always coming... Read more »

 AARC Members, Leadership

January 24, 2018

Summer Forum and Congress Planning Kicks Off

2018 AARC Program Committee: (Back L to R) Brady Scott, Thomas Lamphere (Chair), Garry Kauffman and Richard Branson; (Front L to R) Sarah Varekojis, Kimberly Wiles and Ira Cheifetz A group of dedicated volunteers came together this past weekend to kick off the 2018 AARC Program Committee and begin planning sessions for the AARC Summer... Read more »

 AARC Members, Association News

January 17, 2018

Good Press: AARC Members in the News | January 2018

 AARC Members, Members in the News

January 17, 2018

SPOTY Spotlight: Donna Tanner

This month in our Specialty Practitioner of the Year (SPOTY) Spotlight series, we’re learning more about our Adult Acute Care SPOTY: Donna Tanner, MHA, MBA, RRT, RRT-ACCS. Bedside has her heart Donna Tanner, MHA, MBA, RRT, RRT-ACCS was named 2017 Specialty Practitioner of the Year for the Adult Acute Care Specialty Section. “I love the... Read more »

 AARC Members, Association News

January 17, 2018

Camp for Ventilator-Dependent Children is His Passion

Jeff Cain enjoys giving ventilator-dependent children the chance to experience summer camp. Trail’s Edge Camp (TEC) provides a summer camp experience for ventilator-dependent children. Located at the Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning in Mayville, MI, the seven-day camp takes place every year in June and is available at no cost to the families of the... Read more »

 AARC Members, Patient Care

January 10, 2018

AARC Members Explore Leadership Principles Through Book Club

Led by the Management Specialty Section, the Leadership Book Club series is open and available to all AARC Members through AARConnect. The most recent book discussed was “Tribes” by Seth Godin. Subscribe to the Book Club Check Out All Your Connect Communities The AARC Leadership Book Club officially began in 2009, after growing from a... Read more »

 AARC Members, Leadership

January 3, 2018

5 Tips to Tell Your Patients to Keep them Healthy this Winter

The winter months can be dangerous for people with chronic respiratory conditions like COPD and asthma. But many patients aren’t really sure how to protect themselves from cold weather perils like colds and the flu. As a respiratory therapist, you can be a good resource for these folks, and Krystal Craddock, BSRC, RRT-NPS, AE-C, CCM,... Read more »

 AARC Members, Patient Care