COPD National Action Plan Released
The AARC was on hand for the press conference held Monday morning to announce the COPD National Action Plan. The final version of the COPD National Action Plan was released May 23 during a panel discussion that took place during the American Thoracic Society conference in Washington, DC. “Sixteen million Americans have been diagnosed with […]
2017 Lobby Events: The Final Results are In!
A total of 32,395 messages were sent with participation from 7,340 activists and 124 PACT members from 41 states plus the District of Columbia. Through the help of these individuals, 318 meetings were scheduled with members of Congress and their Congressional staff. These are the final stats on our 2017 Capitol Hill Advocacy Day and the […]
State Societies Drive the Message During Virtual Lobby Week
Kentucky Rep. James Comer (center) visited with Tom Cahill (left) and Tina Siddon during Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. AARC PACT members had a great day on Capitol Hill on April 4, bringing the RT message to their members of Congress. But none of it would have been possible without the RTs back home who took […]
AARC’s 70th Anniversary Conference and Exhibit
AARC Executive Director Thomas Kallstrom was proud to receive a special proclamation from Cleveland City Council Member Anthony Brancatelli. AARC leaders gathered with Ohio Society for Respiratory Care (OSRC) members for a 70th Anniversary Conference and exhibit at the end of April, bringing a little respiratory care history to the Dittrick Museum of Medical History […]
Big Ideas on Asthma Happen at the AARC Congress
This is Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month, and all eyes are on the condition. But asthma is always front and center in the minds of RTs, and nowhere is that more evident than at the Big Ideas Theater at AARC Congress. Alex Rotta, MD, brought RTs up to speed on mechanical support for status asthmaticus […]
AARC Members Co-Author New ARDS Guidelines
AARC members Dean Hess, PhD, RRT, FAARC, and Richard Branson, MS, RRT, FAARC, are among the authors of a new set of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Published in this month’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the evidence-based CPGs focus on the use of mechanical ventilation in adult […]
Jimmy Kimmel Thanks An AARC Member
If you missed Jimmy Kimmel’s heartfelt speech about the care his newborn son received for the congenital heart condition he was born with on April 21, you’ve probably at least heard about it by now. Learn More about Congenital Heart Defects Born with Tetralogy of Fallot, Billy Kimmel was transferred to Children’s Hospital of Los […]
Pressure Put on CMS to Fix Problems with Home Mechanical Ventilation
For over two years, the AARC has worked diligently with other national pulmonary medical societies and patient groups to address problems with access to home mechanical ventilation. Technologies have changed over the past decade and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not kept pace, resulting in inappropriate billing, increased utilization, and a […]
Asthma & Cystic Fibrosis Enter the Spotlight
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month and National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, and their sponsoring organizations — the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — have lots of resources you can use to let your communities know about these conditions and how RTs are involved in their care. The AARC […]
Good Press: AARC Members in the News | June 2017
Lisa Fuchs Nicholas Prush Joe Lewarski Nicole Jackson Theresa Cannizzaro Hannah Williams Lisa Fuchs’ recent trip up Capitol Hill with the AARC PACT to advocate for the inclusion of respiratory therapists in telehealth legislation was covered in this press release on Benzinga.com. “We think the timing is right to improve patients’ access to expanded telehealth […]
