Sputum Bowl Champions Share Tips for Competition Success
National and State Sputum Bowl Champions from Collin College visited the AARC Office along with their program instructors. Back row, from L to R: Jake Malan, Cesar Romero, Patrick Forsythe, Ryan Edinger, and Julie Boganwright (instructor). Front row, from L to R: Araceli Solis (instructor), Kebron Isayas, and Jennifer Moreles. Collin College is not only […]
Great Experiences Packed Into AARC Congress 2018
AARC Congress 2018 is filled with informative and innovative sessions to help you brush up on your skills and knowledge of the respiratory care profession. But did you know there’s more? From the Welcome Party to the Sputum Bowl, Congress is packed with great events and activities. Here are 12 event highlights you can experience […]
Patient Advocacy Summit Sets Focus on Improving Care
The value of the annual Patient Advocacy Summit takes focus in this episode of Big Ideas Theater. Amber Galer, BS, RRT, discusses the 2017 summit and explains how the annual summits are rooted in the needs of the patients. According to Galer, the Summit gives patients a chance to tell respiratory therapists how they would […]
The NBRC Video Series: NBRC Credentials and How to Earn Them
In our second NBRC video, Lori Tinkler, MBA, goes over the credentials offered by the NBRC and why respiratory therapists should pursue them. “Earning an NBRC credential is a true testament to the skills and strengths required for excellence in the profession,” said Tinkler, who is CEO of the NBRC. She goes on to cover […]
High School Students “Major” in Respiratory Therapy
Most high school students take a wide variety of electives to find out what interests them most and what they might want to pursue as a career after graduation. At Southwest Career and Technical Academy (SWCTA) in Las Vegas, NV, it gets a little more serious than that. Students who attend this academic center not […]
Lung Therapy Set to Music
The Austin-based Harmonicas for Health group at the Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit in San Antonio, TX. Kitty Collins, BHS, RRT, a respiratory therapist at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, TX, set her patients’ lung exercises to a unique rhythm through their music therapy program. As part of the COPD Foundation’s Harmonicas for Health program, […]
CMS Takes Steps to Address Access Problems Related to Liquid Oxygen
Respiratory therapists who treat patients prescribed liquid oxygen by their physician or who must receive high flow oxygen because of their medical condition, know that access has been a big problem since the inception of the competitive bidding program. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule to address the […]
AARC Zenith Award Voting Opens August 12
Every year for the Zenith Award program, AARC members vote for the companies they believe stand out from the crowd. Considerations for the award include the quality of their equipment, supplies, or services; accessibility and helpfulness of their sales personnel; responsiveness; service record; truth in advertising; and support of the respiratory care profession. Start Voting […]
Big Ideas Theater, Episode 17: Guidelines for NIV
In this episode of Big Ideas Theater, Stefano Navo, MD, from Italy, discusses recent updates to the Guidelines for Non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Watch More Big Ideas Theater According to Dr. Navo, the recent update to the Guidelines for NIV focus on three areas: Palliative Care Trauma Post-Operative Care Dr. Navo believes there is an increased […]
