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MONAGHAN MEDICAL WINS 2024 AARC ZENITH AWARD
Respiratory Care Leader Honored for Excellence in Products and Services [PLATTSBURGH, NY | October 3, 2024 - Monaghan Medical Corp., an innovator in the development and manufacturing of respiratory devices, proudly announces its recognition as a recipient of the prestigious 2024 Zenith Award, presented by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). This accolade reaffirms Monaghan...
Becoming a Respected Voice Begins With Involvement
You have a voice and immense experience and expertise to share with colleagues. But are you being heard? Two RTs who feel they have become a respected voice in the larger medical community explain what it takes. Community service For Tina Lovings, MHS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, the road to respect has been paved with community involvement. […]
Read the post:Becoming a Respected Voice Begins With InvolvementWhat RTs Can Do to Keep Smokers from Losing Hope
Quitting smoking is the hardest thing many people will ever try to do in their lives, and most of them have to make multiple attempts before they are successful. Ensuring these smokers don’t lose hope during the prolonged journey toward tobacco freedom can be hard for clinicians like respiratory therapists. Two RTs who specialize in […]
Read the post:What RTs Can Do to Keep Smokers from Losing HopeQuality Management and the Respiratory Therapist
Quality management is a key component of healthcare, and respiratory care managers play an integral role in making it happen for their departments. What are they doing and why? Several managers weigh in. Measurements are crucial Holly Tull, BASM, RRT, respiratory care manager at Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital in Yakima, WA, believes respiratory care departments […]
Read the post:Quality Management and the Respiratory TherapistStudent Perspective: Amanda Hreiz
Amanda Hreiz, of Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, VA, discusses her experience as a student representative on the Virginia Society for Respiratory Care Board. Put Your Student Benefits to Work By Amanda Hreiz AARC Student Member Amanda Hreiz Since I began my journey as a respiratory therapy student, I have recently had the […]
Read the post:Student Perspective: Amanda HreizPFTs in Children: Which Interface is Best?
Performing pulmonary function tests in young children can pose special challenges, in part because they don’t like the mouthpiece and noseclips required for many of the tests. A recent study in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis found the facemask could be a more child-friendly option for the multiple breath washout (MBW) test, which is often […]
Read the post:PFTs in Children: Which Interface is Best?Building Patient Trust Requires Action
The relationship between the RT and patient must be built with trust. Having a strong foundation of patient trust is mutually beneficial, and ultimately leads to an overall improved patient experience. AARC Member Karen M. Sicard, RRT, RCP, discusses the importance of building trust and offers suggestions. Be active “Patient trust. In my 40 years […]
Read the post:Building Patient Trust Requires ActionSummer Forum Combines Vacation and Learning
Summer Forum 2018 (July 17-19, 2018) will soon be here, and we’re excited. From the stellar program and presenters to the beautiful destination, Summer Forum 2018 is a unique professional development meeting. In fact, it’s a great way to: Have a vacation In addition to this being a fantastic summer leadership meeting filled with dynamic […]
Read the post:Summer Forum Combines Vacation and LearningHow the 1918 Flu Pandemic Helped Shape Respiratory Care
Images from the AARC Virtual Museum’s Influenza Gallery. One hundred years ago this year, the deadliest pandemic flu the world has ever seen swept around the globe, infecting about a third of the world’s population and killing some 20 to 50 million people, including about 675,000 in the U.S. First observed in Europe, America, and […]
Read the post:How the 1918 Flu Pandemic Helped Shape Respiratory Care5 Educators Offer 15 Tips on Exam Prep
Whether you’re still in RT school and just beginning to think about your credentialing exams or have now graduated and need to take them ASAP, your head is probably swimming with ideas about the best way to study. Respiratory care educators have spent their careers ensuring students have the knowledge they need to succeed on […]
Read the post:5 Educators Offer 15 Tips on Exam PrepAccepting Nominations: Preceptor Recognition Program
Now in its second year, the Preceptor Recognition Program recognizes clinical preceptors whose leadership and mentoring skills stand out. In 2017, the AARC presented 13 members with this distinction, naming them in the inaugural class. Nominations for the 2018 program are now open and must be completed by a director of clinical education or a […]
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