Stand Out to Managers, Tips for BSRT Graduates
The Georgia State student externship enjoy learning and training at their clinical site, Piedmont Atlanta. In photo, Georgia State student externs, the Piedmont Atlanta educator Victoria Liu, BS, RRT, RRT-NPS, ACCS (center, white coat), and Piedmont Atlanta Director of Respiratory Care Valerie David, MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C (far right). You’ve earned your bachelor’s degree, now […]
Read the post:Stand Out to Managers, Tips for BSRT GraduatesBattling Burnout in RT
High patient loads, new workplace demands, doing more with less — all of these realities in the typical hospital can lead to stress for health care providers like respiratory therapists, and that stress can quickly turn into burnout if it is not addressed. Two respiratory care managers explain what they’re doing to combat it in […]
Read the post:Battling Burnout in RTBreaking Through the Excuses to Advance Your Degree – Laura Hartman
This month in our Breaking Through the Excuses series, we’ll learn how Laura Hartman, MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, who recently completed her master’s program, advanced her degree. Laura’s Story “I am a respiratory care supervisor at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida,” Hartman said. “In many ways, my Master of Healthcare Administration degree has […]
Read the post:Breaking Through the Excuses to Advance Your Degree – Laura HartmanRespiratory Managers Explain How They Track Ventilator-Associated Events
Five years ago the CDC replaced its ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) surveillance definitions with ventilator-associated event (VAE) definitions. In a paper published in the November edition of Respiratory Care, Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, from the department of population medicine at Harvard University, attributed the change to the complexity and subjectivity of the VAP definitions, their narrow […]
Read the post:Respiratory Managers Explain How They Track Ventilator-Associated EventsCalifornia Respiratory Therapists Expand into Telehealth
Neuromuscular disease patients need ongoing support, and respiratory therapists are an integral part of their multidisciplinary care team. A pilot project implemented by Micaela Sarazen, BSRT, RRT, and her colleagues at UC Davis in Sacramento, CA, in partnership with a local DME provider suggests telehealth may offer new opportunities for RTs to expand their role […]
Read the post:California Respiratory Therapists Expand into TelehealthCatching Up with David Shelledy, AARC President 2003
This month in our Catching Up series, we’re learning more about David C. Shelledy, PhD, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, FASAHP, AARC president 2003. Shelledy shares details about his career path, road to presidency, as well as tips and advice for members interested in pursuing leadership roles in the AARC. Describe Your Career Path “Professional service provides […]
Read the post:Catching Up with David Shelledy, AARC President 2003Wearable Respiratory Devices: RTs on the Cutting Edge
Research suggests wearable devices aimed at monitoring patient behaviors and physiological parameters can help health care providers keep tabs on patient conditions outside of the acute care hospital. One study out of The Netherlands, for example, found good results for two internet-based activity monitors in measuring physical activity among COPD patients. Another trial conducted by […]
Read the post:Wearable Respiratory Devices: RTs on the Cutting EdgeALA’s State of Lung Cancer Report: What RTs Need to Know
The American Lung Association has just released a first-of-its-kind report detailing the impact lung cancer is making on the lives of Americans throughout the U.S. The report offers state-by-state data showing the discrepancies that exist between the states in everything from lung cancer incidence to early screening and diagnosis. “Nationally, the five-year survival rate for […]
Read the post:ALA’s State of Lung Cancer Report: What RTs Need to KnowHow do you introduce students to scholarly research? Have them do it
Second-year respiratory care students from Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, KY completed a class research project last fall. Kyle Mahan, MS, RRT, is the director of clinical education at Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, KY. This past fall he led his students on a new endeavor: the original research project. Mahan […]
Read the post:How do you introduce students to scholarly research? Have them do itDelivering 360-Degree Patient Care: Build Trust, Dance it Out
The patients respiratory therapists see at the bedside every day are in need of immediate care to treat their acute conditions. But those very same patients — many of them suffering from chronic lung conditions like asthma and COPD — need help beyond that acute exacerbation too. How do RTs care for the whole patient? […]
Read the post:Delivering 360-Degree Patient Care: Build Trust, Dance it Out