Catching Up with Kerry George, AARC President 1997
“Attending AARC educational meetings and serving in many different roles provided me the opportunity to make connections, assist students in their learning, and be a better person, husband and father.” Kerry E. George This month in our Catching Up series, we’re learning more about Kerry E. George, MEd, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, AARC president 1997. Describe Your […]
Read the post:Catching Up with Kerry George, AARC President 1997RT Manager Provides Tools for Building Your RT Career
Valerie David, MHA, RRT-NPS, AE-C, director of respiratory care services at Piedmont Hospital in North Carolina, provides the following tips for students and young professionals as they develop their RT career. Valerie David, MHA, RRT-NPS, AE-C shares her tips for building your RT career. Essential characteristics Companies can train employees on their product for example, […]
Read the post:RT Manager Provides Tools for Building Your RT Career5 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 the post:5 Tips to Tell Your Patients to Keep them Healthy this WinterRT Students in Idaho to Experience 3D Printing
Samantha Davis (shown above) brings a new tool to her lessons: 3D printing. RT students at Boise State University will get the chance to experience some of the world’s most cutting edge technology this semester. Thanks to Samantha Davis, MS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, they’ll be using the university’s 3D printing capabilities to print neonatal cardiac defects. […]
Read the post:RT Students in Idaho to Experience 3D PrintingFinding Your Passion: Why Mandy De Vries Became an RT
Mandy De Vries at the annual AARC Congress in Indianapolis, IN. People who are always there for you no matter what just naturally make a big impact on your life. For Mandy De Vries, RRT, Mark Frazier was one of those people. He eventually became her father-in-law when she married his son Ian, but their […]
Read the post:Finding Your Passion: Why Mandy De Vries Became an RTInternational Focus: AARC Welcomes Yemeni RT as a New Member
Saleem Hamilah speaking at the celebration event held to honor his new membership in the AARC. Joining the AARC is a good career move for any respiratory therapist. But when you are one of only a few therapists in your country, it can really set you apart from the crowd. That’s what happened recently when […]
Read the post:International Focus: AARC Welcomes Yemeni RT as a New MemberSPOTY Spotlight: Ryan Stiles
This month in our Specialty Practitioner of the Year (SPOTY) Spotlight series, we’re learning more about our Long Term Care SPOTY: Ryan Stiles, BSRT, RRT. A passion for patient care Ryan Stiles, BSRT, RRT was named 2017 Specialty Practitioner of the Year for the Long Term Care Specialty Section. “I have always had a passion for the post-acute […]
Read the post:SPOTY Spotlight: Ryan StilesTransport RTs have The Right Stuff
Scott May, second from the left, says he and his colleagues at Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport rely on each other to get their patients the care they need. The transport environment in the respiratory care profession is fast-paced and quick-thinking. It’s often just the RT, a nurse, and sometimes a physician, trying to navigate around an […]
Read the post:Transport RTs have The Right StuffNo Boundaries: Sharing RT Best Practices Worldwide
ARCF Chair Michael T. Amato, MBA (far left) with ARCF International Fellows Alfred Aidoo – Ghana (left), Martha Diaz – Colombia (center), and Jinhao Tao – China (right) at the 2017 AARC Congress. The American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF) International Fellowship Program gives non-U.S. health care professionals an opportunity to visit the U.S. and observe […]
Read the post:No Boundaries: Sharing RT Best Practices WorldwideMake a Difference with a Year-End Donation to the ARCF
Respiratory research and scholarship is vital for the advancement of the respiratory profession and delivery of care. By making a year-end donation to the American Respiratory Care Foundation you are serving as an advocate for patients and supporting the continuing pursuit for quality care. There’s no better time to make a difference than at the […]
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