AARC Redesigns Corporate Partner Program
The American Association for Respiratory Care has made its first substantial change to its Corporate Partner program since its inception in 2003. As we move through 2018, AARC’s Corporate Partnerships will no longer be established after a minimum annual spend. We will move to a three-tiered (Platinum, Gold and Silver) Corporate Partner program for 2019 […]
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Leading organizations urge CMS to use its statutory authority to improve the lives and treatment for Americans who require supplemental oxygen WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 6, 2018) — A group of 20 patient and physician groups submitted comments today regarding the proposed rule on Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and its application to supplemental oxygen. Below is […]
Read the post:20 Patient and Physician Groups Urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to Protect Patients Who Use Supplemental OxygenRecent Grad Aimee Cardoso Shares Student Perspective Video Message
Aimee Cardoso My name is Aimee Cardoso, some of you may know me from social media as BreatheEasy_RRT. I recently graduated from the Respiratory Therapy program at Pima Medical Institute in Las Vegas, NV. I am passionate about patient advocacy and educating the public about respiratory care practices and the profession as a whole. I […]
Read the post:Recent Grad Aimee Cardoso Shares Student Perspective Video MessageAARC Sends Condolences to Claire Wineland Family
Claire Wineland Presenting at AARC Congress 2017 in Indianapolis, IN. At the AARC Congress 2017 meeting, Claire Wineland delivered a heartfelt keynote message on her experiences living with cystic fibrosis. Last week she underwent a lung transplant surgery and endured complications. On Sunday, Sept. 2, Claire’s struggle ended when she passed away. The AARC family […]
Read the post:AARC Sends Condolences to Claire Wineland FamilyFueling the Passion for Research
Helping students find research opportunities fuels their passion for respiratory care and builds the profession overall. Aaron Light, DHSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, respiratory care program director at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO, shares tips on helping students get involved in research projects. Have a Plan In Light’s program, students perform research projects in their […]
Read the post:Fueling the Passion for ResearchEducating Youth about the Dangers of Smoking
Smoking cigarettes has always had a certain appeal to children anxious to try out perceived adult behaviors. But picking up the habit in childhood can have lasting – and devastating – effects. Respiratory therapists can play a big role in making sure fewer children take up the habit and end up with a smoking-related disease. […]
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For years, the American Association for Respiratory Care has been hearing from patients who use supplemental (home) oxygen, about the problems they face – from delivery, to insufficient amounts for day to day living, to a complete lack of access for liquid oxygen. Now, for the first time in years, the Centers for Medicare and […]
Read the post:Survey for Patients Using Supplemental OxygenFive Great Bits of Advice for New RT Students
Every fall hundreds of students walk into a respiratory care classroom for the first time. They all see themselves helping to care for patients who are struggling to breathe, but how they will get from their first day of class to the bedside is still a mystery to most of these students. Nickie Mabery, RRT […]
Read the post:Five Great Bits of Advice for New RT StudentsSputum 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 […]
Read the post:Sputum Bowl Champions Share Tips for Competition SuccessPatient 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 […]
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