The Latest in Respiratory Care & Innovation
Stay informed with the latest news, research, and product updates from Monaghan Medical. Our commitment to advancing respiratory care drives us to develop innovative aerosol drug delivery devices and asthma management solutions that improve patient outcomes. Here, you’ll find expert insights, clinical studies, and industry updates to help healthcare professionals and patients stay ahead in respiratory health. Explore our news articles to learn about breakthrough technologies, upcoming events, and Monaghan Medical’s contributions to the future of respiratory care.
Why Emergency Departments Need Safer, Smarter Aerosol Delivery for Flu, RSV, and COVID Preparedness
With flu season in full swing, Emergency department leaders may consider re-evaluating all methods to prevent exposure and how respiratory therapies are delivered to remain effective for patients while minimizing cross-contamination risk for clinicians. Monaghan Medical’s evidence-backed aerosol delivery devices are designed to help EDs meet that challenge.RC Week Resources: You’ve Planned, Now is the Time to Promote
National Respiratory Care Week, Oct. 21 – 27, celebrates respiratory therapists and the profession overall. Members take this time to educate their community and colleagues about what they do and the vital value respiratory therapists deliver each day to patients. In addition to your events and activities planned for the week, simple promotion and communication […]
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Growing Careers: The RT Mentor/Mentee Relationship
Respiratory care is a challenging profession and newcomers to the field can use all the help they can get. That’s where an RT mentor comes in, and when these seasoned professionals step up to guide less experienced RTs through the process of building their careers, good things happen for both. She understood me Ellen Becker […]
Read the post:Growing Careers: The RT Mentor/Mentee RelationshipRTs and patients come together at annual Summit
The Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit was held on Oct. 3 in Indianapolis, IN. Respiratory Therapists, along with patients and their caregivers, came together for the annual Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 3 in Indianapolis, IN. Attendees collaborated to advocate for advancing the quality of care for chronic respiratory patients. Special guest speakers Claire […]
Read the post:RTs and patients come together at annual SummitRC Week Resource: This Organization Can Help You Tell the Truth about Tobacco
National Respiratory Care Week is coming up at the end of October, and if you are like many RTs right now, you’re busy planning educational activities in your facilities and your communities to highlight the role RTs play in advocating for lung health. More RC Week Resources The Truth Initiative has some great videos and […]
Read the post:RC Week Resource: This Organization Can Help You Tell the Truth about TobaccoWhat is CoARC and How is it Advancing RT Educational Levels?
Educational programs for all legitimate health care professions, from medicine on down, are overseen by accrediting bodies that set standards aimed at ensuring the education received by students in those programs meets the needs and requirements of the medical community. In respiratory care, that accrediting body is the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). […]
Read the post:What is CoARC and How is it Advancing RT Educational Levels?COPD Care Bundle Aligns With COPD National Action Plan
Developed at the request of Congress by the National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, the first ever published COPD National Action Plan was released on May 23, 2017 with input from the AARC, COPD Foundation, and the broad COPD community. The plan provides an outline for respiratory therapists and others to take coordinated actions to improve […]
Read the post:COPD Care Bundle Aligns With COPD National Action PlanHow RT Managers Help Staff Meet Continuing Education Goals
In a profession like respiratory care, where technology is advancing at a record pace and current thinking on best practices is ever-evolving, continuing education is a given. Indeed, that’s why state licensing boards require RTs to meet continuing education requirements. But many managers will tell you therapists need to do even more, and they are […]
Read the post:How RT Managers Help Staff Meet Continuing Education GoalsRTs Provide Support Network to Patients
AARC members take time to provide guidance and camaraderie through a network of support groups for their patients and community. From discussion sessions and expert presenters to harmonicas and yoga, read how your colleagues are enhancing the respiratory care of their patients. Better Breathing Together Esther Castilleja, RRT, RCP, AE-C of Bedford, TX, facilitates two […]
Read the post:RTs Provide Support Network to PatientsWhat AARC Congress 2016 Did for My Career
As the premiere educational event in the respiratory care profession, the AARC Congress offers respiratory therapists the chance to attend more than 200 lectures given by the top names in the field. It also features an exhibit hall packed with all the major companies in the business, an Open Forum full of original research, and […]
Read the post:What AARC Congress 2016 Did for My CareerSeptember is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has designated September as Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. During this global month-long awareness campaign, the PFF has provided resources to help you educate your patients about this rare disease. According to PFF, “every mention of [pulmonary fibrosis] moves us one step closer to a patient receiving a timely and accurate […]
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