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.
Smarter Respiratory Care Starts with the AeroVerse® System
The AEROVERSE® system of care is a precision engineered collection of respiratory therapy devices designed with intent to deliver clinical efficiency, versatility, and improved patient outcomes. Built with the specific needs of clinicians and patients in mind, this integrated platform connects three essential devices: the AEROBIKA® Oscillatory Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) device, the AEROECLIPSE® BAN® Nebulizers, and the VERSAPAP® Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) device.Lung Therapy Set to Music
The Austin-based Harmonicas for Health group at the Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit in San Antonio, TX. Kitty Collins, BHS, RRT, a respiratory therapist at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, TX, set her patients’ lung exercises to a unique rhythm through their music therapy program. As part of the COPD Foundation’s Harmonicas for Health program, […]
Read the post:Lung Therapy Set to MusicCMS Takes Steps to Address Access Problems Related to Liquid Oxygen
Respiratory therapists who treat patients prescribed liquid oxygen by their physician or who must receive high flow oxygen because of their medical condition, know that access has been a big problem since the inception of the competitive bidding program. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule to address the […]
Read the post:CMS Takes Steps to Address Access Problems Related to Liquid OxygenDelivering 360 Degree Patient Care: Empowerment, Finding Connections, & Giant Microbes!
Caring for the “whole” patient means many different things to many different people. But the bottom line for all is ensuring patients receive the compassionate care they need to heal. In our final 360 Degree Patient Care article, two RTs explain how they take their whole patient into account during the delivery of respiratory care. The […]
Read the post:Delivering 360 Degree Patient Care: Empowerment, Finding Connections, & Giant Microbes!Get Up to Speed on RT Credentialing with NBRC Videos
Everyone knows you need to pass the CRT exam – or in a growing number of states now, the RRT exam – to earn your license to practice respiratory care. But other aspects of the credentialing system that governs our profession are less clear to a lot of RTs. The NBRC is hoping to shed […]
Read the post:Get Up to Speed on RT Credentialing with NBRC VideosCareer Pathways Move RTs Forward Through Degree Advancement
The AARC Career Pathways Committee explores ways to help move RTs along in their career through degree advancement programs. It focuses on helping students learn how to keep competitive and plan what to do after graduating from an associate’s degree. “Our committee has been looking at ways to highlight the importance of pursuing baccalaureate degrees […]
Read the post:Career Pathways Move RTs Forward Through Degree AdvancementZDoggMD to be Congress 2018 Keynote Speaker
Zubin Damania, MD, aka ZDoggMD, will kick off the AARC Congress 2018 experience with song, humor, and creative storytelling in his “Healthcare Remixed” talk. He plans to examine the challenges of delivering compassionate care and how medical professionals might work individually and collectively to ensure that the future of medicine is a bright one. “Dr. Damania—ZDoggMD—uses […]
Read the post:ZDoggMD to be Congress 2018 Keynote SpeakerHow RTs Can Help Battle Occupational Asthma
According to a recent report from the CDC, 33,307 people between the ages of 15 and 64 died from asthma between 1999 and 2016. What caused those deaths? For an estimated 3,664-6,994 of them, an occupational exposure to a hazardous substance may have been to blame. Men working in food, beverage, and tobacco products manufacturing; […]
Read the post:How RTs Can Help Battle Occupational AsthmaStudent-led Outreach – Promoting RT to the Next Generation
Students from Collin College demonstrate how to intubate ‘Mr. Smith’ at the HOSA annual conference in Dallas last month. Imagine you’re back in high school at a school event, when you walk by a table where you’re asked to intubate ‘Mr. Smith’ and you happily answer “Sure!” That was the scene at the annual HOSA […]
Read the post:Student-led Outreach – Promoting RT to the Next GenerationBecoming 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 InvolvementQuality 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 […]
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