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.
Supporting Innovation in Asthma Care: New NIH-Funded Study Advances School-Based Management
A newly awarded $4.1 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is set to improve how children with asthma receive care at school. Led by Dr. Marina Reznik of Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the study aims to streamline communication among caregivers, clinicians, and schools — making it...
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 SpeakerStudent-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 GenerationHow 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 AsthmaBecoming 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 […]
Read the post:Quality Management and the Respiratory TherapistWhat RTs Can Do to Keep Smokers from Losing Hope
Quitting smoking is the hardest thing many people will ever try to do in their lives, and most of them have to make multiple attempts before they are successful. Ensuring these smokers don’t lose hope during the prolonged journey toward tobacco freedom can be hard for clinicians like respiratory therapists. Two RTs who specialize in […]
Read the post:What RTs Can Do to Keep Smokers from Losing HopeStudent Perspective: Amanda Hreiz
Amanda Hreiz, of Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, VA, discusses her experience as a student representative on the Virginia Society for Respiratory Care Board. Put Your Student Benefits to Work By Amanda Hreiz AARC Student Member Amanda Hreiz Since I began my journey as a respiratory therapy student, I have recently had the […]
Read the post:Student Perspective: Amanda HreizPFTs in Children: Which Interface is Best?
Performing pulmonary function tests in young children can pose special challenges, in part because they don’t like the mouthpiece and noseclips required for many of the tests. A recent study in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis found the facemask could be a more child-friendly option for the multiple breath washout (MBW) test, which is often […]
Read the post:PFTs in Children: Which Interface is Best?