Articles by: AARC Staff
November 17, 2015
Video Series — Members Share Stories
Everyone has a story to tell about how and why they decided to become a respiratory therapist, and now these stories are being shared through a new gallery in the AARC’s Virtual Museum. In this video series, AARC members share stories on why they became RTs. Click over to watch short video clips featuring everyone from... Read more »
AARC Staff
November 12, 2015
AARC Works With Family of Leonard Nimoy to Raise Awareness of COPD
When Leonard Nimoy passed away from COPD earlier this year, his daughter and son-in-law wanted to do something to raise awareness of the disease. For a couple of filmmakers, nothing seemed more appropriate than a documentary centered around the experiences the famous “Mr. Spock” from Star Trek had with the condition. They knew they would... Read more »
AARC Staff
November 1, 2015
Manage Your Emails From AARC
Email spam is a fact of life and most of us are bombarded with more than we even know. Steve Nelson, associate executive director and head of AARC’s IT operation, recently held a contest among AARC staff to illustrate the great amount of spam that flows through, not just AARC, but all businesses and organizations.... Read more »
AARC Staff
October 30, 2015
Good Press: AARC Members in the News
Good Press spotlights AARC members mentioned in the news media at a local and national level. Here is the latest list of news makers. Ed Goodwin shares some great information on a new bachelor’s degree for respiratory care coming to his community in 2017 in this article in the Anniston, AL, Star. “The hope is, [the]... Read more »
AARC Staff
October 29, 2015
#COPDChat Brings Together Providers and Patients
AARC will be participating with several other organizations in a tweet chat aimed at raising awareness and education of COPD on Monday, Nov. 9 at noon Eastern time. To join in the tweet chat, participants can use the hashtag #COPDChat on Twitter. AARC (with Twitter handle @AARC_Tweets), the COPD Foundation (@COPDFoundation) and GlaxoSmithKline (@GSKUS) are... Read more »
AARC Staff
October 29, 2015
COPD Month Resources from AARC
COPD Takes Center Stage in November New treatments, greater advocacy on the part of medical professionals, and an extremely active patient community have helped to raise awareness of COPD. November is a great time to redouble those efforts as the nation marks National COPD Awareness Month. If you treat these patients in your practice –... Read more »
AARC Staff
October 13, 2015
AARC Joins Coalition for Respiratory Compromise Institute
Respiratory compromise is increasingly being recognized as a preventable cause of death in the nation’s hospitals. A new coalition has just been formed to advance patient safety initiatives in the area, and the AARC is on board. Founded by the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC), the Respiratory Compromise Institute will work... Read more »
AARC Staff
October 8, 2015
New Virtual Museum Galleries Added to AARC Site
If it’s been a while since you’ve been to the AARC’s Virtual Museum, you’ll want to head back over for another visit. We’ve just added three new virtual museum galleries to the mix — Aerosol Delivery Devices walks you through the development of these devices, from the earliest portable nebulizer invented in 1858 to today’s... Read more »
AARC Staff
October 6, 2015
AARC Election 2016 Results Announced
Brian K. Walsh Voting in AARC Election 2016 ended on Oct. 1, and President Frank Salvatore has announced the results. The results of this year’s officers and directors election are: President-Elect Brian Walsh, MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC Directors at large John Lindsey, MEd, RRT-NPS, FAARC Doug McIntyre, MS, RRT, FAARC Deb Skees, MBA, RRT, CPFT Pattie... Read more »
AARC Staff
September 28, 2015
Reducing Readmissions is Goal of COPD PRAXIS
The COPD Foundation has just launched a new initiative aimed at helping health care providers, health systems administrators, and policymakers share information and ideas on reducing readmissions among COPD patients. Billed as an “online collaborative,” The COPD PRAXIS features — Member discussion boards. A searchable resource repository of impactful research, toolkits, and promising readmissions reduction... Read more »
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