Articles by: AARC Staff
April 28, 2015
Get Peak Flow Meters for Your Community Events
AARC is offering free disposable peak flow meters for community event activities to AARC members. Taking asthma education into your community events like health screenings and county fairs is one way to raise the visibility of respiratory therapists and to educate the public about their health and the great work respiratory therapists do. Now, for... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 27, 2015
Ventilator Alarm Webcast Planned
AARC will be participating in a webcast sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) on ventilator alarms. Scheduled for May 11 from noon to 1 p.m. (Eastern), Nurses and Respiratory Therapists: Working Together for Safe Alarm Systems Management will feature a nurse and a respiratory therapist who will examine how nursing... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 22, 2015
AARC Seeks Support of Texas COPD and Asthma Bills
The State Capitol Building in Austin, Texas AARC has asked Texas respiratory therapists to get behind an initiative in the state that would establish a COPD and asthma strategic plan. The Texas COPD and asthma bills, in both the Texas Senate and House, are asking for the establishment of such a plan within the Texas... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 21, 2015
Reaching Out Through AARConnect
Karen Schell A while back, AARC member Karen Schell reached out through AARConnect to all of the AARC Specialty Sections, asking for the donation of equipment and supplies to help support a mission to Ghana. Karen, who is from Kansas, and fellow AARC member Lisa Trujillo, from Utah, are traveling to Ghana on a yearly... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 16, 2015
Saint Clare Receives Patient Safety Award
RTs at Saint Clare’s Health System are proud of their Josie King Culture of Safety Hero Award. Respiratory therapists work hard to ensure patient safety every day, and they certainly don’t expect anyone to congratulate them for their efforts. But it sure is nice when someone does. Just ask the RTs at the Saint Clare’s... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 15, 2015
The Value of Membership: Get Your Continuing Education Here
What does AARC do for you? If that’s a question you find yourself asking from to time, we’ve got plenty of answers for you – starting with the continuing education benefit you get. And here’s the great thing: you can count it in dollars and cents. An average number of CRCE credits needed per year... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 14, 2015
Thank-You, AARC Volunteers!
The nation is celebrating National Volunteer Week this week, and we thought it would be a great time to says thanks to all of the AARC members who volunteer to work for the Association in various capacities every year. What do our volunteers do? Well, the sky’s really the limit. Here are just a few... Read more »
AARC Staff
April 10, 2015
Patient Experience Report Issued
AARC has been presented with a report from the National Health Council, evaluating the patient experience with health insurance exchanges. AARC is a member of the National Health Council. AARC and the other members of the Council established five principles for a better health marketplace for patients: Ensure cost-sharing structures and other plan design elements... Read more »
AARC Staff
March 23, 2015
Participate in COPD Readmissions Live Video Stream
AARC Executive Director Tom Kallstrom will be among the presenters on March 26 and 27, when the COPD Foundation is gathering a multidisciplinary group of experts in Washington, DC and across the country via live video stream to discuss challenges, share best practices, and create solutions to alleviate the burden of COPD hospital readmissions. The... Read more »
AARC Staff
March 16, 2015
Senior Members Make Our Day!
We recently received the following letter from a long-time member of the AARC. I had not worked since 2010 and suddenly this year, I will turn 80 in April. It’s time to really retire this time. A thank you letter for all you have done seems to be in order … Thank you for all... Read more »
AARC Staff
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