Articles by: AARC Staff
March 10, 2015
Writing to Congress Makes a Difference
Think your letters to Congress don’t work? They do! As Virtual Lobby Week gets underway as a prelude to Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) visits to Congress on March 18, we know they are making a difference. Cheryl West, director of government affairs, explains that in today’s political environment, it is difficult to obtain a... Read more »
AARC Staff
March 5, 2015
PR Programs Shine March 8-14
With hospitals now facing stiff penalties for excessive readmissions for COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation has been given a new lease on life, and next week is the perfect time to show off your program. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week kicks off on Sunday and runs through the 14th, so contact your local media and invite them to come... Read more »
AARC Staff
March 3, 2015
COPD9USA Conference Set for June
Next June experts in COPD from across the nation will gather outside of Chicago, IL, for the COPD9USA Conference sponsored by the COPD Foundation and The University of Nebraska Medical Center. The two day event — June 5–6 — will feature clinical tracks, care delivery tracks, research tracks, patient tracks, and plenary sessions aimed at... Read more »
AARC Staff
March 2, 2015
PACT Day Efforts Promote Telehealth Bill
Respiratory therapists will be going to Washington DC on March 18 to lobby for the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. All AARC members will be playing a role in their success, as we launch Virtual Lobby Week on March 9, where your letters and contacts with your members of Congress will help pave the way. Members... Read more »
AARC Staff
February 25, 2015
25 Years of Smoke-Free Flying
Airline Smoking Ban has Roots in the AARC Twenty-five years ago this month, airline passengers boarding domestic flights of six hours or less were finally assured of a smoke-free environment, as the initial ban on smoking on flights of two hours or less passed by Congress in 1988 was extended to cover longer flights. What... Read more »
AARC Staff
February 25, 2015
Keeping Respiratory Therapy Patients Safe
On March 8, hospitals all across the country will mark National Patient Safety Awareness Week with educational events and other efforts aimed at ensuring their staffs know how to protect their patients from harm. Here at the AARC we work to help respiratory therapists ensure safe care for their patients through several projects and programs... Read more »
AARC Staff
February 5, 2015
First Editor of RESPIRATORY CARE Passes Away
James Whitacre, MA, RRT and Jeff Ward, MEd, RRT, FAARC. The respiratory care community lost a pioneering member late last month with the passing of James Whitacre, MA, RRT, at the age of 93. One of the earliest members of the AARC, Whitacre served the Association on its Board of Directors in the late 1950s... Read more »
AARC Staff
January 29, 2015
Putting Patients First
Tom Kallstrom honored at third annual Patient Safety Summit More than 200,000 people in the U.S. die in hospitals every year due to patient safety errors that could easily be fixed by implementing simple practices available to every hospital out there today. Last weekend, leaders in the industry gathered for the third annual Patient Safety,... Read more »
AARC Staff
January 29, 2015
Popular Program Retires After 25 Years
Current Topics debuts this month For the past 25 years the AARC’s Professor’s Rounds series has been educating respiratory therapists about key topics in the profession. As respiratory therapists came together in department meeting rooms and other venues, they learned how to bring cutting edge therapies to their patients from some of the leading names... Read more »
AARC Staff
January 15, 2015
Multidisciplinary Course Addresses Pulmonary Disease Education
As more and more focus is placed on reducing hospital readmissions, respiratory therapists are increasingly working with the multidisciplinary team to provide pulmonary disease management services. In collaboration with several other organizations, the AARC is launching a Pulmonary Disease Educator Course aimed at covering key components of pulmonary disease education for COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma,... Read more »
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