Articles by: Debbie Bunch
August 16, 2023
RC Currents
Read the latest studies in respiratory care in this week's edition of RC Currents. We discuss new tests, lung disease, and more.
Debbie Bunch
August 10, 2023
AARC Members In The News
August 10, 2023 AARC member Jernetta Backus, DHA, CRT, was featured in an article on isstories.com about her background in respiratory care and a new company she is launching in Fort Worth, TX. Read it Here AARC members Lindsay Fox, MEd, RRT, RRT-ACCS RRT-NPS, and Blake Anyan, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, were featured in an article on... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
August 3, 2023
The Hidden Cost of Turnover
Given the robust job market for respiratory therapists right now, there is probably nothing that gives managers a good case of indigestion more than learning that a member of their staff is about to walk out the door for a new opportunity. There will be schedules to juggle, recruitment ads to run, interviews to conduct,... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
August 3, 2023
AARC Members In The News
August 2, 2023 AARC member Richard Broyles, RRT, RRT-NPS, was featured in an article on bapitisthealthsystem.com about how to tell if respiratory symptoms are from the Saharan dust or allergies. Read it Here AARC member Paul Lowe, MPH, RRT, was featured in an article about a grant that is allowing his respiratory care program to... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
July 27, 2023
Members in the News
July 27, 2023 AARC member Greg Dunn, CRT, was featured in an article on nbcrightnow.com about how wildfire smoke affects the human body. Read and Watch it Here AARC members Tracy Marquette, RRT, AE-C, and Holly Leblanc, RRT, were featured in news segments on wafb.com about how to manage asthma in kids and an asthma... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
July 26, 2023
What is an AARC Fellow? (And Why You Should Care!)
August 26, 2023 AARC members can reach high levels of performance in many areas of the profession, from education and management to clinical care, research, and more. These are members who have reached the pinnacle of excellence in their given area of the field and made a true mark on the profession as a whole.... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
July 20, 2023
Summer Forum Attracts a Record Crowd
July 20, 2023 The AARC Summer Forum in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, wrapped up on Monday, as a record number of respiratory care managers, educators, and clinicians headed home from the three-day event designed especially for leaders in the profession. Saturday: New lecture series debuts The meeting kicked off on Saturday morning with a Welcome Address... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
July 20, 2023
Members in the News
July 20, 2023 AARC member Steve Mosakowski, MBA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, CPFT, FAARC, was featured in two articles about health dangers stemming from the Canadian wildfire smoke: one on Fox32chicago.com, and another on abcchicago.com. (He says he did the second interview while he was at the recent AARC Summer Forum.) Read the First One Here... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
July 13, 2023
Members in the News
July 13, 2023 AARC member Mandy De Vries, MSc, RRT, RRT-NPS, was featured in an interview on healio.com about RSV vaccines. Read it Here AARC member Joyce Baker, BS, RRT, was featured in an article on healthline.com on who should get the new RSV vaccines for older adults. Read it Here AARC member Anne Geistkemper,... Read more »
Debbie Bunch
July 13, 2023
Temple University Hospital Expands Bronchoscopy to the OR, Implements Race Neutral Equations
July 13, 2023 Respiratory diagnostics is a key role played by RTs in hospitals across the country, and like other areas of care, it is subject to innovation. At Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, respiratory therapists on the diagnostics team have recently embarked on two initiatives aimed at ensuring patients at their hospital... Read more »
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