Articles by: Heather Willden
July 25, 2018
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 more »
Heather Willden
July 25, 2018
Career 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 more »
Heather Willden
July 25, 2018
AARC Activates Disaster Relief Fund for Members Affected by California Wildfires
The AARC has activated its Disaster Relief Fund for AARC members in California who have sustained property loss or damage as a result of wildfires ravaging the state. Members living in federally-declared disaster areas may apply for a grant of up to $500, either online or by mail using our downloadable application form. Applications will... Read more »
Heather Willden
July 20, 2018
ZDoggMD to be Congress 2018 Keynote Speaker
Enable cookies to see embeded content. 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... Read more »
Heather Willden
July 19, 2018
How 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 more »
Heather Willden
July 18, 2018
Becoming 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 more »
Heather Willden
July 18, 2018
Student-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 more »
Heather Willden
July 12, 2018
Join the Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit at AARC Congress
Nov. 8, 2019 • New Orleans, LA • 11:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. Reserve Your Spot Do you have a passion for improving the quality of care and life for your respiratory patients and plan on attending AARC Congress 2019 in New Orleans? Then join the movement and come to Congress one day early to... Read more »
Heather Willden
July 11, 2018
Big Ideas Theater, Episode 16: Portable Oxygen Concentrators
Enable cookies to see embeded content. In this episode of Big Ideas Theater, Kim Wiles, BS, RRT, CPFT, FAARC, vice president of Respiratory Services, discusses portable oxygen concentrators and the importance of knowing their limitations. Portable Oxygen Concentrators Guide According to Wiles, oxygen delivery is different in the home, where pulse delivery is used instead... Read more »
Heather Willden
July 11, 2018
Quality 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 more »
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