Articles by: Heather Willden

May 16, 2018

New Disease Webcast Series Kicks Off

Starting Tuesday, May 29, the AARC education team will kick off its new summer disease webcast series. “The purpose of the summer disease series is to highlight chronic pulmonary diseases and empower respiratory therapists to actively participate in the diagnosis, treatment, and education necessary for these patients to live the best quality of life,” said... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 15, 2018

SPOTY Spotlight – Curt Merriman

This month in our Specialty Practitioner of the Year (SPOTY) Spotlight series, we’re learning more about our Diagnostics SPOTY: Curt R. Merriman, BA, RRT, CPFT. Join the Diagnostics Specialty Section Meet Curt As an RT student, Merriman selected PFT as an elective clinical rotation, which is when he developed an interest in diagnostics. “I became... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 15, 2018

Breaking Through the Excuses to Advance Your Degree – Bethelhem Markos

This month we bring our Breaking Through the Excuses series to a close as we learn how Bethelhem Markos is advancing her degree. Bethelhem’ Story Bethelhem Markos Markos graduated from Boston University with her Bachelor of Science degree in human physiology. She then returned to her hometown of Laurel, Maryland to work for a year... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 9, 2018

How to Be a Leader, No Matter Your Role

Each member of a team can exercise leadership, no matter their role in the team. We all bring expertise and talent in our job performance. We asked a few AARC members to share their insight into what it means to be a leader and how RTs can seek out opportunities. Here’s what they had to... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 9, 2018

Big Ideas Theater, Episode 13: Indy Driver TJ Fischer Talks Asthma

Enable cookies to see embeded content. In this episode of Big Ideas Theater, Indy Lites Racer and Asthma Advocate TJ Fischer shares his insight and perspective on living with asthma and learning to control it. A lifelong asthmatic, Fischer opens the discussion sharing his experience of having an asthma attack while driving in a race... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 8, 2018

Educating Team Members on Asthma: How RTs Can Lead the Way

Respiratory therapists are the lung health experts, and as such, have a responsibility to share their knowledge with physicians, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team. Nowhere is that truer than with asthma. According to the CDC, asthma affects 1 in 12 adults and 1 in 10 children living in the U.S., and they all... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 8, 2018

Another Reason Why RTs Should Encourage Exercise in Children with Asthma

A new study conducted by researchers in New Zealand suggests people who are more physically fit in childhood and adolescence have better lung function later in life. Published in the European Respiratory Journal, the study was conducted among 2,406 children who were assessed for physical fitness and lung function several times as they grew up and... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 1, 2018

Current Topics in Respiratory Care 2018: Episode 3 “Severe Asthma Attacks in the ER” Now Available

“Severe Asthma Attacks in the ER” In this episode of the Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series, Brady Scott, MSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC, shares insight and best practices for managing patients who have come to the emergency room as a result of experiencing severe asthma attacks. He explains that treatment for these patients... Read more »

 Heather Willden

May 1, 2018

Good Press: AARC Members in the News | May 2018

 Heather Willden

May 1, 2018

Asthma Action Plans Enhance Patient Care

Each patient you treat is unique. While symptoms between patients may be similar, the treatment and care you give will be distinctive for the individual. For your asthma patients, an asthma action plan can help deliver unified and strategic care. AARC Members Doug Gardenhire, EdD, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC, and Dave Burnett, PhD, RRT, AE-C, share... Read more »

 Heather Willden