We thank respiratory therapists around the world for your patience, professionalism, hard work, sacrifice, and commitment to providing excellent patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care is constantly changing and due to recent events, we need respiratory therapists now more than ever.
Your personal and professional sacrifices do not go unnoticed. Many of you have sacrificed time with loved ones, self-care, and your own safety to provide care to those infected. It is because of you that so many patients affected by the virus have already recovered.
At the AARC, we are here to help you. We aim to be a resource for consistent and correct information regarding the virus. Beyond that, we hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe during this time.
Tips
Health care professionals shared the following tips for staying healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Personal quarantine: It may be necessary to quarantine yourself from certain family members. Help protect your family by setting up a section of your home that is off limits to those who may be vulnerable.
- Manage anxiety and stress: Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations. There are things you can do to reduce secondary traumatic stress.
- Allow time for self-care
- Give yourself time to recover from responding to the pandemic
- Take time away from COVID-19 news coverage
- More tips from the CDC
- Use your expertise to encourage loved ones to take proper precautions: Your knowledge and background in respiratory therapy gives you a great platform to provide correct information to those you know.
Resources
- AARC COVID-19 News and Resources
- Resources for COVID-19 AARConnect Community
- World Health Organization
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Free Coronavirus Sanity Guide
AARC in the News
PRINT & RADIO
- The Pantagraph – AARC Associate Executive Director, Shawna Strickland, PhD, CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
- Kaiser Health News – Richard Branson, RRT
- STAT – Richard Branson, RRT
- NURSE.com – AARC Associate Executive Director, Shawna Strickland, PhD, CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
- CNBC Make It – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- HomeCare- AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- WIRED – Richard Branson, RRT
- Cardiac Rhythm News – The AARC
- MUMU Technology – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- MSN – Richard Branson, RRT
- Medium – Richard Branson, RRT
- Yahoo! Finance News – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Stateline – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Idaho Mountain Express – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- ABC 14 News – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Global Health Now – Richard Branson, RRT
- The Washington Post – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- Cardiac Rhythm News – The AARC
- Investors Hangout – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Republican American – The AARC
- News Parliament – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Fortune – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Breathe Pennsylvania – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- New York Post – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- The Californian – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Tucson Sentinel – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Healthcare Dive – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- RawStory – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- ProPublica – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- HowStuffWorks.com – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- THE CITY – AARC Associate Executive Director, Shawna Strickland, PhD, CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
- Fortune – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC (Read the PDF)
- Health Care Business News – Richard Branson, RRT
- The Charlotte Observer – Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC, AARC Chief Business Officer
- Star Gazette – Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC, AARC Chief Business Officer
- USA Today – Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC, AARC Chief Business Officer
- Mother Jones – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- NPR – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- Forbes – Richard Branson, RRT
- BuzzFeed – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- Bloomberg – AARC Associate Executive Director, Shawna Strickland, PhD, CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
- Lake News Online – Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC, AARC Chief Business Officer
- True Viral News – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- The Detroit News – Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC, AARC Chief Business Officer
BROADCAST
- WDSU – AARC Chief Operating Officer, Doug Laher, MBA, CAE, CMP, RRT, FAARC
- Spectrum News – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- KSAT – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
- Fox 8 New Orleans – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- Fox News – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- CNN – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
- ABC News – AARC Chief Business Officer Timothy R. Myers MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC (and ABC News Radio)
- NBC DFW – AARC Executive Director, Tom Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC
AARC Members in the News
PRINT & RADIO
- NPR – Mary Graham, CRT, CPFT, RPFT
- HealthLeaders – Julie Sullivan, BSRC, RRT, RRT-NPS
- Newswise – Dagoberto Naranjo, RRT, and Christina Rogers, RRT
- WYO4 News – Crystal Hamblin, RRT, RN, and Lori Tinkler
- U.S. News & World Report – Felix Khusid, BSRT, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, RPFT, FAARC
- MUSC – Valerie David, MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C
- Bristol Herald Courier – Robin Wilson, RRT
- Medpage Today – Shera McClelland, RRT; Cydney Vanness, RRT; Beth Heltzel, RRT; and Lori Tinkler, the chief executive officer of the National Board for Respiratory Care
- Newswise – David Vines, PhD, RRT, FAARC; Steve Mosakowski, MBA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, CPFT, FAARC; Laurel Stewart; Jie Li, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS; and Brady Scott, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C
- Joint Base San Antonio News – Petty Officer 1st Class Gina Martinez, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jawaun White
- Ellwood City Ledger – Josh Fine, RRT, RRT-NPS
- The Spokesman-Review – Michele Pedicone, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS, Earl Moore, RRT, and Chris Striggow, MEd, RRT, RRT-NPS
- UNC Charlotte – John Ross, RRT
- STAT News – Carolyn La Vita, MHA, RRT
- WTOC 11 – Megan Shell, RRT, RRT-NPS, and Jerry Alewine, EdD, RRT
- News 9 – Nicolle Elliott, RRT, and Jaquen Stoops, RRT
- New York Times – David Van De Carr, RRT
- KMBC News – AARC President Karen Schell, DHSc, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, RPFT, RPSGT, AE-C, CTTS
- Dayton Daily News – Shereen Bailey, RRT, RRT-NPS
- Maine Public – Brittany Cyr, RRT, and Kathy Roy Gosselin, MA, RRT
- Jewish Herald-Voice – Gregg Marshall, PhD, RRT
- NPR – Tom Barnes, EdD, RRT, FAARC
- US News & World Report – Brady Scott, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C
- Georgia State University – Tamethia Perkins, RRT, Doug Gardenhire, RRT, RRT-NPS
- Palo Alto Online – Brenda Hanning, RRT
- San Antonio Express-News – David Gibson, RRT
- The Wichitan – MSU Texas Respiratory program
- The Syracuse – Michele Pedicone, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS
- USA Today – Carl Hinkson, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS
- Boston 25 News – Edward Burns, RRT
BROADCAST
- Spectrum News – Robert Wolfe, RRT
- WMAZ – Rachel Rodriguez, RRT
- Good Morning America – Rena Laliberte, BSRT, RRT, CPFT
- KCCI Des Moines – Julie Jackson, BS, RRT, RRT-NPS
- KTVB – Gabrielle Davis, MPH, MA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, NPS, CTTS, CHES
- Peninsula Regional Medial Center On Point Podcast – Robert Joyner, Jr., PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC
- KVFS – Pete Darnell, MSEd, RRT
- WBNG 12 News – Justin Gacioch, RRT
- Balitang America TFC – Michael Peralta, RRT
- KDVR / Fox 31 News – Lonnie Martinez, RRT
- Cincinnati – Shereen Bailey, RRT, RRT-NPS
- ABC 4 – Sydney Shiba, BS, RRT
- 19 News – Valerie Pike, RRT
- KWCH 12 – Curtis Kidwell, RRT
- 13 WMAZ – Jennifer McIntosh, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS
- KOAA News 5 – Kevin McQueen, MHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, CPPS, CM
- KTUU – Brian Faix, BSRT, RRT, RRT-NPS
- WRCB TV – Kathryn Davidson, BS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, CPFT
- News Center Maine – Christy Baker Eble, MBA, RRT, and Kathy Roy Gosselin, MA, RRT
- WPSD Local – Pam Lindemann, MA, RRT, and Roni Stallins, RRT, RRT-NPS
- KATV – Tonya Cook, MEd, RRT
- King 5 News – Shannon Parker, BS, RRT
- WKYT – Shelby Martin, RRT
- WTKR – Denise Bieszczad, MA, RRT
- ABC News (1) – Peter Papadakos, MD, BOMA Chair
- ABC News (2) – Peter Papadakos, MD, BOMA Chair
- Lex 18 – Tim Hadden, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS
- CBS Local Chicago – Marren Culberson, CRT
- KFOR – Caitlin Coppock, RRT, RRT-ACCS
- News 7 Boston – Keith Hirst, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, AE-C
- Today – Michele Pedicone, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS
- CBS News – Michele Pedicone, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS
- ABC 11 News – Bill Croft, Ed.D, Ph.D., RRT, RCP
- ABC 6 News – Curt Merriman, CPFT, RRT
- NBC New York – Kimberly Costello, RRT
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