Articles tagged with: AARC News
May 13, 2020
Country Artist Billy Dawson Writes COVID-19 Song for AARC
Country star Billy Dawson wrote a song for the AARC to encourage our respiratory therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 6, 2020
Summer Webcast Series Kicks Off June 10
The AARC education team will kick off its new Summer Webcast Series on June 10. The series includes three webcasts and runs through July 8. Participants will need to register for each webcast in the series separately. June 10 – “Artificial Airway Suctioning and Clearance in 2020” Presented by Brady Scott, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C,... Read more »
April 30, 2020
Beware of Potential Pandemic Scams
Beware of potential scammers using COVID-19 as a way to send email scams to healthcare professionals during this time. Read our quick tips.
April 1, 2020
Secretion Clearance in Ventilated Patients
This Current Topics DVD addresses secretion clearance in ventilated patients. The Current Topics series is filled with the latest in respiratory care.
March 11, 2020
Workplace Wellness for RTs
In this article you will find tips for RTs for workplace wellness and preventing burnout, an increasingly common issue in many fields.
January 2, 2020
Goal Planning Tips for the New Year
The new year brings an opportunity for taking a fresh look at the year ahead to assess and plan. This means it’s a great chance to refine your goal planning skills. We asked AARC members to share some of their tips. Have a foundation “Being a middle manager, I have to keep in alignment with... Read more »
November 20, 2019
Annual Summit Brings RTs and Patients Together
The annual Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit was held on Friday, Nov. 8 in New Orleans, LA. Now in its third year, the National Respiratory Patient Advocacy Award, sponsored by the AARC and The FACES Foundation, went to Kayelene Horne, RRT, RRT-NPS, of James Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC (on... Read more »
October 2, 2019
Everyone Needs Oxygen
This episode of the Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series features Jerry Krishnan MD, PhD, presenting “Everyone Needs Oxygen.” Purchase Your DVD Today The presentation will discuss the evidence supporting the use of supplemental oxygen in COPD and efforts underway to promote stakeholder-supported strategies to promote appropriate use of home oxygen during hospital-to-home transitions.... Read more »
September 19, 2019
A Patient’s Perspective on the Patient Advocacy Summit
The AARC will convene its annual Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit in New Orleans on Nov. 8, just prior to the start of AARC Congress 2019 on Nov. 9. Respiratory therapists and other clinicians will be in attendance to strategize with patients and patient organizations on the best way to care for people living with lung... Read more »
September 4, 2019
The ABCDEF Bundle and the Role of the Respiratory Therapist
This episode of the Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series features E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, presenting “The ABCDEF Bundle and the Role of the Respiratory Therapist.” Purchase Your DVD Today This lecture will discuss the integration of respiratory therapists into each of these domains to assure collaboration and quality patient care. He will... Read more »
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