Articles tagged with: Patient Care
March 14, 2018
ALA’s State of Lung Cancer Report: What RTs Need to Know
The American Lung Association has just released a first-of-its-kind report detailing the impact lung cancer is making on the lives of Americans throughout the U.S. The report offers state-by-state data showing the discrepancies that exist between the states in everything from lung cancer incidence to early screening and diagnosis. “Nationally, the five-year survival rate for... Read more »
March 14, 2018
Delivering 360-Degree Patient Care: Build Trust, Dance it Out
The patients respiratory therapists see at the bedside every day are in need of immediate care to treat their acute conditions. But those very same patients — many of them suffering from chronic lung conditions like asthma and COPD — need help beyond that acute exacerbation too. How do RTs care for the whole patient?... Read more »
March 8, 2018
Pertussis: What RTs Need to Know
Respiratory therapists who have encountered pertussis know it is characterized by the hallmark “whooping” sound that has given it the name most people associate with it: whooping cough. Effective vaccines have been around for decades, but effectiveness wears off over time and many people fail to be re-immunized. According to the CDC, infants are at... Read more »
March 7, 2018
Big Ideas Theater, Episode 9: COPD and Pulmonary Rehab
Enable cookies to see embeded content. In this episode of Big Ideas Theater, Grace Anne Dorney Koppel discusses COPD and the value of pulmonary rehab for patients. The conversation opens with the statistic that there are about 30 million Americans with COPD, but only about 16 million have been diagnosed. Dorney-Koppel explains that this discrepancy... Read more »
March 7, 2018
Celebrating the RT’s Role in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week is March 11 – 17, and that means now is a great time to learn more about this area of respiratory therapy and what it can mean for chronic lung disease patients. AARC member Kitty Collins, BHS, RRT, has been working in PR for decades now and explains why patients need this... Read more »
February 27, 2018
Current Topics in Respiratory Care 2018: Episode 1 Now Available
“Pulmonary Rehabilitation: The Year in Review” Kicking off our 2018 Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series is Brian W. Carlin, MD, MAACVPR, presenting his review of the most recently published studies in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation. Strategies on how to implement these research findings into the everyday practice of pulmonary rehabilitation will also... Read more »
February 14, 2018
Patient Voices Heard at Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit
Enable cookies to see embeded content. Respiratory therapists came together with chronic lung disease patients at the AARC’s Respiratory Patient Advocacy Summit in Indianapolis last fall, opening up lines of communication and building partnerships that will ultimately help advance the quality of care for patients. Amber Galer, BS, RRT, who served as the 2017 Summit... Read more »
February 14, 2018
Patient Focus: Christine Hartling Cherishes “Her Kids”
Christine Hartling, center, seen here with FACES Foundation President and Co-founder Sharman Lamka and AARC Chief Business Officer Tim Myers, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC, was proud to receive the first ever AARC/FACES Foundation National Respiratory Patient Advocacy Award. Christine Hartling, MHM, RRT, RRT-NPS, has a motto that has served her well in her work with... Read more »
February 7, 2018
E-Cigs and Youth: What RTs Need to Know
E-cigarettes are being touted as a path to quitting for people who smoke. The jury is still out on the value they add, although some studies have found a benefit. But what about children and teens whose very first experience with smoking is not a traditional cigarette, but an e-cig? AARC member and long-time tobacco... Read more »
February 6, 2018
Big Ideas Theater: Patient Centric Care
Enable cookies to see embeded content. In this episode of Big Ideas Theater, Garry Kauffman MPA, RRT, FAARC, shares his perspective on the importance and value of practicing patient centric care. To Kauffman, this means providing care that is respectful of and responsive to the patient’s preferences, needs and values. “We should always be focused... Read more »
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