AARC News Feed

1. Good Press – November 2019

   This month’s Good Press features members who presented at local conferences, earned recognitions, and shared their expertise with local media outlets.

2. 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 »

3. The COPD National Action Plan – Tracking Progress

   In keeping with November as COPD Awareness Month, the AARC participated in a recent meeting convened by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to discuss progress members of the COPD community have made in meeting goals and objectives laid out in the COPD National Action Plan (CNAP). Representatives from organizations from across the... Read more »

4. COPD Tips for Reducing Readmissions

   Improving quality of life for your patients—particularly those working to manage their COPD—remains a top priority for respiratory therapists. Helping your patients stay strong, healthy, and knowledgeable to manage their symptoms, thereby avoiding the hospital, helps strengthen their quality of life. Julie Smith, MHA, RRT, manager of respiratory care and ECLS services at Unity Point... Read more »

5. Tips for Balancing Your Team’s Workload

   The workload in any RT department is a fluid thing – it changes by the season, by the day, and sometimes even by the hour if an emergency arises. Therapists know health care is unpredictable and they have to roll with the punches, but when the workload they were handed at the beginning of the... Read more »