LSRC Purpose

To encourage and develop on a regional basis educational programs for those persons interested in the field of Respiratory Care.

To advance the science, technology, ethics, and art of Respiratory Care through regional
institutes, meetings, lectures, and the preparation and distribution of newsletters and other
materials.

To facilitate cooperation between Respiratory Care personnel and the medical profession,
hospitals, service companies, industry, and other agencies within the State interested in
Respiratory Care; except that this Society shall not commit any act which shall constitute
unauthorized practice of medicine under the laws of the State of Illinois in which the parent
Association is Incorporated, or any other state.

To provide education of the general public in pulmonary health promotion and disease prevention.