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  • Declines in Cigarette Smoking Rates Stall
    AARC has received an early release copy of smoking statistics in the U.S. The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report gives numbers on smoking rates and second-hand smoke exposure.

  • CMS Expands Smoking Cessation as a Preventive Measure
    On August 25, 2010, CMS announced it will now cover smoking cessation counseling for outpatient and hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries who use tobacco, regardless of whether the patient has signs or symptoms of tobacco-related disease. This action comes as part of the program’s coverage of preventive services that are permitted under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 if certain statutory provisions are met.

  • 2010 Year Of The Customer: Enter To Win Great Prizes
    Every time you place an order in the AARC Online Store, you will be automatically entered into a weekly drawing...

  • HRSA Reports Scholarship Opportunities for RTs
    A major goal of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is to disseminate educational scholarship and loan information to health professionals. In the past, respiratory therapists have not been well represented in this process, but that’s changing for the better.

  • AHRQ Director to Address Congress in Keynote Speech
    Attendees at the AARC Congress in Las Vegas, NV, this Dec. 6–9, will hear from a leader in the research community, as Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at the Department of Health and Human Services, takes the podium for the keynote address.

  • VAP Workshops Scheduled for Maryland, Pennsylvania
    Respiratory therapists working in the ICU know ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) causes excess morbidity and mortality and adds thousands of dollars to the care of the patient.

  • WHO Says Pandemic is Over—Now What?
    While good news, it does not mean that the H1N1 flu virus has disappeared, only that its behavior is becoming more like seasonal influenza.

  • Good Press: AARC Members in the News
    Check out our latest list of newsmakers.