AARC News Feed

1. Controversies in Tracheostomy Management

   Enable cookies to see embeded content. As part of Big Ideas Theater 2018, Constance Mussa, Phd, RRT, RRT-NPS, discusses the controversies in tracheostomy management. Watch More Big Ideas Theater Big Ideas Theater 2018 was filmed at the AARC Congress 2018 in Las Vegas, NV. Congress speakers and lecturers shared their expertise and insights during these... Read more »

2. RTs Share Tips for Helping Asthma & Allergy Patients

   For Allergy & Asthma Awareness Month this May, we put together a tips series for RTs. Each week, we’ll post advice from your fellow AARC Members with tips on how best to help patients who are working to manage their allergies and asthma. This week, Sara Parker, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, from Missouri, shares her... Read more »

3. Florida Passes Telehealth Legislation Including RTs

   The future of RTs in telehealth got a big boost on May 2 when Rep. Mike Thompson and colleagues introduced H.R. 2508, the BREATHE Act, into the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill calls for a three-year pilot project that would test the value of using RTs to provide health education and other services via... Read more »

4. New Ventilation Webcast Series Kicks Off

   Starting Tuesday, May 28, the AARC education team will kick off its new Summer Ventilation Webcast Series. The series includes four webcasts and runs through July 9. Participants will need to register for each webcast in the series separately. “The Summer Ventilation Webcast Series spotlights key areas of mechanical ventilation to empower respiratory therapists to... Read more »

5. The BREATHE Act Introduced into Congress

   Lobby Campaign Starts on the 14th The AARC Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) traveled to Washington, DC, last month to ask their members of Congress to support legislation aimed at validating the role RTs can play in telehealth. Those efforts paid off big time on May 2, as Rep. Mike Thompson and three co-sponsors officially... Read more »