We, along with other societies, must lobby state legislatures to obtain licensure. Without the ability to practice, the efforts of the CoARC, NBRC, and AARC would all be in vain. This will be the most difficult part to accomplish, as obstacles and resistance may arise from other organizations.
“Align with other professions to give us more clout”
Respiratory care has just begun the process of eliminating the CRT credential, making the RRT entry level. More needs to be done to develop true bachelor’s degree programs in respiratory care if our profession is to remain current and ensure alignment with other allied health professions. We as a professional group need to be more visible to the public.
“A definitive limit to the number of ventilated patients”
The problem is the lack of evidence to support a patient to therapist ratio. A study out of Johns Hopkins University published in 2013 noted “a multi-component intervention, including an increase in RT/patient ratio, improved RT orientation, and the establishment of a core staffing model was associated with increased respiratory resource utilization.”
Virtual Lobby Week Is Coming!
We are getting ready! Will you be ready? March 20 2017 AARC Virtual Lobby Week
GOLD 2017 Report Published
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) released their 2017 Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease report. New in the update: Revised and improved ABCD assessment tool New recommendations concerning ongoing self-management and education programs More stepwise approach to the use of inhaled […]
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