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AARC Update November 2024

The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is actively engaged in several legislative initiatives aimed at enhancing respiratory care and patient access to essential services. Key legislative efforts include: Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act The...

RT Credential/Licensing

RT Credential/Licensing

RT Credential/Licensing   Steps to Schedule Your CRT Exam through NBRC Log into Your NBRC Account Access your NBRC account by logging in at nbrc.org. Check Exam Eligibility On your account’s homepage, you should see a list of exams you are eligible to take. Apply...

Lung Recruitment Maneuvers: Should we do them?

Lung Recruitment Maneuvers: Should we do them?

By Joe Dwan, MS, RRT As RCPs, there are many lung recruitment maneuvers that our profession has utilized over the years. Defining lung recruitment maneuver as a technique to open collapsed alveoli, incentive spirometry is a lung recruitment maneuver. For mechanical...

AARC Asthma Educator Certification

AARC Asthma Educator Certification

Dear AARC Member: I am very pleased to announce that the AARC’s popular Asthma Educator Certification Preparation Course is now accessible on line. This means that you can view the asthma course when it is convenient to you. It’s available on line and on demand.There...

2016 Pacific Northwest Conference

2016 Pacific Northwest Conference

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESPIRATORY CARE CONFERENCE Holiday Inn Portland South-Wilsonville Oregon March 2016 conference was a success! Come Join us for the 2017 Pacific Northwest Respiratory Care Conference in Wilsonville to check out what is going on in 2017 and beyond.

2016 OSRC Scholarship Winners

Congratulations 2016 OSRC Scholarship Winners This year the OSRC is proud to announce its 2016 scholarship winners. We had several deserving applications, but unfortunately could only pick the top four. From the Associate programs we congratulate; Yulitta Zhiryada...

2016 OSRC Poster Board Winner

This year the OSRC is proud to announce the 2016 Poster Board presentation winner; Jeremy Plambeck from OIT. Jeremy presented an outstanding study on At Home Sleep Studies, a Tool Aiding in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. This study was a retrospective look...