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Respiratory Therapists – Licensing Requirements January 1, 2018

Respiratory Therapists – Licensing Requirements January 1, 2018

1430 Tandem Ave NE, Suite 180Salem, OR 97301-2192Phone: (503) 378-8667Fax: (503) 585-9114www.healthoregon.org/hlo DATE:         September 19, 2017 TO:              Interested Parties – Respiratory Therapists and Polysomnographic Technologists Licensing Board...

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...

March 18th, 2015 day at the hill

March 18th, 2015 day at the hill

This year is the first year that the PACT group went to Washington DC to support legislation that we had nothing to do with writing. We were supporting the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. It is legislation written by the Telehealth group that includes Respiratory...

Oregon Respiratory Therapist becomes FAARC

Oregon Respiratory Therapist becomes FAARC

The Board Members of the OSRC are so PROUD of you! CONGRATULATIONS JOE DWAN 16 members inducted as AARC Fellows on December 9, 2014 at AARC Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada. The AARC recognized these 16 members with the prestigious “Fellow of the American Association for...

PACT Report June 6, 2014

PACT day at the hill was on April 1st this year. The weather was very nice, and the feel to the capitol was a bit different this year. The AARC assigned Rebecca Rudolph from the COPD foundation to help me with the meetings as I went to DC alone this year. We met with...

AB 1972 Advances to Gov. Brown for his Signature

AB 1972 Advances to Gov. Brown for his Signature

  California Society for Respiratory Care President shares latest news.On Thursday, July 3, the California State Senate voted unanimously to advance AB 1972. If signed into law, this legislation will require that a RCP candidate have a minimum credential of RRT....