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Mike Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT

In 2015, AARC established a goal that 80% of respiratory therapists would have at least a bachelor’s degree by 2020. It was certainly a lofty goal and based on the 2020 AARC Human Resource Survey of Respiratory Therapists, it appears we as a profession have come up a little short. Still, AARC remains committed to elevating the education level of respiratory therapists, and CoARC has established that a baccalaureate degree be the goal of any newly established RT education program.

Ralph Stumbo Jr RRT CPFT

We all have a story about how we ended up in Respiratory Therapy. Some of them are pretty straight forward: from high school to college to your first job. Others, like myself, sort of “backed into it”.

Sheila Mackie, RRT

Prescribing long-term oxygen therapy for your patient can be complex given the reimbursement structure, government regulations, and the variety of device options. In this blog, we will discuss the various options for patients requiring oxygen and address how to match these devices to your patient’s needs.

Holy Wilson, RPFT

When I was asked if I would like to write for this blog I had just moved from the U.S. to southern Portugal. It was the perfect time to put my journey into words of how I transitioned from working as a Pulmonary Function Technologist in hospitals to working remotely on the industry side of respiratory diagnostics from my home in Portugal. This is my story.

Isn’t it just asthma? Actually, no. Over the years, the definition of asthma has changed. Rather than a catch-all diagnosis for bronchoconstriction, airway inflammation, wheezing, cough and mucus production, asthma is recognized as an umbrella term with multiple presentations of the physical symptoms we know as asthma.