by Sherian Kington | Oct 28, 2022 | US
Linda Esposito, MPH I am a wellness coach and have been fortunate to live most of my life with few health issues. However, in 2016, I came back from a vacation with a cold and a lingering cough. For almost a year, my doctor and I thought my chronic cough was due to...
by Sherian Kington | Sep 26, 2022 | US
Robert A. Brown, BS, RRT, RPFT, FAARC Technologist-Driven Protocols (also known as “Patient-Focused Pulmonary Diagnostic Assessment Plans “) may provide a roadmap for decision making, on the flow of Pulmonary Diagnostic testing, based upon the client’s Diagnosis,...
by Brian Rugg | Aug 29, 2022 | US
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...
by Brian Rugg | Aug 9, 2022 | US
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”. I was in college...
by Brian Rugg | Jul 6, 2022 | US
Author: 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 addition, Physicians, PAs (Physician Assistant), and NPs (Nurse...
by Brian Rugg | Jun 15, 2022 | US
Author: 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...
