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...
by Brian Rugg | May 18, 2022 | US
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...
