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March 20, 2017

Congratulations! Sultanate of Oman Celebrates First Respiratory Care Week

By Khalsa Al Siyabi, Senior Respiratory Therapist, Royal Hospital, Head of Respiratory Services, Ministry of Health, Oman After development and evolution spanning more than 20 years, […]

March 15, 2017

10th Intercoastal Respiratory Therapy Assembly (ICRTA)

By Xu Liang, MS, MD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Third Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, PRC, and Chia-Chen Chu, MS, RRT, FAARC, Department of Respiratory Therapy, China […]

March 5, 2017

President’s Message: International Council for Respiratory Care Celebrates 25th Anniversary

By Jerome Sullivan, PhD, RRT, FAARC The ICRC celebrated its 25th anniversary during the Annual Business Meeting on Oct. 17, 2016, in San Antonio, TX. The […]

June 30, 2016

President’s Message Effect of Proposed New International Standards for Small-Bore Connectors on Respiratory Therapy, Oxygen Devices, and Accessory Connectors

Jerome Sullivan, PhD, RRT, FAARC A major effort has been underway for some time now to establish new international standards for medical equipment used worldwide to […]

June 20, 2016

Seattle Respiratory Therapist Joins Team to Improve Care in Fortaleza, Brazil

By Dave Crotwell, RRT-NPS, FAARC Director, Respiratory Care Services, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA Earlier this year I was asked by Susanne Matthews, a Seattle Children’s […]

June 20, 2016

Chinese Thoracic Society Invites AARC Executive Director to Annual Meeting

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Executive Director Thomas Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC, accepted the invitation of Professor and Chairman Dr. Chen Wang, MD, PhD, FCCP, […]