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The CSRT hosts the annual national conference for respiratory therapists in Canada. This large annual gathering of respiratory therapists and other professionals involved in respiratory care from across Canada and internationally offers a variety of educational presentations, networking and social events, interactions with vendors, and opportunities for its communities of practice to meet and ...
The Canadian Board for Respiratory Care (CBRC) was founded in 1989 as a non-profit organization which produces examinations for credentialing for practicing respiratory care. [1] The Board also has collaborated with other organizations on matters related to respiratory therapy education.
Authorized by the legislation "Regulated Health Professionals Act" in Ontario, the role of the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario is to regulate the practice of respiratory therapy and govern the registered respiratory therapists. Respiratory therapy has been an established health care profession in Canada since 1964.
Respiratory therapists are recognized domain experts pertaining to respiratory care and are responsible to facilitate learning and training for respiratory care topics (mechanical ventilation management, artificial airway management, lung protective strategies, diagnostic procedures, etc) for medical students, nursing students, and health care ...
TMC — The Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination (TMC) is designed to objectively measure essential knowledge, skills, and abilities required of entry-level respiratory therapists, as well as determine eligibility for the Clinical Simulation Examination. There are two established cut scores for the Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination.
The College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta is a corporation with delegated provincial government authority to regulate the profession of respiratory therapy pursuant with the Health Professions Act and the Respiratory Therapists Profession Regulation.
The RRT is considered an advanced respiratory therapist, a CRT an entry level. It is very difficult and almost unheard of for a Respiratory Care Department manager to achieve management level without being registered. Also, it is very difficult for a CRT to achieve supervisor status without first obtaining RRT status.
List of accredited respiratory therapist programs; Acid–base homeostasis; Acid–base disorder; Airway clearance therapy; Airway resistance; Alveolar pressure; American Thoracic Society; Analytical nebulizer; Arterial blood gas test; Artificial ventilation; Associate of Science in Respiratory Care; Asthma; Asthma camp; Atelectasis; Atelectotrauma