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Respiratory therapists educate, assist in diagnosis, and treat people who have heart and lung problems. Specialized in both cardiac and pulmonary care, respiratory therapists often collaborate with specialists in pulmonology and anaesthesia in various aspects of clinical care of patients.
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) is a medical association in the United States consisting of physicians and non-physician specialists in the field of chest medicine, which includes pulmonology, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine. The group was founded in 1935. [1] It has a membership of over 19,000. [2]
Category for all pulmonology, respirology, pneumology and respiratory therapy associations and organizations. Pages in category "Pulmonology and respiratory therapy organizations" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Alabama Society for Respiratory Care; Alaska Society for Respiratory Care; Associazione Scientifica Interdisciplinare per lo Studio delle Malattie Respiratorie (AIMAR) Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri (AIPO) American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) (United States) American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) (United States)
Certified Respiratory Therapy Technicians – Respiratory therapy: CTRS: Certified therapeutic recreation specialist – Recreation therapy or Therapeutic recreation: CSA: Certified surgical assistant CST: Certified Surgical Technologist CWS: cooperative weichteilsarkomen study (German soft tissue sarcoma cooperative group)
Pulmonary rehabilitation, also known as respiratory rehabilitation, is an important part of the management and health maintenance of people with chronic respiratory disease who remain symptomatic or continue to have decreased function despite standard medical treatment. It is a broad therapeutic concept.
A pulmonary rehabilitation team [32] may include a rehabilitation physician, a pulmonary medicine specialist, physician assistant and allied health professionals including a rehabilitation nurse, a respiratory therapist, a speech-language pathologist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a psychologist, and a social worker among ...
The ATS advocates for improved respiratory health for patients in the United States and around the globe. The Society is actively involved securing funds for basic and clinical research, establishing global tuberculosis and tobacco control policies, enforcing the Clean Air Act, and lobbying for fair reimbursement for physician services under ...