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A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in critical care and cardio-pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically with people who have acute critical conditions, cardiac and pulmonary disease. Respiratory therapists graduate from a college or university with a degree in respiratory therapy and have passed ...
2012: In April, 2012 the Office of Regulation in the State of Michigan recommends the de-regulation of the respiratory therapy profession. [7] The report, seemingly with its head in the sand as regards respiratory care, concluded de-regulation would "eliminate unnecessary oversight [and remove regulation providing] no value to the citizens of ...
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 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.
The University of Chicago Hospital forms the Inhalation Therapy Association (ITA) in 1946 and in 1947 the ITA is chartered as a non-profit entity in the state of Illinois. The ITA was renamed American Association of Inhalation Therapists (AAIT) in 1954, and changed its name again in 1966 to American Association of Inhalation Therapy (still AAIT).
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.
Respiratory Care Week is a week set to honor and recognize respiratory therapists. Respiratory Care Week is celebrated internationally but most notably in Canada and the United States . Respiratory Care Week is usually the last full week of October. [ 1 ]
In the United States one is eligible to sit for the NBRC-WRE licensing examination to become a Registered Respiratory Therapist after graduating from either a two-year program with an associate degree or from a four-year program with a bachelor's degree, the bachelor's degree prepares respiratory practitioners for a professional role away from ...