AARC Times Magazine
An archive of past AARC Times issues from 2010–2020.
February 2010
In this issue: President Timothy Myers announces AARC goals for 2010, a tribute to Tom “Dr. Tom” Petty, MD, FAARC, and the AARC Leadership Institute.
August 2010
In this issue: The NHLBI Partners with AARC for lung health, AARC membership reaches 50,000, and how RTs can become chronic disease managers.
September 2010
In this issue: The “Caregiver Burden,” and AARC Election 2011 candidates.
October 2010
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young Medalist Peg Traband, and AARC Congress 2026 advance program.
November 2010
In this issue: The top 5 ways RTs raised COPD awareness, and cover photo contest voting.
December 2010
In this issue: Dr. Kazunao Watanabe on improving respiratory care in Japan, and the RTs bringing spirometry training to Vietnam.
January 2011
In this issue: the winner of the cover photo contest, RTs on high-performing teams, and how the ARCF supports RT research and education.
February 2011
In this issue: AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, MD, and AARC Congress 2010 recap.
March 2011
In this issue: AARC President Karen J. Stewart, the habits of great therapists, and AARC International Fellows.
April 2011
In this issue: AARC State Societies raise community health awareness, and Respiratory Care comes of age.
May 2011
In this issue: RTs and respiratory care research, AARC Summer Forum 2011, and AARC PACT in Washington.
June 2011
In this issue: the AARC Annual Report, catamenial pneunmothorax, and how to make the most of your RT career.
August 2011
In this issue: How to train COPD patients, OSA testing and treatment, and new RT Monique Ponce.
September 2011
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young award winner Rich Branson, AARC Congress 2011 preview.
October 2011
In this issue: The National Disaster Medical System.
November 2011
In this issue: National Adopt-A-Company, discharge COPD protocols, COPD in the home.
December 2011
In this issue: Hector Leon Garza International Achievement Award winner Dr. Stefano Nava, and RT support of medical missions around the world.
January 2012
In this issue: AARC Congress recap, helping pulmonary disease patients overcome outdoor barriers
February 2012
In this issue: cover photo contest winner, viral season protection, and RTs in the San Diego blackout.
March 2012
In this issue: AARC President Karen Stewart, safety checklists, and the NBRC’s RRT exam.
April 2012
In this issue: The AARC’s 65th anniversary, and the issues associated with compounding respiratory medications.
May 2012
In this issue: RTs and lung disease awareness, and a preview of Summer Forum.
June 2012
In this issue: AARC member spotlight, Summer Forum advance program, and AARC PACT Lobby Day.
July 2012
In this issue: The Buyer’s Guide, and AARC Congress preview.
August 2012
In this issue: Advice for new grads, and the RT as COPD coordinator.
September 2012
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young winner Bruce K. Rubin, and AARC Congress advance program.
October 2012
In this issue: RTs teach Girl Scouts about asthma, and AARC Congress upate.
November 2012
In this issue: RTs drive COPD awareness, and tips for getting a job in healthcare.
December 2012
In this issue: TB around the world, medical missions, and Hector Leon Garza International Award winner Kookhyun Lee, MD.
January 2013
In this issue: AARC Congress recap, and an RT who received a lung transplant.
February 2013
In this issue: AARC President George Gaebler, and the NBRC adult critical care credential.
March 2013
In this issue: Cover photo contest winner, and sleep disordered breathing focus group.
April 2013
In this issue: CFer Jeremy Parks, RRT, and tips for presenting an Open Forum abstract.
May 2013
In this issue: Results of the national ventilator survey, and Summer Forum preview.
June 2013
In this issue: Spotlight on AARC members, and the AARC annual report.
July 2013
In this issue: AARC Buyer’s Guide, and tips for coping with COPD.
August 2013
In this issue: Breathing life into lung transplantation, AARC Election 2014, and the Affordable Care Act.
September 2013
In this issue: Jimmy A Young award winner Kerry George, and AARC Congress preview.
October 2013
In this issue: Thomas L. Petty Memorial Lecture, and promoting patient safety when flying.
November 2013
In this issue: RTs and the Drive4COPD program, and RT response to the National Clinical Alarm Survey.
December 2013
In this issue: Hector Leon Garza Award winner Sam Giordano.
January 2014
In this issue: Young RTs, Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics USAnaphylaxis map, and AARC Leadership Institute.
February 2014
In this issue: AARC Congress recap, RTs in Duke smoking cessation program, and tax-saving tips.
March 2014
In this issue: Cover photo contest winner, inhalation injuries, and future RTs.
April 2014
In this issue: An RT-driven free clinic, and a new Open Forum format.
May 2014
In this issue: AARC member Jon Carlson, Summer Forum advance program, and DRIVE4COPD program.
June 2014
In this issue: AARC annual report, and RTs who have family members who are RTs.
July 2014
In this issue: RTs and the home care patient of the future, and the role of patient navigator.
August 2014
In this issue: Hospital smoking bans, and implementing respiratory checklists into discharge planning.
September 2014
In this issue: AARC Congress advance program, AARC election 2015, and AARC Zenith Awards.
October 2014
In this issue: Jimmy A Young award winner Charles Durbin, MD, FAARC, pharmacotherapy for tobacco dependence, and AARC Congress sneak peek.
November 2014
In this issue: Bringing pulmonary rehab to underserved areas, the RT role in organ donation, and ex vivo lung perfusion.
December 2014
In this issue: International fellowship program leader Dr. David Pierson, and international respiratory care.,
January 2015
In this issue: Dental specialist and RTs take on OSA, and tax-saving ideas for RTs.
February 2015
In this issue: AARC Congress recap, and cover photo contest finalists.
March 2015
In this issue: AARC Capitol Hill advocacy day, and RTs front and center in the 2014Enterovirus D68 outbreak.
April 2015
In this issue: AARC photo contest winner, and the human resource survey results
May 2015
In this issue: E-cigarettes, and AARC Summer Forum preview.
June 2015
In this issue: AARC salutes its members, and AARC annual report.
July 2015
In this issue: ARCF research grant recipients, and AARC Sputum Bowl.
August 2015
In this issue: AARC Congress advance program, and AARC Zenith Awards voting.
September 2015
In this issue: Jimmy A Young Award winner Bill Galvin, AARC Congress preview.
October 2015
In this issue: A tribute to Dr. Forrest M. Bird, closed-loop ventilation, and an RT’s role as flight therapist.
November 2015
In this issue: RTs lead an evidence-based COPD disease management program, reducing readmissions, and tobacco cessation.
December 2015
In this issue: Hector Leon Garza International Award winner Dean Hess, international activities update, and medical missions.
January 2016
In this issue: Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken, and AARC Congress recap.
February 2016
In this issue: Brooke Yeager discusses telehealth opportunities for RTs, and building bonds with patients.
March 2016
In this issue: Special research issue, and presenting at Open Forum.
April 2016
In this issue: AARC Summer Forum preview, noninvasive support for acute respiratory failure, and Ed Salazar, RRT speaks about continuous monitoring.
May 2016
In this issue: AARC employee Dian Whitaker and her cousin Venus Talley talk about Venus’s lung transplant, and member Chafee Tommarello finds her niche.
June 2016
In this issue: AARC annual report, and cover photo contest.
July 2016
In this issue: AARC Congress preview, and AARC Zenith Award voting.
August 2016
In this issue: Photo contest winner, and identifying life-threatening asthma in kids.
September 2016
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young Award winner John Hiser, and AARC Congress preview.
October 2016
In this issue: Sharman Lamka honors RTs with the PHIL Award, and diaphragm pacing.
November 2016
In this issue: Chase Hinckley raises awareness of COPD, and mechanical ventilation of the COPD patient.
December 2016
In this issue: Hector Leon Garza Award winner Jerome Sullivan, and AARC Disaster Relief Fund.
January 2017
In this issue: AARC Congress recap, and NYC Battalion Chief Richard Picciotto thanks RTs for their efforts on 9/11.
February 2017
In this issue: Ickey Woods honors son through asthma awareness foundation, the Affordable Care Act, and sleep and the neurorespiratory patient.
April 2017
In this issue: AARC 70th anniversary, and AARC Summer Forum preview.
May 2017
In this issue: Remembering Purple Heart recipient RT Thomas Wallsmith, and multidisciplinary teams changing patient care delivery.
June 2017
In this issue: AARC annual report, AARC teams up with CDC, and the hobbies of RTs.
July 2017
In this issue: AARC Congress advance program, and AARC Zenith Award voting.
August 2017
In this issue: Cover photo contest winner, and Ohio RTs celebrate the profession’s evolution.
September 2017
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young Award winner Robert Chatburn, and AARC Congress preview.
October 2017
In this issue: Special issue on patient safety, and a new respiratory connector standard in development.
November 2017
In this issue: AARC launches Apex Award, and new coalition supports COPD patients.
January 2018
In this issue: An RT’s medical missions around the world, and international respiratory care.
March 2018
In this issue: Bachelor’s degrees for RTs, enhancing leadership ability, Apex Award recipients.
April 2018
In this issue: AARC Summer Forum preview, and tobacco addiction treatment.
May 2018
In this issue: Pediatric mechanical ventilation, chronic disease management, and severe asthma tools.
June 2018
In this issue: AARC annual report, and benefits of AARC membership.
July 2018
In this issue: Utah respiratory bill signed into law, and the all-new Sputum Bowl.
August 2018
In this issue: RTs recap their roll in disaster relief, and how to prepare before disaster strikes.
October 2018
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young Award winner Trudy Watson, RT burnout, and the AARC Leadership Book Club.
November 2018
In this issue: Shared governance for RTs, and building a better professional brand.
December 2018
In this issue: Working the nightshift, a farewell message from AARC Past President Frank Salvatore.
January 2019
In this issue: Hector Leon Garza Award Winner Bob Kacmarek, and international respiratory care updates.
March 2019
In this issue: RTs chart new paths in the profession, and keeping up with federal policies.
April 2019
In this issue: AARC Summer Forum preview, and survival of the respiratory care profession.
June 2019
In this issue: AARC annual report, and Minnesota RTs in telemedicine.
July 2019
In this issue: Social determinants of health, and AARC Zenith Award voting.
August 2019
In this issue: RTs in the Air Force, and AARC Congress preview.
September 2019
In this issue: AARC Congress advance program, and patient safety.
October 2019
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young Award winner, and AARC Congress preview.
November 2019
In this issue: VA Heath System RTs, pulmonary rehab, and COPD.
February 2020
In this issue: Garza Award Michael Amato, and international RC Week celebrations.
March 2020
In this issue: Understanding the EVALI outbreak, vaping, and adolescent nicotine dependence.
April 2020
In this issue: RTs and COVID-19 stories from around the world.
May 2020
In this issue: Journal Club, and 40+ years of government advocacy by AARC.
June 2020
In this issue: AARC annual report, lifelong learning, AARC member spotlight.
July 2020
In this issue: Interprofessional collaboration, AARC Zenith Award voting.
September 2020
In this issue: RTs are pandemic health care heroes, and RC Week.
November 2020
In this issue: Jimmy A. Young Medal winner Terry Volsko, and RTs keep infants safe during Hurricane Laura.
December 2020
In this issue: Kansas educators go back to the bedside, AARC Times gives way to The AARC Newsroom.