Portal:American Association for Respiratory Care

White papers

• Inhaled Medication Administration Schedules
• Respiratory Therapists as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialists
• Respiratory Therapy Protocols

Position statements

• AARC Statement of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Administration of Sedative and Analgesic Medications
• Competency Requirements for the Provision of Respiratory Therapy Services
• Continuing Education
• Cultural Diversity
• Definition of Respiratory Care
• Delivery of Respiratory Therapy Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities Providing Ventilator and/or High Acuity Respiratory Care
• Hazardous Materials Exposure
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Home Respiratory Care Services
• Inhaled Medication Schedule
• Licensure of Respiratory Care Personnel
• Pre-Hospital Ventilator Management Competency
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Respiratory Care Scope of Practice
• Respiratory Therapist Education
• Respiratory Therapists as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialists
• Respiratory Therapy Protocols
• Telehealth and Respiratory Therapy
• Tobacco and Health
• Transport of the Mechanically Ventilated, Critically Injured or Ill, Neonate, Child or Adult Patient
• Verbal/Telephone Orders
• Age Appropriate Care of the Respiratory Patient
• Clustering of Ancillary Services
• Expanded Practice Education for Respiratory Therapist
• Fraudulent Practices in Respiratory Care
• Medical Direction for Respiratory Care Services Provided Outside of the Hospital
• Role Model Statement
• The Role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner in the Provision of Respiratory Care Services in the Hospitals and Alternate Sites Scope of Practice
• Statement of Principles