Governor Christie has appointed John as sole Respiratory Therapist on the first-ever COPD task force! The purpose of the task force is to conduct an investigation and study strategies to promote public awareness about, the causes of COPD, in order to increase knowledge about the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, effective prevention strategies, and […]
House of Delegates Meeting – June 2016
Daryl Rogers, MAS, RRT and Joseph Goss, MSJ, RRT As your Delegates to the AARC, we are proud to serve in this role. The AARC delegates meet twice a year where we conduct business relative to the profession of respiratory care. This past June, we had the privilege to attend the meeting in Ponte Vedra, […]
Congress Needs to Hear from You
Let the Advocacy Begin! In a few short weeks over 130 respiratory therapists from nearly every state in the country will head to Washington, D.C. for the 17th annual Respiratory Therapy Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. They will be joined by an additional contingent of local RT students and pulmonary patients. You can help pave the […]
COPD Task Force Established
Exciting news came out of Trenton Monday, November 9, as Governor Christie signed a law establishing a COPD Task Force. Included in the task force is a respiratory therapist. The NJSRC has submitted two names that will bring experience and knowledge of what therapists are doing nationally with managing COPD. The Task Force is to […]
Membership More Important than Ever
During the 2014 Annual Shore Conference the membership committee surveyed attendees about the NJSRC and AARC activities. We began the article with the statement “We want to be #1!” The article primarily centered on increasing our membership, which will remain a major committee goal for 2015 but the intent goes beyond recruitment. Along with the […]
