Respiratory Therapist Human Resource Survey Conducted This Spring

 Trip to 2009 International Respiratory Congress Will be Awarded

 For Immediate Release         

Irving, TX – A Human Resources Survey, showing salary comparisons and demographic trends in the respiratory care profession, will be conducted this spring by the American Association for Respiratory Care.

The AARC will be seeking the broadest participation possible, and is asking respiratory therapists, regardless of professional position, to provide information about themselves when the survey form is released. Open access to the study registration pages will open on March 13. Post card and website notifications (at www.aarc.org) will alert all respiratory therapists when it is time to participate. Everyone who answers the survey will be entered in a drawing for a trip to the 2009 AARC International Respiratory Congress in San Antonio.

Bill Dubbs, Director of Management Services at the AARC, is heading the project. “If you are curious about how your salary compares with other respiratory therapists or if you ever wonder how many therapists are involved in special procedures like conscious sedation and emergency intubation, these questions will be answered on the survey.”

The AARC conducts a study about every five years to keep a pulse on the profession. It is not necessary to be a member of the AARC in order to provide information.

Respiratory therapists and their employers will participate in surveys to help the AARC determine the following information about the respiratory therapist workforce:

•   Wages paid

•   Current and future supply and demand

• The percent of positions vacant in all work venues

•   Turnover for full and part time employees

 •  Demographics and characteristics

•   Patient services provided

•   Credentials and certifications held

•   What is being done to recruit and retain them

More information, as it becomes available, will be posted on the AARC's website. The results will available by the late summer.

“Please encourage your all therapists to participate. That's what will make this survey a success,” said Dubbs.

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Contact: Sherry Milligan
972-243-2272
Milligan@aarc.org

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