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August 9, 2007
CALL
TO ACTION: Support Pulmonary Rehab Legislation Today!
We all know
COPD patients who have benefited from pulmonary rehabilitation, but if
we don't ACT NOW ,
these programs could be in jeopardy. Click on the link to see what's happening
to legislation to add PR to the Medicare benefit and why folks in certain
states need to contact their members of Congress TODAY
to ensure the continued viability of these important
programs.
Save on RC Week Orders
by Sept. 1 with Early Bird Special
Respiratory Care Week (October 21-27, 2007) will be here before you know
it. There's still time to save 10% with early bird specials for the AARC
Respiratory Catalog! Place an order for only $50 or more by September
1, 2007, and receive a discount of 10% on your total order. Applies to
phone, fax and mail orders only. (Meeting/course registrations,
CRCE Online, Professor's Rounds, online store orders and shipping are
specifically excluded.)
Get
Motivated with Inspirational Speakers
Attend AARC
Congress 2007 this December and hear speakers with insight and stories
that will inspire you. Their messages are sure to spur ideas you can put
to use as soon as you return home.
Asthma
Course Slated for Charlotte, NC, Aug. 25-26
Do
asthma patients fill your days? Live in or near Charlotte, NC? Then the
AARC's Asthma Educator Certification Preparation Course should be in your
very near future. The course will be presented August 25-26 in Charlotte,
but register by Monday, Aug. 13. The hotel deadline has passed, but rooms
and discounted rates may still be offered based on availability.
Online
Asthma Course Delivers Education Directly to You
Speaking
of asthma, the AARC has another great program everyone can take advantage
of right in their own homes and offices – the Indoor
Asthma Triggers and the Respiratory Therapist course sponsored by the
American Respiratory Care Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. This popular course is now available online and carries three
CRCEs for passing a post-test. It's all free of charge too!
Good
News for Airline Oxygen Supporters
Key members of
the Congressional COPD Caucus have received a positive response from Department
of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters regarding their letter asking
for final regulations governing portable oxygen concentrators on board
commercial aircraft.
Calling
All RC Idols
If you've ever pictured yourself up
on stage during the AARC Congress, a new program at this year's meeting
in Orlando is for you. We'll be hosting open auditions for speakers for
the 2008 Congress in Anaheim, and everyone who's interested is urged to
apply for the “try-outs” now.
Comments
or questions? Send them to info@aarc.org.
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