Welcome!
The Arkansas Society of Respiratory Care was established in 1962. Today there are over 500 members who have discovered the benefit of the professional society. The Arkansas Society of Respiratory Care is a chartered affiliate of the American Association for Respiratory Care.
ASRC District Meetings are Coming Soon to an Area Near You!!! Check out the Dates and flyers:
-Southwest District: May 4, 2012
-Northwest District: May 5, 2012
-Northeast District: June 1, 2012
Camp Aldersgate – Volunteers Needed!
Summer is just right around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about volunteering at Camp Aldersgate! Respiratory Therapists are needed to assist campers requiring non-invasive ventilator support and airway clearance treatments. The following camps need respiratory therapists:
Muscular Dystrophy: June 10-15
Spina Bifida: June 17-22
If you are interested in one of these camps or have questions about what it involves, please contact Denise Willis for more information at WillisDeniseL@uams.edu or 501-364-1009.
ASRC PACT Members Return Encouraged after meeting with the Arkansas Congressional Delegation
On March 6th and 7th, Arkansas Society for Respiratory Care PACT members Theresa Gramlich and Art Middleton, were in Washington D.C., where they met with the entire Arkansas Congressional Delegation. Their message was simple: “Please Support HR941, ‘The Respiratory Therapy Initiative of 2011’.”
The major obstacle preventing the advancement of HR941, is that the Congressional Budget Office has come up with a nearly $1-billion price tag, which is greatly more expensive than projected by the American Association for Respiratory Care. Gramlich and Middleton came back encouraged that legislators favor helping the AARC partner with the CBO to take a second look at projections and potentially come back with a much lower, more realistic cost projection. Thanks to Theresa and Art for their tireless work in Washington D.C. and for representing Arkansas!
The ASRC mission is to provide effective leadership that promotes the Respiratory Care Profession and its skilled practitioners as leaders in the field of pulmonary medicine through patient, community and healthcare provider education.
