Respiratory Care Links

AARC State Societies
(links available to 46 state societies)

Affiliated Organizations
(organizations with which AARC has an official liaison)

• AMA Allied Health Careers
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Heart Association
• American Hospital Association
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• American Society for Testing and Materials
• American Thoracic Society
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free kids
• Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
• COARC, The Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
• Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Lambda Beta Society
• National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care
• National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
• National Board for Respiratory Care
• National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
• National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
• National Lung Health Education Program
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario
• Society of Critical Care Medicine

Consumer Site

Government
(agencies of interest to the respiratory care community)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Control
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
• CMS Personnel (formerly HCFA)
• Contacting Congress
• Council of State Governments
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Register
• Fiscal Intermediaries and Carriers
• Food and Drug Administration
• Government Information Xchange
• Health and Human Services
• Health Resources & Services Administration
• Healthy People 2010
• Medicare Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program
• Medicare/Medicaid Laws and Regulations
• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
• NHLBI (Asthma)
• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
• Office of Inspector General
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Policy/Legislative Information
  • Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy
  • Thomas (provided by U. S. Congress)
• U. S. House of Representatives
• White House

Health Care Organizations
(other health care associations and organizations)

• Ethnic Resources
• American Cancer Society
• American College of Cardiology
• American Health Care Association
• American Lung Association
• American Medical Association
• American Public Health Association
• American Safety & Health Institute
• Association of Air Medical Services
• Association of Asthma Educators
• Association of Polysomnographic Technologists
• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
• Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Center for the Health Professions
• Clinical Laboratory Management Association
• College of American Pathologists
• Commission for Case Manager Certification
• GOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• International COPD Coalition
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• National Asthma Educator Certification Board
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium
• Respiratory Nursing Society
• U.S. COPD Coalition

Publications

• American Journal of Nursing
• JAMA
• New England Journal of Medicine

Web-based Resources
(useful online services)

• Breathin’ Easy—Help traveling patients locate oxygen services
• Clinical Pharmacolocy 2000—Free drug information monographs
• Helix—Healthcare education. learning & information exchange
• Lung Sounds
• Medline—National Library of Medicine
• Virtual Hospital
• Zap Asthma Simulation