Class of 2008

Respiratory Care

Sites of Interest

Professional Organizations | International and State Societies | Respiratory Care Publications
Schools for Respiratory Care | Student Sites | Cardiopulmonary Diseases
Manufacturers | Publishers | Databases | Pharmaceutical Companies

Professional Organizations

American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC)

American College of Chest Physicians - ACCP

American Heart Association

American Lung Association (ALA)

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA)

American Thoracic Society - ATS

Canadian Lung Association

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

The National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care - NAMDRC

The National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

National Lung Health Education Program

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Texas Department of Health

Centers for Disease Control

National Center for Infectious Disease

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International and State Societies

Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists

California Society for Respiratory Care

Florida Society for Respiratory Care

Minnesota Society for Respiratory Care

New Mexico Society for Respiratory Care

New York State Society for Respiratory Care

Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario

Texas Society of Respiratory Care

Other Respiratory Care Societies

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Respiratory Care Publications

Advance for Respiratory Care

Annals of Internal Medicine

Chest (The Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Journal)

Home Care Magazine

New England Journal of Medicine

Respiratory Care (The Official Journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care)

RT Magazine

Computers in Cardiology

American College of Cardiology

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Schools for Respiratory Therapy

Louisiana State University Cardiopulmonary Sciences Program

Medical College of Georgia -Respiratory Therapy Program

University of Kansas - Respiratory Care Program

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Student Sites

APA Guide to Internet Citations

Breath Sounds

Chest X-ray Tutorial

Johns Hopkins University

Occupational Outlook Handbook for Respiratory Therapy

Health Assessment

Health Links

Medscape

National Library of Medicine

RC WEB

Useful References

Yale University School of Medicine Chest Imaging Web Site

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Cardiopulmonary Diseases

Asthma

        Asthma and Allergy Resources in the state of Texas

        Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics Inc.

        Asmanet

        Asthma Learning Lab

        Asthma Learning Center

        Clear Breathing

        Healthy Lives

ALS

Bronchitis

Bronchiectasis

Cystic Fibrosis

        Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Emphysema

        Alpha-1-antitrypsin Website

        EFFORTS-Emphysema Foundation For Our Right To Survive

Geriatrics

Handwashing compliance

Sleep Medicine

        Atlas of Sleep Medicine

        Scottish National Sleep Centre

Trauma

        The International Trauma Treatment Program

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Manufacturers

AirSep

Cadwell Laboratories

DHD

Draeger

Instrumetation Laboratory

Mallinckrodt

MedGraphics

Nonin

Pegasus Research Corporation

Radiometer America Inc.

Sensormedics

Welch Allyn

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Publishers

Medical Books from Elsevier Health

F.A. Davis Publishing Co.

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

National Academy Press

Surgical Procedures by Procedures Consult

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Databases

SUMSearch

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

National Guideline Clearinghouse

Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE)

Cochrane Library

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Pharmaceutical Companies

AstraZeneca

GlaxoWellcome

Merck

Pfizer

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