2017 Board of Directors Elections: Meet the Candidates
Dear NYSSRC members, Our 2017 elections are almost upon us. We are looking forward to everyone participating in this as it will help us to shape our Board for the next couple of years and perhaps beyond. It is extremely important to vote and we ask that you do so Continue Reading →
Bylaws Change Proposal
Dear NYSSRC Members, The NYSSRC Board of Directors and AARC have approved the changes below which were proposed by the NYSSRC Bylaws committee earlier this year. The final required step for these new bylaws to take effect is that they must be voted on by you! Please review the changes Continue Reading →
Update in Management of Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Narendra DK, Hess DR, Sessler CN, Belete HM, Guntupalli KK, Khusid F, Carpati CM, Astiz ME, Raoof S. Abstract Mortality related to severe-moderate and severe ARDS remains high. We searched the literature to update this topic. We defined severe hypoxemic respiratory failure as PaO2/FiO2 < 150 mm Hg (ie, severe-moderate and severe ARDS). Continue Reading →
Western Region Teaching Day – 2017
The Western Region announces their 2017 Teaching Day. Join us Wednesday, October 25 at Rochester General Hospital, Twig Auditorium (1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY). The program begins promptly at 8:00 am. 6 CRCE credits will be requested from the AARC. The program is co-sponsored by Monaghan Medical and Philips Healthcare. Speakers Patrick Continue Reading →
RT in the News – Eileen Luley
Eileen Luley Saves Two at Atlanta Airport Eileen Luley, director of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Cardiopulmonary Services department, put her respiratory expertise into effect recently when she was directly responsible for saving two lives within the span of less than 30 minutes at a Atlanta, Ga. airport. Luley spends her time Continue Reading →