Government Affairs: News from State Ed
The following information is reported from our Government Affairs Committee following the most recent State Education Department Respiratory Therapy Board meeting in NYC on September 22. Legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo appear to have reached an agreement on a bill that expands the scope of practice for advanced home health Continue Reading →
Regional Highlight: NYC & Long Island
May 6 marked the first ever Student Professional Development Day at BMCC. This was a joint NYSSRC / New York Downstate Association Respiratory Therapy (NYDART) event in which NYS RT students were invited to attend a one-day seminar focused on professional development and included a ventilator workshop run by highly Continue Reading →
The PHIL Award
This award, through the FACES Foundation is the only nationally recognized hospital-based recognition program dedicated to honoring outstanding respiratory therapists who provide exemplary care and treatment for patients with respiratory illnesses. Nominations may come from patients, family members and other caregivers. The PHIL Award was created in 2006 in honor Continue Reading →
Regional Highlight: Western Hosts International Fellow
The Western NY Region was pleased to take part in the hosting of one of the AARC’s International Fellows this year. Jojie Toledo spent the week of October 3 in Rochester hosted by Rochester General Hospital. She spent most of her time at the hospital interacting with the medical team Continue Reading →
Student Involvement with NYSSRC
Congratulations to SUNY Stony Brook student Elizabeth Lyton for winning our most recent essay contest earlier this year. She accompanied the Delegates to the House of Delegates meeting in San Antonio, TX which immediately preceded this year’s AARC Congress. NYSSRC started these essay contests in 2013 and to date 8 Continue Reading →