Killeen, TX (FOX 44) – We’re a day closer for families Studying to send their children to college, and health experts want to make sure incoming students are medically safe for their next life chapter.
Medical experts at A&M – Central Texas say common shots students should already have are for polio, measles, and mumps, however they do encourage families to take boosters for pertussis causing whooping cough.
“We’ve seen a lot of pertussis in Texas over the last few years, but everyone needs to keep up on things like tetanus, pertussis,” said Dr. Amy Mersiovsky, A&M – Central Texas Director of the Department of Nursing.
Mersiovsky says untreated whooping cough can lead to pneumonia.
“It’s a horrible cough. Patients feel really, really bad and they don’t feel like eating and have some respiratory symptoms,” said Mersiovsky.
For students going into the healthcare profession, Mersiovsky says you may need additional shots
“Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B are now part of the normal schedule, but they may need boosters on those,” said Dr. Mersiovsky.
Veterinary students may need shots for rabies as well.
A big vaccine Mersiovsky says students need is for meningitis.
Texas law requires students entering school under the age of 22 to have this within the last five years and it can be given 10 days before moving in.
“There have been some really tragic outbreaks of meningitis in dorms, and so we really want our students to be safe from that,”
Being spread by droplets, the first meningitis shot is normally given when children are 11-12 and the second one when 16.
For students living in dorm rooms and in close contact, Baylor Scott White Pediatrician, Dr. Priya Srinivasan says germs can spread quickly causing harm.
“Meningitis, which is the infection of the spinal fluid and a bacterial disease can have pretty devastating consequences, including blindness, deafness and paralysis. So we want to make sure that they’re vaccinated for that,” said Srinivasan.
A spike in monkeypox cases around the world prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to announce a major alert about the disease, while spreading concerns among many who rushed to get the vaccine. Now, universities are once again facing the challenge of preparing students for potential campus outbreaks just as some reeled out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO on Saturday declared monkeypox a "public health emergency of international concern" as it continues to spread worldwide with over 21,100 confirmed cases reported globally as of Thursday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Newsweek spoke with health experts who warned that outbreaks could happen on college campuses as universities gear up for the new academic year next month. However, they noted a few steps campuses could take as precautionary measures in response to monkeypox risks.
Monkeypox spreads through direct contact with the infectious rash or body fluids, prolonged face-to-face contact, touching contaminated surfaces and contact with infected animals. The symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, respiratory symptoms like a sore throat or cough, and a rash that can look like pimples or blisters, according to the CDC.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also noted that the current outbreak around the world is "concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those who have multiple partners."
However, Jonathan Temte, the associate dean for public health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, warned against having "prejudicial approaches" when addressing monkeypox risks to avoid creating stigma around the disease.
"Monkeypox doesn't care if you're gay, straight, trans. It doesn't matter. People are susceptible," he said in an interview with the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation earlier this month. "It is most common right now in the gay community, in men who have sex with men, simply because this is where things emerge."
"Accept the fact that this is a transmittable disease that requires skin-to-skin contact and sometimes closer contact by way of large respiratory drops," he added.
Jay Varma, a Population Health Sciences professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, told Newsweek on Friday that there is a risk that monkeypox could cause outbreaks on campuses.
"One pathway is through the same social networks in which it is spreading now—the sexual networks of gay men. Another pathway, of course, is through close skin-to-skin contact in places such as athletic teams, gyms, and theater groups," said Varma, an expert on the prevention and control of diseases.
Similarly, Temte told Newsweek that "there is always an enhanced risk of monkeypox spread" due to the transmissible nature of the disease, among other factors.
Though most experts who spoke with Newsweek about monkeypox somewhat agreed that college campuses could be at risk of having outbreaks among students, Gary Kobinger, director at the Galveston National Laboratory, disagreed with this possibility.
"This is very unlikely in the current environment. Currently, the large majority of cases are from intimate relationships. While classmates can spend hours together in classrooms and other educational activities, the nature of the contacts are not conductive to MPX [monkeypox] transmission," he told Newsweek on Friday.
Communication is one of the first steps that universities should take as they prepare to welcome students next month, according to health experts, including talking with students about the risks and how to mitigate them through informational sessions and social media. Other steps are also recommended for preparation in case of an outbreak or dealing with suspected cases.
Temte said that students should know about the symptoms, the need for early detection, prevention, testing and isolation, among other related topics. Meanwhile, Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told Newsweek that universities should have "ways to link high-risk students to vaccination, an agreement between student health and laboratories to facilitate testing, an ability to access TPOXX [antiviral medication] if needed, and designated rooms for infected individuals to isolate in."
Meanwhile, Varma said that universities will need to use the same resources they used during COVID-19 to track cases on campuses and trace contacts of cases. Health experts also said that public health departments should be involved as soon as possible in case of outbreaks or suspected cases.
Temte added that students who were potentially exposed to monkeypox need to be screened for an evaluation of their travel history and risk behavior, among other aspects.
"[Universities] should be proactive and have a multifaceted plan of awareness, vaccination, treatment, and isolation ready to execute before cases appear," said Adalja.
LEWISBURG — Respiratory therapists Kayla Nevil and Carthy Lepley remember sitting with severely sick or dying patients in the ICU and holding their hands as they fought off COVID-19.
As their jobs became the front line in 2020, these essential workers struggled to balance their duties and their own mental health. While much of the nation’s workforce was told to stay home — and later, work from home — essential workers could not. They were taking care of sick patients, they were providing food for the hungry, they were teaching the country’s students.
Nevil, employed at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg for seven years, and Lepley, employed there for four years, said they witnessed patient volume increase as the pandemic continued, those patients getting sicker and sicker.
“No one else has seen what we have seen and the way we have,” said Lepley. “Nurses have seen it too, but their views are different. They have one, two, or three (COVID) patients. We had all the patients.”
In health care, Lepley said they must learn to accept that death is part of the job.
“There’s always death. It’s just multiplied quite a bit,” she said. “Before, we had to learn to accept that kind of stuff anyway. Now, it’s like, ‘OK, now we have to accept more.’”
The American Psychological Association (APA) reported in March 2021 that “essential workers, such as health care professionals and law enforcement officers, have had to deal with a special set of stressors that included isolating themselves from their loved ones and witnessing first-hand the effects of the coronavirus. Prolonged exposure to these stressors is taking a serious toll.”
More than half of essential workers (54%) said they relied on a lot of unhealthy habits to get through the pandemic, according to the APA.
“Nearly three in 10 (29%) said their mental health has worsened,” according to the APA’s report. “When asked about emotional support, three in four essential workers (75%) said they could have used more than they received since the pandemic started. Essential workers were more than twice as likely as those who are not to have received treatment from a mental health professional (34% vs. 12%) and to have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder since the coronavirus pandemic started (25% vs. 9%).”
The APA reported, “When it comes to physical impacts of stress, nearly three in four essential workers (74%) reported unwanted changes in weight since the pandemic started, with 50% saying they gained more weight than they wanted to. Of this group, the average amount of weight gained was 38 pounds (median of 20 pounds). Additionally, 80% of essential workers reported sleeping more or less than they wanted to and 39% said they have been drinking more alcohol to cope with stress during the pandemic.
Respiratory therapists are certified medical professionals who study and treat the pulmonary system (lungs and breathing) in conjunction with the cardiac system (heart). One of the major features of COVID-19 is lung complications.
At the height of the pandemic, patients were not allowed visitors. Nevil and Lepley said the staff would help patients video chat with their loved ones.
“That was the worst part,” said Nevil. “Seeing people having nobody there. We and the nurses would stay and hold their hands.”
Lepley recalls staying in a room with a man who was severely impacted.
“It was tragic,” she said. “Somebody had to be there for him. There was a lot of that.”
When critical patients are in the hospital for COVID or other lung issues, they are given an arterial blood gas (ABG) test, which is a blood test that requires a trial from an artery in your body, to measure the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in a patient’s blood.
“From July 2020 through June 2021, we did about 4,000 arterial blood gases,” said Evangelical Community Hospital’s Director of Respiratory Services Susan Telmanik-Schwartz. “From July 2021 through January 2022, we did 4,500. We did more in just that seven-month period than we did in the first year of COVID, because of how many patients were here in the hospital and how many were critically ill. The majority were unvaccinated.”
Prior to 2020, those ABG tests were done about 50 percent less. One test does not equate to one patient, she said.
From November through January, Evangelical was renting pieces of equipment and contracting with outside therapists to care for the surge of COVID patients. Faced with staff shortages and the unknown, they watched patient conditions fluctuate rapidly.
“As a respiratory therapist, you’re following the whole story,” said Lepley. “We saw people get worse and worse and worse. It’s a hard thing to cope with.”
“Everyone likes seeing people get better. It’s been rough,” said Nevil “It’s uphill, downhill, uphill, downhill. It’s a roller coaster ride. People get better, then worse, and then maybe not make it. It’s hard for any health care professional to not see your patient get better. You really want that. You feel like you can’t really do anything to help. It just feels no matter what you did nothing was helping.”
In the beginning, nobody knew what to do, said Nevil.
“I was going home terrified. My family was terrified,” she said. “I lived with my mom. She would tell me to undress at the door, put clothes straight in the washer. I was scared because I didn’t want to supply it to my kids.”
Lepley said she didn’t return to New Jersey to see her family for 18 months. When she went home at Christmas 2021, her grandparents tested positive for COVID and she contracted it from them. She said she was stressed out about it despite everyone being vaccinated.
They said it helps to deal with the stress when a patient recovers.
“When a patient turned around, it brings lots of joy,” said Nevil. “Especially after all the negative. It’s 20 times better when you see someone recover.”
“They get to see their family again, they get to see their kids again,” said Lepley.
Rachel V. Smith, vice president of people and culture at Evangelical, said a mental health advisory committee was formed in 2019 to put focus on mental health. That focus was especially important as the pandemic started and continued, she said.
“It was an emotional toll of watching that, and in some cases being the only human beings able to interact with the patient because at the time we had very strict patient visitation policies to keep everyone safe,” said Smith. “Oftentimes, our caregivers were the ones in the room, holding hands, holding phones up to communicate with family members. I can only imagine the stress and emotional toll of that.”
Employees were also asked to perform duties outside their routine duties due to shortages. While within their training, they were asked to work in acute care or help to manage the high number of people in the emergency rooms, she said.
Through the wellness programming, Smith said employees are challenged to exercise more, practice gratitude, write in journals, or practice mindfulness. They also introduced virtual art to share with their co-workers.
A program called EvanCares is also available as a resource for providing resources to employees following critical incidents. That has expanded to brainstorming ways to support mental health. Members of that committee during COVID check in on employees, Smith said.
Twice in the last two years, Smith said Evangelical offered Self Care Carts where employees could pick up stress balls, special soaps, candles, plants or other items meant to “soothe their souls and meant to enjoy.”
An Employee Assistance Program is also available where employees can access online or telephonically resources, including counselors. Previously, it was three visits, now it’s five visits without any kind of co-pay, Smith said.
Evangelical provided employees access to the Calm App that produces meditation products, including guided meditations and Sleep Stories. The hospital also recently rolled out a benefit where employees can access a care coach who can research child care or elder care and bring back options for that employee if they don’t have time themselves to do it, Smith said.
Serenity Rooms were created during the height of the pandemic where employees can de-stress. There were comfortable chairs and calming music, as well as messages from the community hanging around the room to show the community supported the family without being there physically, Smith said.
Based on an employee survey, Smith said overall employees for the most part are “feeling the connection to their work and the ability to decompress, but there are likely pockets where we can do more. We’ll be working on that.”
“All these things are really important,” said Smith. “It’s important to provide varied resources because mental health is not one size fits all. Mental health is not always in the framework of counseling but in coaching. Sometimes we need a coach to remind us to take care of our mental health as well. It’s reminding us to take a break to breathe.”
Smith said there has been an increase in individuals using these resources and programs.
While the hospital offers resources for mental health, Lepley and Nevil said they haven’t taken advantage of it yet. For some of it, like the Serenity rooms, they said they just didn’t have time.
They said they have a good team of fellow respiratory therapists where they can talk to each other and lean on their co-workers for emotional support.
Nevil said she de-stresses with her family and “sweats it out” by exercising.
“I have two kids I get to go home to,” she said. “My family is really supportive. Everyone always asks me how I’m doing.”
Lepley said she usually calls her family after working. She also manages her mental health by hiking and studying books.
Stephanie Stathas, a Licensed Professional Counselor with Thriveworks in Reading, specializes in coping skills, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and grief/loss. Stathas also specializes in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and spent the height of COVID working with nurses/health care professionals to cope with the trauma, burnout, anxiety and the feeling of helplessness brought on by the pandemic.
In addition to a lack of staffing, mental health services and funding for the services, Stathas said she is hearing about “a higher rate of burnout and quitting” the job. There are a lot of feelings of being under-appreciated, she said.
“They’re overworked, they’re stressed out, they’re anxious, they’re depressed,” she said. “A lot of unresolved issues start to pop up when there’s a lot of negative things in someone’s life. They tend to focus on those negative things they haven’t addressed in the past.”
Stathas recommends self-care, finding a therapist, or having a healthy support system. Don’t be afraid to reach out and talk to others about your feelings.
“If you want to get a project done, do a craft that makes you happy, that’s good,” she said. “Read a book, learn something new. It can be meditating, praying, mindfulness.”
Stathas said a person is not selfish for putting themselves first.
“You have to be OK to show up for your partner, show up for the kids, show up for family members and do social things,” she said. “It’s important to remember to be in alignment with yourself. Get back to your passions. Find things that maybe you never thought you would like.”
It’s important to realize that everyone is living life together, she said.
“No matter what side you’re on, no matter whatever’s going on in this world, there’s fear, there’s stress, there’s depression, there’s trauma,” said Stathas. “We all experience that to different degrees. It goes back to understanding and respecting each other instead of being angry all the time. We can channel that anger into something positive.”
Every person has the power to do that, she said.
“They have to want it for them,” she said.
Nea Brown, the business manager for Heritage Springs Memory Care in Lewisburg and Montoursville, said employees have seen a high level of fatigue and burnout.
”Our facilities provide memory care and memory care only in a homelike setting where staff are ‘family’ to our residents,” said Brown. “Dealing with staffing shortages during COVID and the times that family visitation was not possible was really troubling for our staff, residents and families leading to much frustration. We also rely on outside groups, clergy, et cetera, to provide additional support and services and this too was curtailed during this time.”
Heritage Springs Memory Care’s Board of Directors are “very supportive of staff need for some quiet time and time away to regroup or in many cases recover from the stress of COVID and the many challenges it presented,” Brown added. “We have and continue to work on ways to uplift our team.”
Brown said she has worked through the entire pandemic and strongly believes that everyone is in it together.
”The best medicine is caring, support and flexibility,” said Brown. “It hasn’t been an easy time for anyone in health care or education but together, as a team, we’ll get through it.”
The pandemic paused specialized first aid courses for almost two years, but more and more Romanians, especially the young and those who recently became parents, are now signing up.
The new applicants may not be enough. latest studies show that over 80% of Romanians don’t know how to supply first aid.
“I’m going to get my driver’s license. It seemed important to have this kind of training as well,” said Mihai, a student in one of the courses, cited by Euronews. “I became a father. I think you worry more when you’re responsible for someone other than yourself. You become much more cautious, let’s say,” he added.
Other students also note the importance of knowing what to do in a crisis situation. During first aid courses, they learn how to bandage a wound, and what to do when someone swallows dangerous substances, has an epileptic crisis, has an anaphylactic shock, or is bitten by an animal.
The Iași Emergency Medical Services gives first aid courses once a month. After two years off due to the pandemic, all spots are now taken. In 2019 and 2020, the volunteers who are part of the NGO taught roughly 4,760 people how to supply first aid. This year, the figure is at 5,300 after only six months.
Marius Benchea, manager of the Iași Voluntary Emergency Medical Services, says there are many myths about first aid regarding burn victims, for example. “The vast majority of tragedies start from cardio-respiratory arrests, when people are not resuscitated in time,” he thinks.
First-aid courses are now organized in Iași, Suceava, Bacău and Neamț. They last around three hours and cost RON 200 (EUR 40).
(Photo source: Wellphotos | Dreamstime.com)
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Children born during the pandemic are more prone to sickness their first year of daycare, according to pediatricians.
Newborns to 3-year-olds develop their immune systems by naturally being exposed to viruses and bacteria. However, doctors say this hasn’t happened since children have been in quarantine.
Pediatricians have been seeing children in daycare with more illnesses such as common colds and strep throat.
They advise parents to take their children for annual check-ups to ensure that they have all their required shots to minimize the chance of getting sick.
Children who have already been in public settings have been exposed to certain ailments, so their immune systems are trained to confront illnesses.
That’s nothing to be thinking about, according to Lucretia Carter, the pediatric medical director at Tidelands Health.
“It is common for some kids to get frequent upper respiratory infections,” Carter said.
Normally, the summer is the busiest time for physicals because children are getting them before returning to school, but Carter has seen an uptick in appointments this year. Children who haven’t gotten their annual check-up in the last two years due to virtual learning are visiting the doctors before returning to in-person learning.
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content.
Aug 01, 2022 (Heraldkeepers) -- A respiratory trainer, also known as a breath exerciser, improves respiratory muscle function through specific exercises. In addition to increasing the amount of air one can breathe in, this device also delivers a high concentration of oxygen. Asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients can use respiratory trainers to strengthen their muscles. A variety of respiratory trainers are available on the market, including Ultra breath, Power breathe, Power Lung, and Expand-A-Lung. A Respiratory Trainer can be classified into two categories based on its product type, namely resistance training devices and endurance training devices. In resistance training, the user breathes through a mouth-piece designed to constrain airflow, increase airway resistance, and therefore increase the amount of work required for inhalation and exhalation by the respiratory muscles. The ability of the human body to perform prolonged, moderate to high intensity exercises is called respiratory endurance. Having a healthy diet is important to a person’s overall well-being. During longer periods of physical activity, the heart and lungs absorb and transport more oxygen. In addition to endurance, the term respiratory endurance is also used. This is a measure of how strong and capable a person is physically. By performing specific exercises, Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) aims to Strengthen the function of the respiratory muscles. Asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions can benefit from RMT. The respiratory muscle trainer is a hand-held device that strengthens the muscles of inspiration and expiration. Anyone wishing to develop power and endurance of their breathing muscles can benefit from these portable devices.
The report on Respiratory Trainer provides the clients with a comprehensive analysis of crucial driving factors, consumer behavior, growth trends, product utilization, key player analysis, brand positioning and price patterns. Pricing patterns are obtained by analyzing the product prices of key players as well as emerging market players. Furthermore, report provides valuable insights on market overview, market segmentation and strategies for established and emerging players.
Market overview information provided in the report has been gathered from a wide variety of sources including government agencies, established companies, trade and industry associations, industry brokers, and other regulatory and non-regulatory bodies. The information acquired from these organizations authenticate the Respiratory Trainer market research report, thereby aiding the clients in better decision making. Additionally, this report offers an up to date understanding of the market dynamics.
Get a trial of the Respiratory Trainer Market Report @ https://www.futurewiseresearch.com/request-sample.aspx?id=13699&page=requestsample
The research report on Respiratory Trainer also offers information on the factors impeding the market growth which shall offer valuable data to vendors for strategic planning. These factors are crucial for identifying market growth opportunities. Furthermore, FutureWise research analysts provide timely assistance in understanding eccentric market parameters more effectively.
The Respiratory Trainer report is segmented – by product type, by disease indication, by end user, and by region. The research report consists of insights regarding the sales volume and revenue value during the forecasted timeframe of 2022 to 2028.
Respiratory Trainer Market Segmentation:
By Product Type
Resistance Training Devices
Endurance Training Devices
By Disease Indication
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Others
By End User
Children
Adults
By Region
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
Respiratory Trainer Market Regional Analysis:
As per the report, the geographical outlook of the Respiratory Trainer report is segmented into regions like North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East & Africa.
The study provides information about growth rates projected by each regional market over the period of the analysis.
Inference regarding the assembly volume, market share held, and remuneration accounted by each topography within the Respiratory Trainer market over the forecast period is made.
Detailed regional market summaries, including consumption volumes and values, value trends, and profit margins, are contained in the report to help stakeholders make quick and informed decisions.
Full Report of the Respiratory Trainer Market @ https://www.futurewiseresearch.com/healthcare-market-research/Respiratory-Trainer-Market/13699
Major players included in the Respiratory Trainer Market:
Some of the key market players are
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Becton Dickinson and Company
Smiths Medical, Inc.
Nidek Medical India Pvt. Ltd.
Beijing Konted Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Boen Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Competitive Landscape:
An exhaustive company profile, alongside the data regarding the production graph, product offerings, and revenue accounted for by each company is included within the report.
Additionally, it presents the information regarding pricing trends followed and gross margins recorded by individual manufacturers in relation to their market shares over the forecast period.
Objectives of the Study:
The purpose is to provide an in-depth analysis of the global Respiratory Trainer market by product type, by disease indication, by end user, and by region
Provide information on the factors influencing the market (drivers, opportunities, restraints, and industry-specific restraints)
Forecasting and evaluating micro markets and the overall market
Market size prediction in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa regions
Evaluation and analysis of competitive landscape mapping, including technological advancements, product launches, expansions, and acquisitions
Some of the important points included in the report are:
Competitive Analysis
What's Next
Market Data Forecast
Risks and Opportunity Assessment
Market Trends and Dynamics
A few of the major questions the report addresses are:
Which factors contribute to the market’s growth?
Over the forecast period, what is the market’s expected growth rate?
In which region will the Respiratory Trainer market have the largest share?
What are the threats and opportunities that vendors are considering in the market?
What are the revenue, sale, and price analysis of top manufacturers in the Respiratory Trainer market?
Table of Contents:
Market Introduction
Research Methodology
Executive Summary
Market Variables, Trends and Scope
Market Overview
Market Analysis Tools
Market Segmentation
Regional Landscape
Market Share Analysis and Competitive Landscape
Company Profiles
Impact of COVID-19
Competitive Intelligence and Competitive Matrix
Major Deals and Strategic Alliances Analysis
Relevant Case Studies and Latest News Updates
Key Market Points from the Market Analysts at FutureWise Market Research
About FutureWise Market Research:
We specialize in high-growth niche market research, assuring agility, flexibility, and customized solutions for our clients. Through market insights and consulting, we provide our clients with the tools they need to be at the forefront of their industry for years to come.
FutureWise Market Research
Vinay T - Head of Business Development
Email: sales@futurewiseresearch.com
UK: +44 141 628 9353 | USA: +1 347 709 4931
Website: www.futurewiseresearch.com
COMTEX_411347875/2582/2022-08-01T08:15:03
Is there a problem with this press release? Contact the source provider Comtex at editorial@comtex.com. You can also contact MarketWatch Customer Service via our Customer Center.
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content.
Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a national effort to raise awareness of the need for respiratory therapists, Brianna Collichio’s inspiring rise to the American Idol stage is the first featured patient story to be released as part of the MoreRTs campaign.
“Brianna’s now epic story - a cystic fibrosis patient who required respiratory therapists from age 2 simply to breathe becoming a celebrated singer on the national stage - was a powerful illustration of the impact respiratory therapists can have on patients’ lives,” said Lori Tinkler, MBA, Chief Executive Officer of The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
The NBRC, which serves as the national certifying board for respiratory therapists, teamed up with the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) to promote Brianna’s story and drive traffic to the MoreRTs.com website, which is the home of a national effort highlighting the urgent shortage of respiratory therapists and educators in the field of respiratory care.
“As we celebrate Brianna, we celebrate each and every triumph in the respiratory care field – where every breath is a victory,” said Lori Tinkler, CEO of The NBRC. “We are so grateful to Brianna for sharing her story, and there are countless stories out there where people – and their dreams – have been given new life. We believe telling these stories can help people to understand how real the need is.”
Research shows more than 100 million Americans are affected by respiratory disorders. Respiratory therapists specialize in critical care, working in intensive care units and emergency departments, managing life support or ventilation systems. RTs administer aerosol-based medication, manage artificial airways, assess lung capacity, and provide many other highly specialized skills that help keep patients breathing.
The pandemic exacerbated an already urgent need for all healthcare professions, especially in respiratory therapy. Jobs for respiratory therapists are projected to grow 19 percent by 2029, higher than healthcare jobs in general and all occupations combined. But the number of respiratory therapists for those jobs has been steadily declining.
“With the aging population in the U.S. and other looming health challenges, the need for respiratory therapists will continue to grow long after we overcome COVID-19,” said Tinkler. “We all must come together to address this issue.”
To learn more about how you or your organization can help – or to find out how you can become an RT or educator in respiratory care, visit the Collaborative’s website at MoreRTs.com.
About the Collaborative
The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) teamed up with the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) to develop MoreRTs.com, highlighting the urgent shortage of respiratory therapists and educators in field of respiratory care. New partners are joining the effort daily – like the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Thoracic Society. The MoreRTs.com website provides resources and inspires others to enter the field as respiratory care practitioners and educators.
About the NBRC
Established in 1960 and headquartered in the Kansas City area since 1974, the NBRC is the credentialing board for U.S. respiratory care practitioners. The NBRC’s mission is to promote excellence in respiratory care by awarding credentials based on high-competency standards.
The 49 states regulating the respiratory care profession recognize the NBRC examinations as the minimum standard for state licensure. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredits all of the NBRC’s examinations.
Hilary Groninger The National Board for Respiratory Care hilary.groninger@nbrc.org
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) has welcomed back students to campus for the start of the new academic year.
Close to 6,000 new and returning students joined the university for the 2022-23 academic year across four different colleges from Business Management, Computing and Information Technology, Engineering and Health Sciences.
This year saw an increase of 15% in the application rate after announcing 12 new programmes that the university has made available for this Fall term. At UDST both Qatari citizens and children of Qatari women are exempt from the payment of tuition fees for Bachelor's degree and diploma programmes.
UDST offers applied Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in addition to diplomas and certificates. As many as 62 programmes are tailored to the needs of Qatar's economy. Out of them eight are unique in Qatar: Bachelor of Applied Business Administration in Banking and Financial Technology; Bachelor of Applied Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy and Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiography; Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Communications and Media Production; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Applied Electrical Power and Renewable Energy; Bachelor of Engineering in Construction Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Applied Automation and System Control Engineering.
President of UDST Dr. Salem Al Naemi expressed his confidence that the university would continue to grow at a fast pace.
“UDST's core values of performance, excellence, and achievement are the foundation of our commitment towards our students and our nation. Our aim is to help our community self-develop and seek innovation that serves society and achieves sustainability under the Qatar National Vision 2030,” said Al Naemi.
“We have developed many strategies in collaboration with our partners which will result in the reveal of multiple unique projects that will benefit our society and position UDST as a leading institution in applied education. We are also on the verge of witnessing a one-of-a-kind event in Qatar and that is the much-awaited FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”
“We are all looking forward to this world event that will bring together people from across the globe to celebrate not only football but the state of Qatar. I wish everyone a happy and safe return and we start this term full of hope and optimism as the university gears up to equip its students with the tools to face changes and achieve new goals,” added Al Naemi.
Prior to the first day of classes, students took part in orientation sessions organised by the Student Engagement Department.
New joiners were introduced to the many advanced laboratory and simulation facilities that the campus boasts, and were able to meet highly skilled counsellors who will be supporting them through their study journey.
Students had the opportunity to engage in different activities and join clubs and a wide variety of sports teams.
MENAFN02082022000063011010ID1104630372
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
