Department of Health
The Respiratory Care Program
Mr. Brian Kellar
Health Department
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
484-337-3347
kellarb@mlhs.org
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, Commission 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
- 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
Web-based Resources
(useful online services)
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- 700 South High St, West Chester, PA 19383
- 610-436-1000
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