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AARC will be exhibiting and judging at HOSA ILC in Houston this June. We're looking for RTs and RT students who can volunteer to help judge student respiratory care competitions and talk with students at our booth! If interested, email elizabeth.morrison@aarc.org for more info! 

Despite prior publication of ventilator liberation clinical practice guidelines (CPG), many questions related to the details of bedside implementation remained. Six AARC members with extensive experience and knowledge on the topic, as well as a medical librarian formed a guidelines committee to assess and address the issues. Using evidence-based methodology, the team crafted recommendations which were recently published online in Respiratory Care.

"Guidance related to spontaneous breathing trials is important to help standardize procedures, timing and support in determining ventilator liberation. Our recommendations and methodology met international standards and relied solely on evidence-based publications," said CPG Development Director, Lynda Goodfellow, EdD, RRT, FAARC.

The John and Brenda Walton Endowed Scholarship is an award to a student currently enrolled in an accredited respiratory care educational program that leads to a baccalaureate or master’s degree. The ARCF may award up to $5,000 annually to a student meeting the requirements. The scholarship consists of a certificate of recognition, coach airfare, one night’s lodging, and registration for the AARC Congress