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AARC Projects Update: HOD 2008

AARC Projects Update: HOD 2008. Tom Kallstrom, RRT, FAARC. Projects. High School Guidance Counselors Peak Performance USA Asthma Prep Course Asthma Recognition Program Aerosol Device Delivery Book Web casts Spirometry Drivers License. High School Guidance Counselors/HOSA.

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AARC Projects Update: HOD 2008

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  1. AARC Projects Update: HOD 2008 Tom Kallstrom, RRT, FAARC

  2. Projects • High School Guidance Counselors • Peak Performance USA • Asthma Prep Course • Asthma Recognition Program • Aerosol Device Delivery Book • Web casts • Spirometry Drivers License

  3. High School Guidance Counselors/HOSA • HOSA in Dallas in June • A great opportunity • High School Guidance Counselors Atlanta June • 85 interested school districts • Elementary • Middle • Senior • We need your help!!

  4. Alabama Kentucky Oklahoma • California Louisiana Ohio • Colorado Maine Pennsyl. • Connecticut Michigan S. Carolina • DC Mississippi Tennessee • Florida Missouri Texas • Georgia N. Carolina Utah • Idaho New Jersey Washington • Illinois N. Hampshire W. Virginia • Indiana New Mexico Wisconsin • Kansas New York

  5. Peak Performance USA

  6. Goals • Increase awareness of asthma • Improve knowledge of asthma • Reduce absenteeism • Allows the RT to be a resource • Promotes the profession

  7. History • Successful in the early 90’s • Reached close to one million students • Over 10,000 schools • 600 RTs involved

  8. Why update Peak Performance now? • EPR III • Renewed interest • Ability to use electronic communication • Promotes our role in the eyes of future RTs

  9. Provides tools for: • School nurses • Teachers/administrators • Respiratory Therapists • Better asthma management • Public relations • Program survey

  10. Asthma Recognition Program • BOD charge two years ago • Meets the expectation of the CPT codes for asthma education • Allows for recognition of programs that fall in line with the standard of care • Will be available in late summer

  11. Asthma Certification Prep Course • Five cities in 2008 • Pass rates for RTs 67% • Prep course grads score 88% • Future direction?

  12. Aerosol Device Book • Extremely popular • In 2007 had 132,000 downloads • As of June 15th, there has been 55,000 downloads • It eclipses the number of RTs in the USA • Has been translated into Chinese

  13. Future Plans: • Version for Patients • Version for other healthcare professionals

  14. Web casts • No longer restricted to 100 seats • Can now accommodate 2,000 live seats • Allows those who need live interaction an opportunity to secure a seat

  15. Spirometry Drivers License • Physicians office based • Live training • On-line training • Testing on-line • 10 sessions (tracings) • Reviewed by expert panel • Certificate good for a year • Initial charge per person • Less for a renewal every year (only tracings submitted)

  16. And more to come……… • COPD educator course • Revamping of MSU • Web site change coming soon…..

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