Asthma Awareness Month: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide & Resources
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Supported by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), it’s set to coincide with the peak season for people with asthma and allergies, and it seeks to educate patients, family, friends, and advocates about these diseases. It’s also an opportunity to recognize the evolving role that respiratory therapists and other health professionals in treating asthma.
Patient Experience Week: What to Know About Quality Clinical Experiences
This year’s Patient Experience Week (PX Week) takes place from April 26-30, 2021. It’s a time to celebrate how healthcare staff impact the patient experience, and an opportunity to re-energize the conversation around what constitutes a positive patient experience. Healthcare administrators, clinicians, support staff, and patients are all stakeholders when it comes to the concept of patient experience, and PX Week is a chance to bring them together.
The EMT Shortage Facing Rural Communities Across the U.S.
Across the country, certain pockets are experiencing hardship. Almost a quarter of Pennsylvania’s EMS agencies shut down between 2012 and 2018 due to budget and staffing shortfalls. Similar situations have arisen in New York and New Hampshire.
Protected Health Information – An Interview with AHIMA’s Cheryl Martin
The significance of your data privacy can easily become convoluted in day-to-day life. We have become accustomed to not reading terms agreements when we download a new app or enter a website with cookies. We do it without thinking. But the consequences of your personal data getting into the wrong hands are very real—especially when it comes to data on your personal health.
Top 10 Things to Know Before Starting a Career in Respiratory Therapy
Since the onset of the pandemic, hospitals across the country have experienced staffing shortages among frontline workers, but one profession, in particular, has seen a huge increase in demand: respiratory therapists (RTs) or respiratory care practitioners (RCPs).
American Heart Month (2021): Expert Interview & Advocacy Guide
For years, cardiovascular disease has been the number one cause of death in the US, as well as the leading driver of healthcare costs. While medical science has made significant advancements in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, rising obesity rates and unhealthy lifestyle choices have caused the problem to worsen.
Top 10 Operating Room Technician Programs
Being an Operating Room Technician requires a lot of hard work and the right kind of educational foundation. Instead of getting focusing on getting a quick and easy degree, take a look at this list of the best value schools for Surgical Technology. These school are not only low-cost, but some of the best in the world.
Hottest Medical Technology Careers for Introverts
In 2021, there are four relatively high-paying and high-growth medtech careers that may be ideal for introverts: medical and clinical laboratory technology, medical equipment repair, cytotechnology, and pathologist assistance. Each profession includes a discussion of job responsibilities, typical education required, credentialing, expected growth in job openings, and salary prospects.
National Biotechnology Month Resource Guide (2021)
In the last 100 years, biotechnology has brought us the centrifuge, penicillin, artificial insemination, bionic limbs, and a complete map of the human genome. And as important as it is to recognize what biotechnology has done in the past, it’s equally important to understand where it’s headed next.
Speech-Language Pathology & Covid-19: ASHA Interviews on Pandemic SLP Care
In particular, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have played a unique and critical role during the pandemic, and the rapid changes the profession has undergone in the last eight months may last well into the future.