Aug 1, 2017 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
It seems that facts are having a tough time of it lately. For the first time, we are hearing phrases like “fake news” and “alternative facts”. Lies repeated frequently enough (or loudly enough) are often taken to be the truth – especially if these fabrications come...
Jun 5, 2017 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Public, Students, Uncategorized
At the most recent CSRT conference, I attended a talk by Brian Walsh (President of the American Association of Respiratory Care) entitled “The Professional Road Ahead”. The purpose of Brian’s presentation was to look at some of the ways that RTs have the potential to...
Apr 10, 2017 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
From time to time I hear from RRTs who have a variety of concerns about teaching student RTs. I think one of the reasons for this is that it is often a role that we have not taken on before. One day we are a squeaky clean new grad and before we know it, we have a...
Jan 30, 2017 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
Sexual harassment in the workplace has received significant attention over the past number of years and rightfully so. Hopefully we all know that sexual harassment in any form, and in any setting, is completely unacceptable. However, a 2014 study into workplace...
Dec 15, 2016 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
The closing out of a year always makes me want to look back and I am usually amazed about how much has happened in just twelve-months. Like most years, 2016 was mostly good with just a couple of things I could have lived without. Hopefully it was the same for you,...
Nov 17, 2016 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
I have been hearing about large groups of people in the U.S. protesting the outcome of the recent presidential election. My first thought is “good for them” and my second thought is “I really hope they voted”. In the run up to the U.S. election, it was estimated...
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