Question

Will the information on COPD change the way you do your job as a respiratory therapist? Will it change the way you educate your patients? What makes this data valid?

Answer 1

Ans) Our need to protect and define our profession is a key driver of the increased educational requirements. The ACA and health care reimbursement constraints are, and will continue to be, driving forces of pulmonary diagnostics.

- It’s a good time to be a diagnostician! Respiratory therapists play a critical role in heightening public health awareness and improving the management of pulmonary disease within our communities and our nation.

- Pulmonary rehabilitation is a system of physical activity, education, and support utilized to breathe and function at the highest degree possible. Patients will be shown techniques by one or more respiratory therapists to help improve the patient's breathing and help them live a more normal life.