The Accreditation Ambassador Program
May, 31 2018
Site Visitor Training Session/Ambassador Training Session, Minneapolis, MN
The Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Six-Minute-Walk-Distance, Shortness of Breath, and Health Survey in Patients with COPD Participating in a Hospital-Based Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
May, 17 2015
American Thoracic Society International Conference 2015, Denver, Colorado
To determine if Inspiratory Muscle Training improves exercise tolerance when used as an adjunctive therapy for patients with COPD participating in a comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program regimen by measure of Six-Minute-Walk-Distance and the impact on other related health factors, measured by two questionnaires: the UCSD Shortness of Breath and SF- 36 Health Survey.
The relationship of a standardized pre-admission examination and success on the respiratory therapist credentialing examinations.
November, 7 2015
American Association for Respiratory Care International Respiratory Congress, Tampa, Florida
Directors of Respiratory Therapy Programs are challenged to admit students with the ability to academically prosper and eventually be successful on national credentialing examinations. Similarly schools of medicine, law, and pharmacy utilize standardized pre-admission examinations as part of program matriculation criteria. This study is designed to assess the correlational relationship of scores attained on a specific standardized pre-admission examination with scores attained on the national respiratory therapy credentialing examinations.
