Respiratory Therapy and Teaching

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Respiratory Therapy and Teaching

• Robin Barnett, RRT Summertown High School

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What Courses In Our Program Incorporate
Respiratory Therapy Into The State Standards?

• Diversified Health
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Rehab
• Nursing
• Medical Diagnostics
• EMS

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What You Need In Order To Teach Respiratory
Therapy To Their Students?

• A Good Reason!
• Resources
• ?Articulation
• Post Secondary Information
• Lesson Plans

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Why Teach Our Students About Respiratory Therapy
As A Career?

• Clip on these hyperlinks and watch these videos
  and power point presentations.
• http//intermountainhealthcare.org/xp/public/caree
  rs/careerpaths/rt.xml
• http//www.bergen.edu/academics/respiratory_therap
  y/index.html
• http//www.ach.uams.edu/career

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Why Articulate With College Respiratory Programs?

• Gives your program more to offer
• Aids in receiving perkins funding for your
  school
• Higher standards for both teacher and student
• Your students will earn college credit while
  being in your program

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My Best Resources Available For Teaching
Respiratory Therapy!

• American Association of Respiratory Care
• http//www.aarc.org/
• (innovative ideas for RT week that can be used in
  HOSA classroom and clubs)
• National Board of Respiratory Therapist
• www.nbrc.org

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Post Secondary Information of Schools in
Tennessee!

• Click on the link below and search your zip code
  and career choice or click directly on the last
  link below. http//www.allalliedhealthschools.com/
  
• Click on find a school
• Then click on the program respiratory therapy
• Then enter your state

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Unfortunately we must prepare our health care
workers for the worst possible disaster they may
have to face like so many others before us have
and we cant affford to think it wont happen to
us!
Respiratory Lessons That Prepare For Emergency
First Aid and CPR In Disasters

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Here Are A Few Sample Lesson Plans!

• My Pictures\Respiratory Lesson Plans\A LESSON
  OPENER.doc
• STUDY SKILLS PRESENTATION.ppt
• My Pictures\Respiratory Lesson Plans\Respiratory
  Therapy Patient Assessment before CPT.doc

• My Pictures\Respiratory Lesson Plans\Respiratory
  CPT Lab Activity.doc
• My Pictures\Respiratory Lesson Plans\Medical
  Diagnostic Respiratory Exam.doc

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More Lesson Plans!

• Medical Terminology
• My Pictures\Respiratory Lesson Plans\MEDICAL
  TERMINOLOGY.ppt

• Smoking Cessation
• My Pictures\Respiratory Lesson Plans\Smoking
  Cessation.doc

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END OF PRESENTATIONTime for Door
Prizes!Donation by Crockett Hospital
www.crocketthospital.comand Columbia State
Community College! http//www.coscc.cc.tn.us/

• For a copy of this presentation to be sent to you
  via e-mail please contact me at
• rbarnett_at_lcss.us or rmbarnett111_at_yahoo.com