The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Monday, August 10, 2026
Nonin Medical announced that its Board of Directors has appointed medical device industry leader Todd Austin as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer. Austin is a seasoned medical technology executive recognized for driving strategic growth in respiratory diagnostics and medical technology companies. He brings extensive global leadership experience across strategic […]
Entering its 46th year, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) has reached this milestone by continuously adapting to advances in technology, shifts in healthcare delivery, and the evolving needs of sleep professionals. The BRPT has credentialed more than 26,000 RPSGTs and 1,100 CCSHs. Its commitment to rigorous credentialing processes […]
By Staff Writer at the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) An evidence-based at-home Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management Program (COPD-MP) that is administered by a respiratory therapist significantly reduced COPD readmissions, according to a study published in the American Association for Respiratory Care’s (AARC) official science journal, Respiratory Care. […]
Vitalograph® (USA) Inc. has created a series of special editions for their Exhale podcast focused on the front lines of the great pandemic. The next several episodes will be titled “Ask the Respiratory Therapist.” This special series will interview multiple Respiratory therapists and PFT technicians in different healthcare situations caring […]
As a tribute to the respiratory therapy community, we picked up this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s an article written to tell laypeople what respiratory therapists do on a daily basis and their critical role in the pandemic. A respiratory therapist may not be the medical professional you’d be […]
Stacie Smith is a respiratory therapist in Jackson, MS. She and her husband Kevin were both diagnosed with COVID-19 in July. “So we were in quarantine together. She ran a fever for about seven or eight days. And then I had to call an ambulance on August the 2nd due […]
Often unsung in the COVID-19 crisis, respiratory therapists focus on helping people breathe — job duties include managing ventilation and artificial airways and assessing breathing challenges — and that means they play a large role in the treatment of coronavirus patients. During normal times, their work ranges from setting up […]
By RamMohan Gumpeni, MD, Victor Beauvil, RRT, PhD, Orsete Dias, PhD, Arunabh Talwar, MD, FCCP The coronavirus is a health crisis of immense proportion. It is increasingly clear that the current healthcare delivery models will be defined by a clear demarcation: the period before COVID-19 and the new normal that […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP Streets are empty of traffic as the silent commute is made to hospitals and clinics. The bars were not open last night, nor was the doughnut shop this morning. We arrive by car, bus, shuttle, train, and foot without any pleasant conversation. Surgical masks […]
By D. Robert Handy, RRT, BSRT, MBA The call and need for specialized care for pulmonary ailments can be traced back further than many recognize. A document from Ancient Egypt, called the Ebers Papyrus, alluded to inhalation treatments for patients with asthma. Beginning in the late 1700s and continuing through […]
