Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 3:15PM by Greg Carter The Respiratory Care Society of Washington Board of Directors unanimously approved a position statement on Education in the State of Washington at their first quarter board meeting. Please click here to view this document.
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 9:52PM by RCSW Webmaster Please join us in congratulating Dave Crotwell and Carl Hinkson. Dave Crotwell, RRTNPS, received the Philips Respironics Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC). Carl Hinkson, RRT, received the Adult Acute Care Specialty Practitioner of the Year award, the William F. Miller, the MD Postgraduate Education Recognition Scholarship, and also was inducted as a fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC).
In addition, Rob DiBlasi and Louis Biotano gave lectures. Rob DiBlasi, Dave Crotwell, Carl Hinkson, Jim Fielder, Kevin Cleary, and Highline Respiratory Care student Tara Mahaffey also presented research abstracts at the AARC Open Forum.
Washington State continues to be well represented at the national level.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 5:48PM by RCSW Webmaster President's Reports
Scott Mahoney, BA, RRT, 2011 RCSW PresidentScott Mahoney, 2011 President - Sitting down to reflect a bit on the accomplishments of the past year I am reminded of how fortunate I am to have been able to work with all of you, the Respiratory Professionals of Washington State...
Greg Carter, 2012 President - This coming year, it will be a time to reflect on where we have been, where we are now and where we intend to go in the future...
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:18PM by RCSW Webmaster The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) is set to launch the new Adult Critical Care Specialty Exam. This new credential will be meant for respiratory therapists working in the adult critical care setting.
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:13PM by RCSW Webmaster Rob DiBlasi, RRT-NPS FAARC, Clinical Research Coordinator at Seattle Children’s Hospital & Research Institute, is part of a research team that has received a 2.3 million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
Rob DiBlasi, RRT-NPS FAARCThe foundation seeks to improve health care delivery in developing countries and global health. Their interest in Seattle Children’s is in work on a high-amplitude bubble CPAP (HAB-CPAP) device that can be used in limited resource environments. Mr. DiBlasi coinvented the device along with other researchers and engineers.
According to Mr. DiBlasi, many of the deaths of premature infants in underdeveloped parts of the world could be avoided but for lack to technology that is easily accessible in the US.
The HAB-CPAP device would be easy to manufacture and operate. Two features that are desirable for equipment to be used in limited resource settings.
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:00PM by RCSW Webmaster 
Carl R. Hinkson, RRT, Assistant Manager of Respiratory Care, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WACarl Hinkson is the Assistant Manager of the Respiratory Department at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He graduated from Highline Community College and has been a respiratory therapist for fifteen years. He obtained his BSRT from the University of Kansas in 2008 and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Respiratory Care from Northeastern University in Boston, MA (online). After Carl completes the program he will be the first RT in Washington State to hold a MS in Respiratory Care.
Carl has published articles in both Respiratory Care and the AARC Times and has given presentations locally and on the national level. Carl’s two main areas of professional interest are the use of journal clubs for RT education and esophageal pressure Carl Hinkson is the Assistant Manager of the Respiratory Department at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He graduated from Highline Community College and has been a respiratory therapist for fifteen years. He obtained his BSRT from the University of Kansas in 2008 and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Respiratory Care from Northeastern University monitoring to guide ventilator management in ALI/ARDS.
Carl began his involvement in the RCSW in 2004 as the Puget Sound Chapter Secretary. He has held many elected positions and served as president in 2010. Carl is the legislative co-chair along with Gary Wickman and travels to Washington DC and Olympia frequently to lobby on behalf of the RT field.
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 6:23PM by RCSW Webmaster The AARC’s 2015 & Beyond focus group published their recommendations for the future of respiratory care in Respiratory Care this year. Recommendations included the retirement of the CRT exam and a provision to move the profession’s entrance requirements towards a bachelor’s degree.
2011 RCSW President Scott Mahoney has appointed an ad hoc committee to develop a position statement on respiratory therapy education in Washington State. The committee is chaired by Jon Jahns, MA RRT, a delegate of the RCSW.
The ad hoc committee will work towards recommendations for the RCSW BOD. More to come.
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