FALL AIRWAVES 2019
President’s Message
Sue Jones RRT FCSRT LSSBB RTSO President This is a pivotal time for the RTSO!! Will this Association get back on its feet or will the RTSO cease to exist? Thanks to our corporate partners we are able to run INSPIRE and the Leadership Summit. […]
Editorial
Shawna MacDonald RRT FCSRT BEd “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” ~ Emily Brontë The beautiful colours and crisp air have arrived…Fall is here! […]
Celebrate RT Week: October 20-26, 2019
Promote
Advertise. Display. Write a story.
Talk it up. Hold a fundraiser.
Represent
Professionalism. Accountability. Collaborative Practice. Ambassadorship.
Recruit Members for the RTSO.
Educate
Patients & families. Each other.
The Public. Loud & Proud!
Share!
Share your stories, your posters,
displays and activities.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Student Affairs Committee (SAC)
Gino De Pinto BEd BSc (Hons) RRT FCSRT Wendy Foote RRT CRE The start of September means back to school and SRTs are settling into their semester course work. It has also been a busy month for the committee as we have been able to establish student reps from almost all the Ontario colleges. […]
Social Media Update
Farzad “Raffi” Refahi HBSc RRT CRE With the school year beginning and new first-year students starting their journey, we see a jump in our social media account followers and interactions. This is, in part, due to the hard work of our Student Affairs Committee who already had their first meeting by the time this report was written. […]
Research Interest Group (RIG) Update
Research Interest Group (RIG) Update Shirley Quach RRT HBSc Tina Yan HBSc RRT CHT Fall has fallen upon us! It is that time again…school has begun, and before long it will be Christmas with 2020 just around the corner! […]
Leadership Committee Update
Sue Martin RRT MA FCSRT Kelly Hassall RRT FCSRT MEd The Leadership Committee has held one meeting since the summer break. The meeting centered around increasing awareness of the role of the RTSO throughout the RT community within the province. […]
Community RT Committee Report
Sylvia Mortimer BSc RRT CRE The Community RT group is currently under reorganization. […]
RT Week 2019: Illumination of Niagara Falls
in RTSO colours of purple & orange
October 20, 2019 10:00 p.m.
Illumination is for a fifteen (15) minute duration.
Timing is approximate and subject to change according to light conditions.
Special thanks to The Niagara Falls Illumination Board for granting the RTSO’s RT Week lighting request!
CN Tower Lighting for RT Week
in RTSO colours of purple & orange
October 25, 2019
Lighting begins at sunset & ends at midnight.
2018 CN Tower Lighting photo by L. Smith
What is Quantitative research?
Shirley Quach, RRT HBSc Research Interest Group Co-Chair Quantitative research focuses on numerical, objective measures of data collection to answer a research question. The research objective differs from qualitative research. […]
Research for RTs: An Interview with Samira Fard
Samira Fard, RRT CHT Please describe your position and role as a research Respiratory Therapist working with a physician? The main focus of my work is with one of the attending physicians and his lung physiology studies. […]
Management’s Corner
Our regular column author, Lucy Bonanno, has taken a break from writing this edition of Management’s Corner, but hopefully she’ll be back with the Winter edition of RTSO Airwaves! ~Shawna […]
Critical Exploration of a Research Paradigm within Respiratory Therapy
Submitted by Gino De Pinto, BEd HBSc RRT FCSRT For the past 16 years I have been working in healthcare as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). […]
Connected Care Update
August 27, 2019 Supporting Ontario Health Teams With more than 150 self-assessment submissions received, teams from across the province are already working toward becoming an Ontario Health Team. […]
Ask aRTee
Q: Why all the hype about RT Week? I don’t see the big deal! A. Pathy, RRT […]
Student Perspectives Literature Reviews
Respiratory Therapy programs throughout Canada have mapped their curriculum to the new National Competency Framework (NCF). One of the competencies that must be attained by all Student Respiratory Therapists is B0.4 Apply Evidence to practice. The first step in applying evidence to practice is finding and reading the research that is currently available. Students can accomplish this by completing a literature review and providing a student perspective on how the topic can impact and ultimately improve patient care.
The mission of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) is to provide guidance and services that empower students to realize their educational goals and personal potential while they strive for lifelong learning. Students will be sharing their findings with the respiratory therapy community. This aligns nicely with the performance category B0.4.1 of the NCF.
The SAC committee hopes you enjoy reading and learning from the student’s submissions.
What is the Most Effective Way for a Patient to receive Aerosol Therapy while on High Flow Nasal Cannula?
Submitted by Carissa Coghill, SRT High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) as delivered with devices such as Airvo™ and Optiflow™ are increasingly used for patients with acute respiratory failure (Hess, 2015). These patients receiving high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy could additionally benefit from inhaled drug delivery such as bronchodilators, but what is the most effective way for them to receive aerosol therapy while on HFNC? […]
Vaping Vs. Smoking
Submitted by Harry Kanathasan, BSc SRT, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN Vaping has continued to gain popularity throughout the globe. However, such monumental success cannot come without its fair share of controversy. […]
Student Emotional Response: An Introduction to Research as a Student Respiratory Therapist
Submitted by Patrick Wood, BHK SRT As a student respiratory therapist (SRT) entering my first year of study at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, I was interested in expanding my learning beyond the classroom. From the beginning of the program, the professors emphasized the importance of becoming involved in the respiratory therapy community. […]
Overlap Syndrome: The Interaction Between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Submitted by Dylan Hawley, SRT, Conestoga College Patients who experience respiratory system illnesses can have co-existing cardio-respiratory diseases. […]
Nutrition as a Preventative Strategy for COPD Patients
Submitted by Jezica Jeeva, SRT, Conestoga College According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2017), the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently on the rise and is anticipated to be one of the leading causes of death in the world by the year 2030. […]
Current Research on Vaping in Canada
Submitted by Laura Tangelder, SRT BHSc, Fanshawe College A relatively new device has increased in popularity in Canada over the last decade and has become the nicotine delivery method of choice for many, particularly for youth. […]
Breath Analysis for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Submitted by Cassidy Connolly, SRT, Conestoga College Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition involving a severe inflammation of the lungs. The inflammation can be initiated by pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, or an existing illness but the extent of its causes has not been fully discovered (Mraz, 2019; Zhou, 2019). […]
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