SUMMER AIRWAVES 2021
President’s Message
Paula Smith, RRT CRE, RTSO President I hope this note finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. Each and every day, RT’s across this province continue to demonstrate their ability to be nimble and persevere to ensure quality care for the patients we serve. […]
Editorial
Shawna MacDonald, RRT FCSRT BEd As we emerge from the pandemic’s third wave, there is a growing sense of cautious optimism despite the high rates of burnout and exhaustion. […]
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Research Interest Group (RIG) Update
Shirley Quach, RRT CRE MHSc Tina Yan, HBSc RRT CHT Happy Summer, 2021! With Ontario opening up, remember to continue staying informed and to be aware of the latest changes. […]
Community RT Committee Update
Doing their part in the fight against COVID-19, Community RRT’s are working with Physicians and other Allied Health Professionals in administering COVID-19 vaccinations in both primary care clinics and mass vaccination centres. […]
Leadership Committee Update
Cam Streicher, RRT B.Mus Greetings, friends! Over the past several months, the RTSO Leadership Committee (LC) has begun to resume more normal operations. […]
Update on the RTSO Workforce Planning Initiative: COPD Patients Access to Clinical Services Provided by Registered Respiratory Therapists Across Ontario
Dan Chen RRT, BSc (Hons), RTSO; Refik Saskin MSc, Principal Investigator, ICES; Jodi Gatley, MPH, Epidemiologist, ICES; Priscila Pequeno MSc, Analyst, ICES; Nancy Garvey RRT, MAppSc (Hons), RTSO The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many priorities in the Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario’s (RTSO) advocacy efforts. […]
Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Report
Greg Donde RRT BHSc MSc The Student Affairs Committee is looking forward to a summer that resembles some form of normality. […]
Join us for RTSO Inspire Month!
Coming October with details to be announced!
STUDENT’S CORNER
Community Engagement and Student Experience During a Pandemic
During the age of online learning, creating a sense of normalcy for students has become extremely difficult. The student experience has typically included a large social element, and trying to implement this while being “remote” was an obstacle for many student organizations. […]
My Learning Journey Through COVID-19: An SRT Perspective
Submitted by Karissa St.Louis-Leclair, SRT, St.Clair College Throughout every learning journey, challenges arise. Whether they are big or small, challenges can make or break your personal experience with learning. […]
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.
Exploring the Early Use of Palliative Care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Thomas Gibson, BSc SRT Palliative care is often misconstrued as being end-of-life care, which can ease the process of dying due to, advanced terminal illness. […]
Nasal High-Flow Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Submitted By: Emily Dileonardo, BSc. SRT, Conestoga College Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can create difficulties breathing and result in lung damage, with severe cases requiring mechanical ventilation (Tan et al., 2020). […]
Palliative Care for COPD Patients in The Current Health Care System
Michelle Scibiwolk, SRT Palliative care is a patient centered holistic approach to care that aims to improve the quality of life for patients and their families who suffer from terminal illnesses (Goodridge & Peters, 2019). […]
The Role of Proactive Palliative Care in Treating Patients with Terminal Stage COPD
Sujith Vasanthakumar, SRT The role of palliative care in treating terminal stage patients and their families is often underplayed in its importance. […]
