SUMMER AIRWAVES 2019
President’s Message: Increasing the RTSO’s Membership
Sue Jones RRT FCSRT LSSBB RTSO President One of the RTSO’s most important priorities at this time is to increase our membership to ensure that RTSO has sufficient funding to continue its important work. […]
Executive Director’s Update: Summer 2019
Dilshad Moosa BSc RRT FCSRT CRE MASc Summer is finally here! RTSO infrastructure changes continue. Our Membership Management System has been implemented (June 2019), our updated website goes live on August 1, 2019, and registration to our RTSO INSPIRE Conference (Oct 19) and Leadership Summit (Oct 18) are now open. […]
Editorial
Shawna MacDonald RRT FCSRT BEdAEd Welcome to the summer 2019 edition of RTSO Airwaves! While some of the work we do may be taken at a more leisurely pace over the summer, please be assured that the RTSO is diligently working to advocate for you and remains very active as the voice of the profession in Ontario, promoting the role and interests of the profession across ALL sectors of the healthcare system. […]
RTSO EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Westin Prince Hotel, Toronto
The Early Bird Deadline is September 15, 2019
Regular Rate: $150.00
Regular Non-member Rate: $175.00
| Early-bird RTSO Member | $130 |
| Early-bird Non-Member | $155 |
| Student RT Member | $100 |
| Student RT Member Refer-a-Friend | $80 Each |
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Student Affairs Committee (SAC)
Gino De Pinto BEd BSc (Hons) RRT FCSRT Wendy Foote RRT CRE The SAC group had an opportunity to meet as a group for the first time this past May at the CSRT Conference in Niagara Falls. The group was able to share ideas and prepare for the upcoming academic year. […]
Research Interest Group (RIG)
Shirley Quach RRT HBSc Tina Yan HBSc RRT CHT Summer has finally arrived! With the new season, we have rebranded as the RTSO Research Interest Group. Although our name has changed, we will continue to provide research focused updates on the RTSO Facebook page and in the research section of RTSO Airwaves. [...]
Leadership
Sue Martin RRT MA FCSRT Kelly Hassall RRT FCSRT MEd The Leadership Committee has been working on several initiatives in support of the RT role within Ontario. […]
Community RT
Sylvia Mortimer BSc RRT CRE The Community RT group is currently under reorganization. […]
FEATURED ARTICLES
The Art of Vaping: Design and Smoking Cessation
Submitted by Harry Kanathasan, BSc SRT Vaping is a relatively new, emerging trend that has been gaining popularity over the last few years. Although vaping is intended as a smoking cessation product, it seems to be gaining popularity with the wrong demographic. […]
Research Should Be Embraced, Not Pushed Aside
Reflecting On Experience Presenting In The Diagnostics Portion Of The 2019 CSRT National Conference Submitted by Mithin Koshy, SRT […]
MOHLTC Update
Ontario Health Teams The Ontario government is building a connected health care system centered around patients, families and caregivers. […]
Management’s Corner
Submitted by Lucy Bonanno, RRT MA MBA CAE CHE Chief Executive Officer, Geraldton District Hospital It is clear the healthcare sector is changing and fast. Managers are under more stress today than ever before. They are held accountable and must deliver in many facets. […]
Guatemala International Trip
Fanshawe College Respiratory Therapy June 8 – June 16, 2019 A group of 13 third year students and three faculty traveled to Antigua, Guatemala for a Medical Mission to four clinics as part of their clinical placement with a focus on Global Citizenship. […]
Ask aRTee
Q: What can I do as an RT to enhance patient safety? A: Healthcare is more complex and diverse than ever before. […]
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Shawna MacDonald RRT FCSRT CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: RTSO BOD & Executive
GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRODUCTION SPECIALIST: Susan Aikenhead