Janet Boehm EdD, MS, RRT
Director, Clinical Education
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH

Richard Branson, MS, RRT, FAARC
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH

Richard Kallet, MSc RRT, FAARC
Clinical Projects Manager
University of California
Cardiovascular Research Institute
San Francisco, CA

Donna Hamel, RRT, FAARC
Clinical Research Coordinator
Duke University Health Systems
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Neil MacIntyre, MD, FAARC
Medical Director of Respiratory Services
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Tim Myers, BS, RRT-NPS
Pediatric Respiratory Care
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Tim Op’t Holt, EdD, RRT, AEC, FAARC
Professor, Department of Respiratory Care
and Cardiopulmonary Sciences
University of Southern Alabama
Mobile, AL

Ruth Krueger Parkinson, MS, RRT
Protocol/ PI Coordinator
Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Valley, SD

Helen Sorenson, MA, RRT, FAARC
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Respiratory Care
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, TX

Our Mission
As our aging population grows, so does the prevalence of respiratory-related ailments. To meet this medical need, a variety of new respiratory diagnostic and treatment options are being developed. With the availability of these new options, respiratory care professionals will require the most up-to-date, scientifically- and clinically-based information to help them make informed decisions on what is best for their patients.

It is with this goal we welcome you to Clinical Foundations, an education program that is dedicated to helping respiratory care professionals who care for the critically and chronically ill.

Clinical Foundations will provide practical, clinically- and evidenced-based articles, case studies and symposia for respiratory therapists and respiratory care directors, managers, and supervisors. Clinical Foundations is based on a patient-focused model of care that emphasizes the need to provide the care and services that focus on patients’ individual needs and preferences.

As part of our commitment to helping respiratory care professionals improve their skills, each edition of Clinical Foundations will be fully accredited by the AARC for CRCE as an independent study program.

All CE Modules have been renewed for 2008

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