The Calgary COPD & Asthma Program: The role of the respiratory therapy profession in primary care
| Autor: | Cindy L. Slack, Kathy Hayward, Andrea White Markham |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Vol 54, Iss 4 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2368-6820 47734027 |
| DOI: | 10.29390/cjrt-2018-018 |
| Popis: | Respiratory therapy is a profession with the depth and breadth required to care for clients by "evaluating, treating, and maintaining cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) function" \[1\]. Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) work in a variety of settings from critical and acute care to primary and home care. After a brief overview of the models and competencies that underpin the work of the Calgary COPD & Asthma Program, the article provides a description of the program and discuss how RRT Certified Respiratory Educators provide services within the program. These services include health promotion through self-management education rooted in the Chronic Care Model \[2\] and supported by the National Alliance of Respiratory Therapy Regulatory Bodies' National Competency Framework for the Profession of Respiratory Therapy \[3\]. The authors hope the success of this program will encourage others to embrace the role of the RRT in a primary health care setting. |
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