AARC Resolutions to be Considered

CSRC wants our members to be informed about the upcoming Resolutions to be addressed by AARC.  Please see the summaries below and click on the link for a full explanation of the Resolution.  If you would like to express your opinion on these resolutions to your CSRC Leaders, please email the following people your comments. (President Jake Miller - [email protected], Delegate Bob Demers - [email protected], Alternate Delegate - Amanda Albee [email protected]) 
 

Resolution (Option for Chartered Affiliate Revenue Sharing Agreement)
Executive Summary

The AARC Disaster Relief Fund has provided essential financial support to members affected by federally declared natural disasters since 1992. As climate-related events increase in frequency and severity, the need for rapid, reliable financial aid continues to grow. Despite the fund’s vital role in supporting respiratory therapists, it is currently sustained primarily through voluntary donations, which limits its reach and dependability during crisis periods. (Click here for full Resolution)

Resolution (American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) establish and maintain a secure, cloud-based service to support all state affiliates in storing and managing essential administrative documents.) 
Executive Summary

This resolution ensures consistent professionalism, transparency, and accountability across affiliates, preserves knowledge during leadership transitions, and strengthens AARC support.Implementation may involve initial costs, training, and varied affiliate readiness. It presents opportunities to modernize operations, enhance collaboration, strengthen data security, and increase engagement and trust. Potential challenges include limited resources, resistance to change, and ongoing system maintenance requirements. The ability to create folders and sub-folders to organize data and documents is a priority. (Click here for full Resolution)

Resolution (Resolve the AARC develop a series of photo “selfie filters” to use with the Be An RT campaign and HOSA activities as part of respiratory therapy profession awareness and student recruitment.)
Executive Summary

This would be a recruiting tool for future respiratory therapists to see themselves in the settings in which respiratory therapists work. It would foster excitement for potential student and leave a lasting impression on them to continue pursuing the profession. In the current tech age and with phones and selfies being ubiquitous, this would be a strategy to meet them where they are and draw them into the profession. This would be more portable and not as cumbersome as a backdrop or selfie station at a conference or exhibit hall and could be used everywhere that has internet access. (Click here for full Resolution)

Resolution (Resolve the AARC would hold a Summer Forum in Puerto Rico)
Executive Summary

The purpose is to urge the AARC executive office to consider Puerto Rico as the venue for theSummer Forum. (Click here for full Resolution)

Call for Abstracts Is Officially Open!

Step onto the field and showcase your best work at the 2026 CSRC SoCal Conference at Pechanga! As we gear up for a World-Cup-inspired celebration of innovation, teamwork, and respiratory excellence, we invite you to submit your abstracts and take your shot at being featured among California’s leading respiratory care professionals.

We Welcome Abstracts On:
Original Research
Case Reports

The CSRC 2025 Northern California Tahoe Conference was a massive success!  Please check out some of the amazing shots from our conference, our Monster Mash Party, and our Practitioners Sputum Bowl.  Thanks to all the attendees and exhibitors.

Don't miss out on next year's event!

CSRC Leadership Storms Capitol Hill! 

The CSRC had a very productive day in Washington D.C. this week. We held 30 meetings advocating for our patients and profession, specifically the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act and the sustainable cardiopulmonary rehab services in the home act. Thank you all who have supported these two bills by writing your congressperson and supporting the CSRC!
Check out some if the images of our advocates on Capitol Hill.

Thank you to all the attendees and vendors that attended the Annual Conference in Temecula this past week.  With almost 700 attendees, 62 vendors, 100 vendor representatives, dozens of students and volunteers, the event was literally the biggest CSRC event in recent history.  It was amazing and check out upcoming newsletters for more details on the conference.

   
   
    

If you missed out, look for details on next year's conference!  Save the date and we will see you there.  

CSRC Takes Home 1st Place at AARC’s Sputum Bowl!

 The competition was fierce, but the team representing California and CSRC claimed the top prize at AARC’s conference in Orlando. It comes as no surprise that our talented members brought home the trophy, showcasing that California has some of the best RT students in the country.

 The team, aptly named Big PEEP Energy, first demonstrated their skills at CSRC's annual conference last March in Temecula, where they outperformed other teams to earn their place at AARC. With their impressive showing there, they were confident heading into the national competition—and they certainly delivered!

 We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the members of Big PEEP Energy—Dave Pugh, Nathalie Fino, Michelle Yanes, and Marlee Newlin—for their outstanding performance and for representing our state and association with excellence. Well done!

  


 
      

Questions about the CE requirements?

Take a look at this short from the January CSRC Town Hall, where the board explains the changes to CE requirements initiated by the Respiratory Care Board. Our next Town Hall meeting is on April 9^th and is open to CSRC members. You will receive 1 leadership CE for attendance. Thank you for your membership and dedication to the field. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting and please encourage your colleagues to join.

 

 The CSRC PEEPs course is an individual 2-hour (4 leadership CE) on-line, asynchronous educational program designed to help make the transition from staff/team member to preceptor as well as refresh preceptor skills. This course utilizes a variety of adult teaching strategies and examples to assist in development as a preceptor. The intent of this course is to develop the skills of a preceptor in assisting students to acquire the experiences and skills necessary to successfully fill his/her future role as a member of the health care team. At completion of the course, 4 RCB approved leadership CEs will be issued to participants.

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