| Survey of Respiratory Therapy Education Program Directors in the United States. | |
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PMID: 21535914 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: As background for the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Third Respiratory Care in 2015 and Beyond conference, information and opinions were sought on the ability of the current educational infrastructure to make changes that would assure competent providers in the envisioned health care future. METHODS: Survey responses from Respiratory Therapy Program Directors (RTPDs) are the basis of this report. After pilot testing and refining the questions, a self-administered internet based AARC survey was used to gather information from RTPDs of 435 RT programs, based in 411 colleges that were fully accredited or in the process of being accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) as of May, 2010. RESULTS: Three hundred and forty-eight program directors (80%) provided valid survey responses. Three of the five competencies related to "evidence-based medicine" and "respiratory care protocols" were taught less often in ASRT programs than in BSRT programs. Eighty percent of BSRT compared to 42% of ASRT programs instruct students how to critique published research (p <.001). Only 34% of ASRT programs teach students the general meaning of statistical tests compared to 78% of BSRT programs (p <.001). RTPDs reported that students are taught to apply evidence-based medicine to clinical practice in 94% of BSRT but only in 81% of ASRT programs (p = .013). Teaching students how to describe healthcare and financial reimbursement systems and the need to reduce the cost of delivering respiratory care, a leadership competency identified by the second 2015 conference, was significantly different for BSRT (72%) and ASRT (56%) programs (p = .027). Other competencies showed trends toward differences with BSRT reporting higher percentages of success than ASRT programs. CONCLUSION: Important differences do exist between BSRT and ASRT programs. |
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Thomas A Barnes; Robert M Kacmarek; Charles G Durbin |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-29 |
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Title: Respiratory care Volume: - ISSN: 0020-1324 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-5-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7510357 Medline TA: Respir Care Country: - |
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