Looking for educational support for yourself or other RTs?  Then you are in the right place.  

Looking to Renew your Ohio License?  Please click here (Ohio Respiratory Care Board) on the left.

American Association for Respiratory Care

(Ohio Society for Respiratory Care)

Tel: (614) 752-9218
 Fax: (614) 728-8691

National Board for Respiratory Care

 




Multimedia AARC Presentation

 

National Lung Health Education Program logo

Help celebrate National Lung Health Education Program - 10 years and growing!  Click here for more information

Ideas or Suggestions?

Please email Ed Conway
.  If you have anything you would like to see on our web site.  We are here to help you!

 
 

What is the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care?

(click here for information)

 

 
   
   
 

OSRC State Meeting

 
   
 

 

OSRC Board of Directors Meeting

September 28, 2008 at the Easton Hilton 7:00pm

Heidi Norris Annual Scholarship

Nominations for the Heidi Norris Scholarship are being accepted now.  The scholarship will be awarded at the  30th Annual State Meeting in September.  To find out more about the award click here.

OSRC Night With The Tribe

See a Ball Game, Have Dollar Hot Dogs & CEUs

September 16, 2008

New CEU Requirement

The Ohio Respiratory Care Board has new rules for Continuing Education.  Beginning July 1, 2008, each RT will need 20 CEUs...15 of which need to be focused on a respiratory related topic.  Contact the Ohio Respiratory Care Board if you have more questions by clicking on the link "ORCB" at the left.

New Tobacco Fines are Now in Effect!

Please, let those restaurants that have complied with the smoking ban know how much we appreciate them.  Violations are already being reported to the Ohio Health Department.  If you wish to report a violation, call the Ohio Smoking Ban Hotline at: 1-866-559-6446. 

For a complete list of smoke free restaurants in Ohio visit Smoke Free Ohio.

AARC Membership Vouchers

AARC membership vouchers are available for purchase.  These vouchers will save you money off of the normal price of AARC membership.  Join or renew as an AARC member for one or more years using this money saving offer.  Contact Angela Reynolds or John Pritt
for information on this limited time offer.

 

Just the FAX Ma'am...The FAX NEWS! 

 

The OSRC Newsletter is back in action and waiting to be faxed to your hospital!  Please check the link to make sure we have the correct fax number for your hospital. Click on the "NEWSPAPER" below to find out. We want all Respiratory Therapists in the state to be able to see the Fax News.

If your Fax Number is incorrect, please email Jerry Edens
for corrections

LaRosa's Buddy Cards on Sale

If you like Pizza, then you'll like this even more! The Southern district is selling LaRosa's Buddy Cards.  For $10 you can get Buy 1, Get 1 Free Pizza, Calzones, Hoagies, Salads, and Cincinnati Zoo Admission offers all through the year.  Contact Sonja Jani soniadjani@gmail.com or Sue Brungs sue.brungs@cchmc.org to order your Buddy Card.

Summit Award

Every year, states from all over the country compete for an award that recognizes their hard efforts in several categories:
Public Relations (health care fairs, health screening) Media (newspaper, tv, or radio interviews), educational efforts, AARC membership recruitment, and other efforts.  
If you have been a part of these efforts please contact your district representative with the date and location of these events.  

We want our state to be recognized for all of our hard efforts!

 

Legislative Update

 

Reimbursement for RT Services!!

After much debate and a veto by the President, the House of Representatives overturned the veto and passed HB 3968.

Approval of this bill would allow for reimbursement of RT services in the home care arena by RTs with a Bachelor's Degree.  This is fantastic progress for RTs across the country.  This battle was won by having our voices heard at the National level.  Thanks to the AARC and everyone of you for contacting your representatives.

 

OSRC Has It's Own Foundation:  In support of scholarships.

Click here for more information 

 

 
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   Current Board Meeting Minutes  
 
 
    Board Minutes Archive
 
   
     
 

 

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES

Federal: Ways & Means Committee

 

Ohio: Ways and Means Committee

 

OSRC CALENDAR

 

Statewide Events 

OSRC Meetings

OSRC Board Meetings

 September (at State Meeting)        December 5, 2008

9:00 am to 1pm

Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

District Events 

Central District
Eastern District
3rd Annual OSRC/Asthma Camp Golf Outing August 24, 2008

Kent State Golf Course

Sleep Disorders

FREE CEUs

September 9, 2008

Samaritan's Hospital Ashland, Ohio

Northeast District
OSRC Night with the Tribe

Ball Game, Dollar Hot Dogs & CEUs

 

Tuesday, September 16, 2008  7:30pm

Castelle Learning Center at Lutheran Hospital

Northwest District
19th Annual North Coast Pulmonary Disease Seminar October 8, 2008

Cedar Point Center at BGSU, Huron, Ohio

Southern District
Western District
State Meetings
30th Annual Respiratory Care State Meeting September 29 & 30, 2008

Easton area, Columbus, Ohio

Meetings & Events in Other States
Annual Fall Health Care Conference

West Virginia Society for Respiratory Care

September 4 & 5

 

Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W VA

National & International Events  
AARC Summer Forum July 11 -13, 2008 Phoenix, AZ
AARC International Congress Dec 13 - 16, 2008

Anaheim, CA

Do you have anything you would like to see added to our community calendar?  Please let us know. 

Contact ed.conway@cchmc.org

  Other Educational Opportunities

The AARC has a webcast site where you can view the webcast and earn CEUs.  Click here for more information

District Representative Resources

Hospitals in each district

Central District
Eastern District
Northeast District
Northwest District
Southern District
Western District
Ohio Respiratory Therapy Programs
Practitioner of the Year Awards
The OSRC State Meeting is coming up in September.  We will once again be having a ceremony to acknowledge the Practitioner of the Year in various Respiratory Care Specialty areas.  Find out how you can nominate someone for this prestigious award!