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Respiratory Therapy 2028: Visions of the Magic 8-Ball
July 7, 2008 8:14 AM by Douglas Laher
Many people across the country celebrated the 4 th of July with fireworks, backyard barbecues and visiting family. These acts are a celebration of the birth of a free country. On July 4 th of 1776, our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence Read More...
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Manpower Concerns Got You Down? Try Working in Canada
May 28, 2008 11:08 AM by Douglas Laher
If you listen very carefully, you can hear it in almost any RT break room across the country. Whispers, so deafening you can hear them from the nurse's station on 3 South are the complaints about too much work and not enough people to get the job done. Read More...
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Canister Your Enthusiasm
May 13, 2008 8:47 AM by Douglas Laher
In the ever present pursuit of the almighty dollar, hospitals and respiratory therapy departments all around the country are seeking opportunities to improve their bottom line. Feeling as if they're being squeezed of every last penny, hospitals have now Read More...
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The Best Advice Comes When You Least Expect It
April 24, 2008 12:21 PM by Douglas Laher
As I look back on my career, I shutter to think what could have been. I graduated from the Respiratory Therapy program at The Ohio State University in 1993. I was never much of the academic type and was anxious get on with graduation. I chose the Cleveland Read More...
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HIPAA… It’s No Laughing Matter
April 22, 2008 10:22 AM by Douglas Laher
In a recent posting titled " Kids Say the Darndest Things ," I described the relationship I have with my son. We're very close, and I spend as much time as I can with him. I coach his baseball team, and whenever we get a chance, we'll play catch in the Read More...
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Administrative Oversight… You Make the Call
April 16, 2008 9:36 AM by Douglas Laher
"You can make some of the people happy some of the time, but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time". As the old adage goes, the larger the group or population you're serving, the more difficult it becomes to make decisions that are embraced Read More...
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Now You See It, Now You Don’t
April 14, 2008 9:43 AM by Douglas Laher
I've always been a big fan of magic. The imagination and intrigue is for great entertainment. For the true professionals like Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, or Chris Angel, their performances stimulate(d) the imagination of their audience. Some of Read More...
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You Gotta Love Mondays
April 7, 2008 10:36 AM by Douglas Laher
Everyone loves weekends. For many, it's their time to kick back, throw their feet up and take a few moments for themselves. Whether it's just an opportunity to enjoy a hot cup of java in the morning while reading the newspaper (I personally enjoy doing Read More...
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That is the Question
April 1, 2008 2:57 PM by Douglas Laher
To call in sick, or not to call in sick... that is the question. Inevitably, this is the dilemma that thousands of respiratory therapists across the country confront themselves with every day at this time of year. Just as hospitals everywhere fill with Read More...
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Kids Say the Darndest Things
March 28, 2008 3:26 PM by Douglas Laher
I'm very close with my 10-year-old son Trevor. We share much in common. We love sports, enjoy playing video games together, and like to sit on the couch to watch a good comedy or action movie (hot buttered popcorn... light on the salt). As you can imagine, Read More...
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It’s An Honor, Senator Kerry
March 14, 2008 2:28 PM by Douglas Laher
Standing shoulder to shoulder we stood at attention being careful not to move a muscle. There we stood; shoulders back, chest out, chin up and staring straight ahead. After all, what are you supposed to do when a former presidential hopeful steps onto Read More...
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Public Service Announcement
March 10, 2008 2:53 PM by Douglas Laher
It was roughly one year ago this week that I was surrounded with some of the hardest working, most passionate, and dedicated respiratory therapists this country has to offer. Unified by the common goal of advocating for the profession and the millions Read More...
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Why Ask Why?
March 6, 2008 11:54 AM by Douglas Laher
I'm not sure that I understand, nor do I know why the NBRC recently granted a one year amnesty period for certified respiratory therapists who graduated prior to 2005 to sit for the RRT exam. While extending this period allows the NBRC to "help us meet Read More...
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Writing Your Own Ticket
February 26, 2008 12:34 PM by Douglas Laher
So there I was, sitting in my office trying to reassure my evening shift supervisor. After more than a month of non-stop, action-filled evenings that routinely included multiple rapid response calls, traumas, and code BLUE's, Mark had had enough. "Doug... Read More...
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