%0 Journal Article
%T The Calgary COPD & Asthma Program: The role of the respiratory therapy profession in primary care
%A Andrea White Markham
%A Cindy L. Slack
%A Kathy Hayward
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy: CJRT = Revue Canadienne de la Th¨¦rapie Respiratoire : RCTR".
%D 2018
%R 10.29390/cjrt-2018-018
%X 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
%K respiratory education
%K primary health care
%K RRT
%K certified respiratory educator (CRE)
%K community sites/services
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6516137/