this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message american association for respiratory care type non profit organization industry health care predecessor american association for respiratory therapy founded march 16 1947 founder edwin r. levine headquarters irving tx united states area served united states website http www.aarc.org the american association for respiratory care aarc is a non profit organization and is the only professional organization supporting respiratory care in the united states . in addition to attempting to help lobby for beneficial legislation nationally and locally the aarc is trying to promote the profession as a whole to increase interest and membership . 1 the aarc began in 1943 as the inhalation technician association and has evolved rapidly and repeatedly since . 2 contents 1 mission 2 publications 2.1 former titles 3 history 4 affiliations 5 see also 6 references 7 additional sources 8 external links mission edit the american association for respiratory care aarc will continue to be the leading national and international professional association for respiratory care . the aarc will encourage and promote professional excellence advance the science and practice of respiratory care and serve as an advocate for patients their families the public the profession and the respiratory therapist . 3 publications edit wikisource has original works on the topic american association for respiratory care respiratory care aarc times magazine former titles edit the aait began publishing a journal called inhalation therapy in 1956 . history edit see also timeline of respiratory therapy the university of chicago hospital forms the inhalation therapy association ita in 1946 and in 1947 the ita is chartered as a non profit entity in the state of illinois . the ita was renamed american association of inhalation therapists aait in 1954 and changed its name again in 1966 to american association of inhalation therapy still aait . the aait was renamed the american association of respiratory therapy aart in 1973 and finally took the current name of american association of respiratory care in 1986 . affiliations edit this section contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined unverified or indiscriminate . please help to clean it up to meet wikipedia s quality standards . where appropriate incorporate items into the main body of the article . september 2011 the aarc has several organizations with which they have an affiliation ; clarification needed some of these include ama allied health careers american academy of allergy asthma & immunology american academy of pediatrics american association of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation american association of critical care nurses american college of allergy asthma & immunology american heart association american hospital association american society of anesthesiologists american society for testing and materials american thoracic society campaign for tobacco free kids canadian society of respiratory therapists coarc the committee on accreditation for respiratory care council on licensure enforcement and regulation joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations lambda beta society national association for medical direction of respiratory care national association for the support of long term care national board for respiratory care national coalition for health professional education in genetics national committee for clinical laboratory standards national lung health education program neonatal resuscitation program respiratory therapy society of ontario society of critical care medicine see also edit european sleep apnea database national board for respiratory care commission on accreditation for respiratory care references edit about the society . mosrc.com . retrieved 2011 08 18 . about the aarc . rcjournal.com . retrieved 2011 08 18 . american association for respiratory care . aarc.org . retrieved 2011 08 18 . additional sources edit american association for respiratory care international respiratory congress 17 december 2012 in sleep review online at http www.sleepreviewmag.com continuing education 18224 american association for respiratory care international respiratory congress . greg spratt bs rrt cpft respiratory care departments take a lead role in postoperative monitoring 11 july 2012 in rt online at http www.rtmagazine.com all news 16820 respiratory care departments take a lead role in postoperative monitoring . cathy rozansky msh rrt educating health professionals with simulation programs implications for respiratory therapists 3 may 2012 in rt online at http www.rtmagazine.com all news 16804 educating health professionals with simulation programs implications for respiratory therapists . aarc urges epa go forward with planned epinephrine phase out 6 december 2011 in rt online at http www.rtmagazine.com all news 18361 aarc urges epa go forward with planned epinephrine phase out . aarc releases audio book for oxygen users october 31 2012 in advance for respiratory care & sleep medicine online at http respiratory care sleep medicine.advanceweb.com news daily news watch aarc releases audio book for oxygen users.aspx . external links edit american association of respiratory care national board of respiratory care inc. v t e respiratory therapist credentials certified respiratory therapist registered respiratory therapist degrees associate of science in respiratory care bachelor of science in respiratory care master of science in respiratory care specialties neonatal pediatric critical care emergency sleep disorder medical transport other lambda beta society respiratory driven protocols college of respiratory therapy timeline of respiratory therapy examinations nbrc ele nbrc wre & nbrc cse nbrc nps nbrc sds nbrc accs retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american association for respiratory care & oldid 710294904 categories health care related professional associationspulmonology and respiratory therapy organizationscompanies based in irving texasnon profit organizations based in texashidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2011all articles needing additional referencesarticles needing cleanup from september 2011all pages needing cleanupwikipedia list cleanup from september 2011wikipedia articles needing clarification from october 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 march 2016 at 03 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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