Mission Statement

The DSRC will be the leading professional association for respiratory care in Delaware.

The DSRC will encourage professional excellence, advance the science and practice of respiratory care, and serve as an advocate for the respiratory therapist, the profession, patients and the public.

Archived News Letters

Issue I (Aug. 2006)

Issue 2 (March 2007)

Issue 3 (April 2008)

Issue 4 (March 2011)

AARC Advocacy/Government Affairs

To contact your representative in Washington. Use the AARC's Capital Connection

Now, RTs who join or renew their AARC memberships have access to free and lower cost CRCE credits whenever they want.

DSRC/AARC News

DSRC Board of Directors 1^st Quarter 2014 Meeting

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Christiana Care Health System

4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE

Room 12, Ammon Center (can enter directly through the Ammon main lobby, or if you enter through the hospital’s main lobby, turn left and follow the corridor to the Ammon Center)

Time:6:30 p.m.

If you plan to attend, please notify Laurene Eckbold at LEckbold@Christianacare.org;so we can order enough refreshments..

Mandatory Child Abuse Training

To renew your license, you will be required to attest that you have completed mandatory training required by Delaware law on

how to recognize child sexual and physical abuse, exploitation and domestic violence, and
your reporting obligations under the Medical Practice Act and 16 Del. C. §903.

The mandatory training is required by Section 1723 of the Medical Practice Act, effective August 1, 2010. It applies to everyone licensed by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline including Physicians Assistants, Respiratory Care Practitioners, Paramedics, Genetics Counselors, Acupuncture Practitioners and Acupuncture Detoxification Specialists as well as Physicians.

More information about the training can be found at:http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/medicalpractice/mandatory_training.shtml

Link to training module:http://ocade.server.tracorp.com.

The AARC is building a Virtual Museum to perserve the history of our profession. Be part of it by buying a virtual brick to support our work.

AARC Asthma Education Prep Course

Are you interested in becoming a Certified Asthma Educator and earning the AE-C credential? The AARC's very popular Asthma Educator Certification prep course is now available online and AARC members receive a $60 discount on the program which offers 10.5 hours of continuing education! Visit: AARC.org To schedule for the examination.