Public Education
What is Home Respiratory Care?
Our association members are pleased to provide Home Respiratory Care to Atlantic Canadians. Our services are offered in the individual’s home or in one of our members’ local clinic settings. Appointments are typically booked in advance, while others may be provided on a drop-in arrangement. The Registered Respiratory Therapists(RRTs) our members employ are
“highly skilled health care professionals. They care for patients by evaluating, treating, and maintaining cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) function. Respiratory therapists have specialized medical expertise and use advanced medical technology. They are educated to treat all age groups, from newborns to the elderly.”
Our RRTs help individuals manage their chronic respiratory diseases through therapy and education. We also help diagnoses and treat individuals with sleep disordered breathing through in-home studies, CPAP and Bi-level therapy.
Services our members provide.
Our services include:
- Home and Portable Oxygen
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Education
- Spirometry
- Sleep testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level Therapy
- Home Ventilation
Home oxygen program info/links
Nova Scotia Home Oxygen Program
New Brunswick Extra-Mural Program
Treatment standards or plans of care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Canadian Sleep Society
https://css-scs.ca/resources/brochures/sleep-apnea
BREATHE - the lung association
https://www.lung.ca/lung-health/lung-disease/sleep-apnea
America Academy of Sleep Medicine
http://www.sleepeducation.org/essentials-in-sleep/sleep-apnea
Philips infosite
https://www.sleepapnea.com/
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Treating mild OSA
Industry/regional news
Alberta's unregulated sleep apnea clinics face new standards
'We're seeing terrible problems and poor treatment that should never occur'
Jennifer Lee · Reporter ·