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👣 Early Mobility Matters—Even on the Vent! In the ICU, getting patients moving early—even while mechanically ventilated—can lead to better outcomes like shorter hospital stays, improved lung function, and reduced muscle loss. And guess who’s right there making it happen? Respiratory Therapists.

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1/2 🧵It's National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month, & as an #NBRCAmbassador, I'm here to remind you to be mindful of your lungs! So many people are affected by asthma and allergies, and respiratory care experts can play a huge role in helping them manage their symptoms.

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Warren Buffett dropped a bombshell at the end of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Saturday, saying he is ready at the end of the year to step aside as the CEO of the company. More details here: omaha.com/news/local/b...

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Saturday with Warren #bershire2025 #bershirehathaway #bershireweekend

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Goodness, I know it’s TGIF, but this is not fun…I need it to be TGIFA5 (after 5 pm) orTGIS (Saturday). What a month and I’m glad April is over! 🤦‍♀️😭

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The NSRC is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Panel for "Future Directions in Respiratory Care" 🎤 Julie Jackson Sheri Trindle Heather Nichols Lauren Driscoll

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The NSRC is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤Meet Our Speaker: Eric Hasse, RRT 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The NSRC is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Christopher Bingcang 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The NSRC is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Russell J. Hopp, D.O., FAAP, FAAAAI 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The Nebraska Society for Respiratory Care is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Julie Jackson, BAS, RRT-ACCS, RRT, RCP 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The NSRC is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Andrew Kamien 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The Nebraska Society for Respiratory Care is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Eli Rhoads 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The Nebraska Society for Respiratory Care is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Jake Massey PT, DPT, CSCS 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss!

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The Nebraska Society for Respiratory Care is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤 Meet Our Speaker: Allison Carson M.S., CCC-SLP 🎤 We have a great speaker schedule you won't want to miss! #respiratorytherapy

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The Nebraska Society for Respiratory Care is excited to announce our speaker line-up for "Inspire 2025: Advancing Respiratory Therapy Together" Conference. 🎤Meet Our Keynote Speaker: Tad Hunt, RRT, MS 🎤

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🚀 Big News for Respiratory Therapy! The Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist (APRT) role is here, bringing higher-level care, expanded scope, and improved patient outcomes! APRTs work in many areas, diagnosing & treating respiratory conditions alongside physicians. (1/2)

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An inspiring event celebrating education and innovation at UNMC! #ImpactInEducation Check out the full album here: www.flickr.com/photos/unmc/...

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The addition of a second DMSc cohort shows the program’s initial rollout has gone well and that interest in the degree remains high, said Shaun Horak, DMSc, the program’s director and associate director of the UNMC PA program. www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202... #iamunmc #dmsc

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The world needs more respiratory therapists - the world needs YOU. To learn more about what I do as an RT, head over to MoreRTs.com. #WorldNeedsMoreRTs #nbrcambassador National Board of Respiratory Care

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🤝Shared expertise = Better Patient Outcomes 📈 👩‍💻https://bit.ly/43qn2Uq #WorldNeedsMoreRTs #nbrcambassador The National Board for Respiratory Care - NBRC

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A Lifetime of Sundays is a great documentary and features Mrs. McCaskey. Worth the watch.

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There's a shortage of respiratory therapists AND educators. If you're an experienced RT with an advanced degree and a desire to lead, we need you! Get started here: bit.ly/43qn2Uq #WorldNeedsMoreRTs #NBRCAmbassador National Board of Respiratory Care

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Way to go ladies! 🏀 #iowawbb #upset

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Jan and the Hawks will be just fine.

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Congrats to our faculty selected for the 2025-26 iLEAD (Interprofessional Leadership for Excellence & Academic Development) certificate program: Megan Frazee, DPT, Melissa Soester, PhD, Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD, and Holly Zimmerman, CGC. #iamunmc

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Books I’m reading in 2025…posting and pinning to keep myself accountable. If you’re following along, this list of books will be all over the place 😂 First up…

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Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better… -For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return. -Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)

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Let's do this; 1 like = 1 piece of unsolicited but sincere, field-tested advice: The cost for Narcan (naloxone) nasal spray is around $56 for a supply of 2. Narcan is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It’s an opioid antagonist. You may save a life.

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Jack Hoffman, namesake of the Team Jack Foundation, dies of cancer at 19

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A reminder this viral bronchiolitis season, more is not always better! Consider that high rates of HFNC may be making the baby more distressed.

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There's a new girl in town, 'cause I'm feelin good. Got a smile, got a song, for the neighborhood. RIP to Linda Lavin www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiRg...

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This Christmas, Thomas Piraino educates us on complete airway closure and why it should matter. Fascinating topic for #ventrounds. How many of you are looking for this phenomenon routinely? #medsky #emimcc #FOAMed #FOAMcc icuscenarios.com/lightning-ro...

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The December 2024 AoTM is here! Bimodal! The future of airway! Enjoy! kumc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...

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I had the privilege to represent the Nebraska Society for Respiratory Care at the fall American Association for Respiratory Care House of Delegates meeting. A big congratulations to Cheryl Skinner & Chris Hamilton on receiving their FAARC recognition! I also learned a thing or two while I was there.

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Last (work) trip of the year…destination MCO for AARC Congress 🫁🤓

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