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The National Board for Respiratory Care is the credentialing organization for those entering into the respiratory care profession. The NBRC offers testing across multiple specific areas of respiratory care.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics describes various careers in Respiratory Care, including what they do, the work environment, pay and how to pursue a career in the field.
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is the leading national and international professional association for respiratory care. The AARC encourages and promotes professional excellence, advances the science and practice of respiratory care, and serves as an advocate for patients and their families, the public, the profession and the respiratory therapist.
"The Council for Quality Respiratory Care CQRC is a coalition of the nation’s seven leading home oxygen therapy provider and manufacturing companies. Together, we provide in-home patient services and respiratory equipment to more than 600,000 (the majority) of the more than one million Medicare beneficiaries who rely upon home oxygen therapy to maintain their independence and enhance their quality of life." - CQRC
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"The Florida Society for Respiratory Care (FSRC) will continue to be the leading professional association for Respiratory Care in Florida. The FSRC will encourage and promote professional excellence, advance the science and practice of Respiratory Care, and serves as an advocate for patients, their families, the public, the profession, and the Respiratory Therapist." - FSRC