The Medical Director of Respiratory Care and/or Pulmonary Function Laboratory shall be a licensed physician who has special interest and knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory problems.
Chapter 1. Introduction: New Developments In most patients, mechanical ventilation is a short-term treatment used for up to 7 days to support or replace spontaneous breathing until the cause of respiratory failure resolves or results in death.
Respiratory Care Steering Committee
ACCP Staff Liaison: Lee Ann Fulton
Chair: Carl Kaplan, MD, FCCP Liaison: CHEST 2010 Scientific Program Committee
Vice Chair: Thomas Fuhrman, MD, FCCP
Steering Committee:
Robert Aranson, MD, FCCP
Timothy Buckley, RRT
James Maguire, PhD, FCCP
Douglas Masini, RRT
Jeana O’Brien, MD, FCCP
Alphonso Quinones, RRT
Marcos Restrepo, MD, FCCP
D. Theron Van Hooser, RRT