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Article: Are respiratory therapists best? RTs seem the logical choices to head smoking cessation programs, but does their training equip them for this role?(Guest Editorial)
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- December 1, 2006
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ARE RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS the best choice for providing smoking cessation information and intervention? The natural initial response to that question is "Yes, of course." Respiratory therapists have the specialized training and experience it takes to evaluate a patient's smoking history, discuss respiratory anatomy and physiology, and teach patients about the pathophysiology of smoking-related lung disease. Both the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics and the American Association for Respiratory Care include smoking cessation counseling in their definitions of "respiratory therapist."
But I think we are seriously deluding ourselves if we assume that RTs ...
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