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 2006
KRCS
Presidential Goals
The Kansas Respiratory Care
Society (KRCS) is a chartered affiliate of the
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).
The KRCS is formed to:
Encourage and develop, on a statewide basis,
educational programs for those persons interested in
the field of Respiratory Care.
Advance the science, technology, ethics, practice,
and art of Respiratory Care through seminars,
meetings, lectures, publications and other methods.
Facilitate cooperation and understanding among
Respiratory Care personnel and the medical
profession, allied health professions, hospitals,
service companies, industry, government
organizations and other agencies within the state
interested in Respiratory Care.
Provide education to the general public in pulmonary
health promotion and disease prevention.
It is my honor to serve as your
president in 2006. I have served on the board for
several years now and I am amazed at the knowledge
and commitment of my fellow board members. I will
be relying heavily on each one of you for support in
serving as president. I hope to encourage an
environment of open communication and willingness to
share all ideas. I hope to lead with actions that
fulfill the mission of the KRCS and give emphasis to
the following goals:
- Develop and execute
strategies to retain and recruit new members in
the KRCS.
- Encourage activities
that will promote new students into the
Respiratory Care profession.
- Promote cooperation and
coordination between the KRCS and Respiratory
Care educational programs in Kansas.
- Encourage activities
that increase public awareness of the
Respiratory Care profession.
- Continue
Legislative-PACT activities and encourage grass
roots support for legislative activities that
have an impact on the Respiratory Care
profession.
- Continue the Chapter
President’s mentoring program and encourage
chapter activities and open communication with
members.
- Develop and execute new
strategies to promote smoking cessation
activities.
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Encourage activities that promote
the Respiratory Care Practitioner as a role
model for healthy life styles and health
promotion.
Steve Ades, RRT
2006 KRCS President |
