| Nevada Society for Respiratory Care MISSION STATEMENT: The Nevada Society for Respiratory Care exists to encourage and promote professional excellence and advance the evidence-based practice of respiratory care. Working with the entire healthcare continuum, the Nevada Society for Respiratory Care is dedicated to positive patient care outcomes, advocating for patients, their families, the public and the profession. We are a chartered affiliate of the American Association for Respiratory Care. By joining the AARC, you have the opportunity to become a member of the Nevada Society for Respiratory Care. PURPOSE: The Nevada Society for Respiratory Care was formed to: Encourage, develop, and provide educational programs for those persons interested in respiratory therapy and diagnostics, hereinafter referred to as Respiratory Care. Advance the science, technology, ethics, and art of respiratory care through institutes, meetings, lectures, publications, and other materials. Facilitate cooperation and understanding among respiratory care personnel and the medical profession, allied health professions, hospitals, service companies, industry, governmental organizations, and other agencies interested in respiratory care. Provide education of the general public in pulmonary health promotion and disease prevention. Represent the respiratory care profession in the event of governmental legislation involving the profession. |
| NEVADA SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE WEBSITE |
| 2011-2012 NSRC Officers President - Bonnie Weaver President-Elect - Connie Small Secretary-Treasurer - Vice-President - Sandy Ollivier Director at Large - Cecilia Degenhart Director at Large - Vicki Smith Director at Large - Karen Shaw Director at Large - Dan Bloedorn Delegate - Anthony Everidge Delegate - Dan Small More detail on board members |
| Nevada Society for Respiratory Care President Bonnie Weaver Contact the President |
| Visit the American Association for Respiratory Care's website for the latest information in the respiratory profession. |

| Nevada Society for Respiratory Care |
| PO Box 28686 Las Vegas, NV 89126 |

| To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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