Methods A 40-item anonymous online survey was sent to members of the British Columbia
Society or Respiratory Therapists. Of the 40 questions, 11 were relevant to the study's aim …

BACKGROUND: Studies of non-health-care work environments indicate that non-
managerial employee job satisfaction is higher in companies that use participative (as …

Background: In the last decade, healthcare has changed dramatically resulting in both
challenges and opportunities for respiratory therapists (RTs). While some changes have …

Anecdotal evidence suggests that anxiety and lack of confidence in managing acutely ill
patients adversely affects performance. We evaluated the impact of attending an ALERT™ …

Methods We developed a survey of academic EM attendings' educational experiences with
ventilators and a knowledge assessment tool with nine clinical questions. EM attendings at …

Background: Interest in patient-centered care and patient-family engagement (PFE) is rising
in the medical system overall as well as the intensive care unit (ICU). Direct participation in …

BaCkGROUnD: There is an emerging demand for complex continuing care for patients who
are too ill to safely return home, but for whom hospitalization in an acute care environment is …

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments and the American College of Chest Physicians …

The specialty of pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM) is in trouble. Not a meeting
goes by without someone bemoaning the fact that we have too few people choosing the …

Background: Close to half of all Americans that die in a hospital spend time in a critical care
unit within the last few days of their life. It is estimated that up to one in five Americans die in …