AARC MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT!

Attention LSRC Members – Your Best Membership Deal Yet
The Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care has an excellent AARC membership opportunity for you For a limited time, we are selling vouchers for AARC Membership for only $80. (A membership is typically $90.) The LSRC is making this discount happen for you.
Here are our suggestions for taking advantage of this option.
 1. Renew now to save money for yourself. No matter what your expiration date, buying one of these discounted memberships today extends your current membership for 12 months from your expiration date. (As an example, if your membership expires in December 2010, you can buy a voucher now and it will move your expiration to December 2011.  The AARC tracks on 12 months from whenever you expire.)
2. Encourage a new member to join. There’s never been a better time.  I encourage each AARC Member to help our Membership Committee in encouraging therapists that aren’t AARC Members to consider becoming one by purchasing a Membership Voucher at the low membership dues level.
3. Influence a mass purchase. If you are in a position to influence numerous memberships in your department or school, take advantage of these lower prices. Maximize your budget or take charge of a mass purchase of memberships at your facility for this low rate.
 To take advantage of any or all of the above opportunities, please do the following:
 Email LSRC Membership Chair Brett Stafford at
            http://us.mc554.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bstafford@stph.org
He will tell you your next steps to saving money on memberships.
 I appreciate your time and effort in helping the LSRC membership committee, the American Association For Respiratory Care and the Louisiana Society For Respiratory Care in this endeavor.
The LSRC is making these discounts available for your benefit. Please consider this option today and act by August 1, 2010.
 Raymond Pisani, BS, RRT-NPS
LSRC President 2010

Good Meeting, Good Times

Chapter 7 held its first meeting for 2010 on March 25, in Houma at the Nicholls Duhe Building. Ken Duet MA, RRT from East Jefferson General Hospital gave an excellent presentation on "Aerosol Arsenal: Choosing your Weapons." Mr. Doug McIntyre gave a LSRC and Political action report andTerry Bourgeois and his staff from Ocshner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland were recognized for applying for the small hospital of the year award given by the LSRC. Raymond Pisani, BS, RRT, NPS, LSRC President and Chapter 7 Member, was congratulated on receiving the 2010 LSRC Pioneer Award. Thanks to Errol Champagne and Jessica Adams for donating refreshments for the meeting and thanks to all who attended!!
The LSRC State meeting in Baton Rouge on April 6,7,8 was a huge success. Great lectures, crawfish and music were enjoyed by RTs from around the state!!!
The LSRC Day at the Capital is set for April 27, 2010 in Baton Rouge. 12p-4p
Nominations are open for LSRC Offices and Chapter Presidents- If you are interested in becoming more involved and helping continue progress on the state or local level please let us know!!!!
Robin

Let's Keep the Momemtum Going!

Chapter 7 members:
Thanks for a great 2009!  We had great turnout for the meetings and for Respiratory Care Week and have shown that we are a viable chapter of the LSRC. I wasn't aware at first that I would be serving 2 terms, but am glad to be doing so. I am also glad that our other chapter officers have decided to stay on another year. The 2010 Officers are:
President: Robin Gaudet BS, RRT
Vice President: Jessica Adams, RRT
Secretary: Tomeeka Rounds, MPH, RRT
Treasurer: Karen Breaux, RRT
Reporter: Warren Arboneaux, CRTT
This year we will do our best to keep the momemtum going by providing excellent education opportunities, growing our membership, becoming strong advocates for our profession and have fun doing it!
This years LSRC President, Raymond Pisani BS, RRT is also a chapter 7 member which is definitly a plus for us. We wish Raymond much success this year! Remember all chapter members are welcome to attend the State Society Meetings in Lafayette.
Our 1st chapter 7 meeting for 2010 will be March 25th, 2010 at 6:30 pm at the Duhe building in Houma. Please make plans to attend and help spread the word!
Thanks,
Robin Gaudet BS, RRT
Bayou Chapter 7 President
rpgaudet161@yahoo.com

November 6, 2009
On Thursday October 29, 2009 Respiratory Therapists across the Bayou Region Came out to Peppers/Piazza Bar in Houma,LA and celebrated National Respiratory Care Week. Chapter Members enjoyed delicious food, drinks and social time. Four of our lucky therapists won door prizes-Nicole Trahan, Terry Lirette, Wendy Lapointe and Mark Chauvin. We also had our raffle drawing -
1st Prize -$250.00-Aimee Daigle, Napoleonville, LA
2nd Prize-$100.00-Mark Voisin, Houma, LA
3rd Prize- $50.00-Mike Folse, Houma, LA
Congratulations and Thanks to everyone who helped sell tickets!!! Proceeds from the raffle will help with  future educational meetings and recognition awards.
  Also a great Big THANK YOU to our sponsors for the evening Pulmonary HomeCare, Praxair and CardioSom.  On behalf of all our therapists, We appreciate your support!!!
The next LSRC state meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 13, 2009 at Prejean's Restaurant in Lafayette, LA. All are encaouraged to attend this last meeting for 2009.
Please let us know how you celebrated this week!!!!!

August 25, 2009
Chapter 7,
What a great turnout at Thursday's Meeting!!!!!
It was good to see so many new faces, familiar faces and so many NSU students!
Special Thanks to our sponsors - Medical Specialties, Sepracore, Dr. Ralph Bourgeios and Gourmet Grind.
Also a Big Thank You to our speakers- Adam North (LSRC Membership Chairman, OLOL) who spoke on the importance of AARC membership  and Terry Forette (Clinical Specialist- Medical Specialties, LSUHSC) who spoke on "High Flow Oxygen Delivery."
Chapter members were able to receive a free CRCE and enjoy wonderful refreshments. Lets keep the momentum going and start gearing up for  RC Week Oct. 25-31.
Make plans to do something special at your hospital or in your community. Let us know your ideas for a chapter event!
Thanks,
Robin

June 10, 2009
Chapter 7 Members,
Thanks to all who attended the LSRC state meeting in Baton Rouge.  It was a tremendous success. So many members of the LSRC board of directors worked very hard to provide an excellent educational opportunity, great food and entertainment.  What better way to thank them than to remain active in the society and spread the word that we are going to remain professionally strong by increasing our membership. The LSRC membership drive is now going on and asking each chapter to get the word out about the vouchers available at a discount to new members. If anyone is interested in taking advantage of the discount please contact me by e-mail at rpgaudet161@yahoo.com.
RT department managers-I would be happy to come and speak at your next department meeting to help explain the importance of what it means to remain professionally strong and how the AARC can help.
There is no better time than now to pull together as a society. Higher education and healthcare are being targeted with more than their fare share of state budget cuts so we must be willing to take time out of our busy schedules to contact our legislators and let them know that the decisions they make today will ultimately affect costs, quality and access to healthcare tomorrow.  You can contact your state legislators by going to http://house.legis.state.la.us and http://senate.legis.state.la.us.   to let them know your concerns about the impact of the cuts and how vital it is to secure the future of the Nicholls Respiratory Program which has proven its success for many  years.
Keep checking the website for more information.  Also be sure to visit the AARC and LSRC website as often as possible to stay informed and connected.
As always thanks for your support!
Robin Gaudet, BS, RRT
Chapter 7 President

March 31, 2009

Chapter 7 Members:

On March 6th Bayou Chapter 7 held its first meeting for 2009 at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. The meeting was attended by several dedicated respiratory practitioners and educators from our region. Our LSRC President-Elect Raymond Pisani highlighted all the exciting things happening at the state level and also what our delegates and lobbyist are focusing on at the national level. The importance of AARC membership was once again stressed and encouraged. Our Vice-President for chapter 7, Jessica Adams introduced our new chapter website www.bayouregionrts.webs.com and encouraged everyone to spread the word and encourage others to join the site to stay informed and connected. Chapter members had a great time at LaCasa after the meeting!

Our next meeting will be in June (date TBA). Hope to see everyone at the State Meeting in Baton Rouge, April 15, 16 &17.

Thanks for your continued support!
Robin Gaudet, BS, RRT
Chapter 7 President

January 15, 2009
Greetings Chapter 7 Members,

It is an honor to have been asked to lead the Chapter this year and I Thank You for your vote of confidence. For those who do not know me- I  am a Nicholls State Alumnae, have been in Respiratory for the past 20 years (boy, time sure does fly) and  currently work for Assumption Community Hospital in Napoleonville, LA. I previously worked for Lakewood Medical Center (Teche), TGMC and TRMC.

I look forward to 2009 and hope that together as a chapter we can promote our profession, rebuild friendships and hopefully have FUN doing it! Our local chapter gives us a voice and that voice is more important than ever in these uncertain times. That voice makes its way from the local level (Chapter7), to the state level (LSRC), to the national level (AARC) and ultimately to Washington D.C. via representatives and our Lobbyist.

 This year we are very excited about our voice from the South-as we congratulate Raymond Pisani, BS, RRT, NPS on his election to President-Elect of the LSRC. Raymond is the Director of Cardiopulmonary Care and Sleep Disorder Center at Teche Regional Medical Center. He has been working on behalf of our Bayou Region and at the State level for many years and we wish him much success as he leads our State Society!
I would like to Thank Mike Folse, our outgoing Bayou Chapter 7 President for his past service to our Chapter and also wish him much success as Industrial Representative(Sepracor) for the LSRC.

Also special thanks to Jessica Adams, Mark Voisin, Warren Arboneaux and Raymond Pisani for offering your help to the chapter this year.

The LSRC will hold its first meeting for 2009 on Feb. 6th in Lafayette. Our LSRC President – Ashley Dulle, BS,RRT,AE-C is already gearing up for what looks like an exciting year for our society! She wants to know- what activities/meetings our members would like to see? Our first Bayou Chapter Meeting will be in March (date TBA). We will discuss some of the goals for the Chapter this year.

•    Increase membership and chapter participation
•    Offer CEU’s to our members
•    A New Bayou Chapter 7 Website
•    Increase Chapter Funds
•    Socialize and have some fun! (We know how to do this!)

In the meantime, I would like to encourage all RCP’s to spread the word and promote our profession by joining the AARC. Take advantage of the opportunities to further educate yourself by having access to the journals, magazines, newsletters and websites available. Also take advantage of the CEU’s, conferences and seminars.

 For those new to the profession- when you join the AARC you subsequently become a member of the LSRC and our local Bayou Chapter 7.  www.aarc.org , www.lsrc.net , and (new) www.bayouregionrts.webs.com

I look forward to representing you this year and will keep you posted of upcoming meetings and events. I hope you will feel free to contact me via e-mail if needed rpgaudet161@yahoo.com

Thanks for your Support,
Robin Gaudet, BS, RRT
Bayou Chapter 7 President