PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kallstrom, Thomas J
AU  - Myers, Timothy R
TI  - Asthma Disease Management and the Respiratory Therapist
DP  - 2008 Jun 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 770--777
VI  - 53
IP  - 6
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/53/6/770.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/53/6/770.full
AB  - The role of the respiratory therapist (RT) is expanding with the growing acceptance and use of the disease-management paradigm for managing chronic diseases. RTs are key members of the asthma disease-management team, in acute-care settings, patients' homes, out-patient clinics, emergency departments, and in the community. Utilizing RTs as disease managers allows patients to be treated faster and more appropriately, discharged to home sooner, and decreases hospital admissions. RT are leaders in the emerging field of asthma disease management.