The Northeast Pulmonary Teaching Conference
The American Lung Association of Central New York
The Northeast Pulmonary Teaching ConferenceThe American Lung Association of Central New York
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Before entering the home care field in 1983, Mr.
Dunne was involved in respiratory care education at the community college level.
In that capacity, he served, at varying times, as a classroom instructor,
clinical coordinator, and program director. In
addition to his classroom and clinic responsibilities, Patrick was also involved
in curriculum development, programmatic accreditation, and academic affairs.
Between 1979-83, as a Trustee of the National Board for Respiratory Care
(NBRC), he was instrumental in the development and implementation of
standardized national credentialing examinations for respiratory therapists. Following several years of voluntary work on the
Board of Directors, in 1991 Mr. Dunne was elected to serve as President of the
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). Since that time, Patrick has continued to serve the AARC in
various capacities. He currently
serves as a member of the Program Committee for AARC’s 2004 International
Congress and is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Respiratory
Care Foundation (ACRF), the philanthropic subsidiary of the AARC.
A part-time home care surveyor/consultant for the
JCAHO during 1988-91, in 1992 Patrick was appointed to a 4-year term on the
Joint Commission’s Home Care Professional-Technical Advisory Committee (P-TAC).
In December 2001, Patrick was appointed to a three-year term on the Board
of Review of the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) and he also
serves CHAP as a consultative trainer. Mr. Dunne attended UCLA where he earned both his
undergraduate (1974) and graduate (1979) degrees. He is also a graduate of the Respiratory Care Program at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Patrick has lectured extensively and conducted more than 300 educational
workshops throughout North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim on topics
related to clinical respiratory care, outcomes
assessment, evidence-based clinical protocols and corporate compliance/integrity
monitoring. Patrick has published extensively in both the
scientific and trade literature, authoring over 50 papers. He is co-author of
the popular textbook Respiratory Home Care: The Essentials,
published by F.A. Davis in 1998, and also serves as a member of the Editorial
Board of Respiratory Care, the official peer-review scientific journal of
the AARC. In 1998, Patrick was elected a Fellow of the AARC,
and in 1999, he was the recipient of the Invacare Award for Excellence in Home
Respiratory Care. In October 2000,
Patrick was presented the Jimmy A. Young Medal, the AARC’s highest award for
meritorious career service. Patrick
can be reached at his office (714.870.4440), or via E-mail (pjdunne@sbcglobal.net).
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For more program information, contact Glenn Ivers at the American Lung
Association of Central New York at 506 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY
13202-1940 tel: 315-422-6142
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Patrick
J. Dunne, a registered respiratory therapist, is a Sr. Clinical Application
Specialist with HealthCare Productions, Inc., a California-based training,
research and development network serving health care providers worldwide.
