About us

Mission

Improve respiratory health through educational advancement of local healthcare providers worldwide.

Vision

Create a culture of 'giving back' synonymous with Respiratory Therapists.

Culture

Giving Back: RTWB/ISF is rooted in the skills, knowledge, and expertise Respiratory Therapists have to offer the world.  Together, Respiratory Therapists from around the globe stand proudly as allied health professionals with a culture of giving back to the global community. 

RT-Driven: RTWB/ISF exists to educate and empower health care practitioners -- a collaborative project initiated by concerned Respiratory Therapists around the globe.  The primary drive is you -- the experts in airway, ventilatory, and oxygen management.  

Opportunity: The Respiratory Therapy profession is still in its development stage.  Opportunity abounds to set precedents and establish ourselves in the global marketplace.  This is our chance to advocate for the importance our profession worldwide.  Join us in sharing our skills/knowledge/expertise beyond borders.

Values

Compassion 

The RT culture is one of giving back -- realizing that there is no monetary equivalent for the life-saving services we are privileged to provide.  We are in healthcare because we care.  Together with your contribution, RTWB/ISF boasts a 100% volunteer staff all while providing quality respiratory therapy services from the heart.  

Integrity 

Our method: sustainable development through education.  

RTWB/ISF representatives believe in the proverbial art of teaching how to fish rather than catching fish.  Local voices lead the Needs Assessment process.  Partnerships are undergirded with collaboration, reflection, and adaptation.  Our representatives uphold a high standard, exercising skills, knowledge, and judgement in critical situations to care best for each patient. 

Innovation 

Many of the deployment sites at RTWB/ISF will be severely resource limited and require creative juices, RTWB/ISF builds bridges with non-healthcare related partnerships to gain new perspectives and innovate custom solutions for local healthcare needs.

Respiratory therapy is at the infancy stage of our profession.   As such, the time is now to set precedence and establish ourselves in the global marketplace. This is our chance to advocate for our profession worldwide. Join us in sharing our skills/knowledge/expertise with a hungry world!

Regulation of Respiratory Therapists has not been solidified globally.  Nevertheless, our representatives exercise skills, knowledge, and judgement in critical situations to care best for the patient.  With an emphasis on sustainable development through education, RTWB/ISF representatives believe in teaching the proverbial art of fishing vs catching fish for locals. 

 Regulation of Respiratory Therapists has not been solidified globally.