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AdvaMed
(The Advanced Medical Technology Association) |
Formerly known as the Health Industry Manufacturers
Association (HIMA); a medical technology trade organization |
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American
Academy of Pediatrics |
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AACN |
American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses |
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American
Association for Homecare |
The merger of three national associations
– the Health Industry Distributors Association’s Home
Care Division (HIDA Home Care), Home Health Services &
Staffing Association (HHSSA), and the National Association
for Medical Equipment Services (NAMES). |
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AARC |
American Association for Respiratory
Care |
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AARC
Chartered Affiliates
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State Societies for Respiratory Care |
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AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (Biomedical Engineering) |
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ACCP |
American College of Chest Physicians |
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ACCE |
American College of Clinical Engineering |
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ARDSNET |
Acute Respiratory Distress Network,
of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (National
Institute of Health) |
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American
Medical Association |
The AMA strives to promote the art and
science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
It is the premier voice of the American medical profession. |
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American
Society of Anesthesiologists |
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American
Society of Mechanical Engineers |
Professional association for those interested
in all aspects of mechanical engineering, including biomechanics |
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American
Society of Training and Development |
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American
Thoracic Society (ATS) |
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Asociación
de Medicina Critica y Terapia Intensiva del Noreste de
México A.C. |
Mexican association of critical care
medicine |
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Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
A society dedicated to the goal of increasing
the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation. |
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Biomedical
Engineering Society (BMES) |
Promotes biomedical engineering |
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Canadian
Nurses' Respiratory Society |
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Canadian
Society of Respiratory Therapists |
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Canadian
Thoracic Society |
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CoARC |
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory
Care |
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European
Respiratory Society |
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European
Society of Intensive Care Medicine |
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ECCRI |
The European Consortium on Chronic Respiratory
Insufficiency (ECCRI). Includes useful information regarding
home mechanical ventilation. |
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Extracorporeal
Life Support Organization (ELSO) |
An international consortium of health
care professionals and scientists who are dedicated to
the development and evaluation of novel therapies for
support of failing organ systems. |
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Health
Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) |
Global medical technology trade association
(see American
Association for Homecare, above). |
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Health
Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA) |
Former name of the medical
technology trade association now known as AdvaMed (see
above) |
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The
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
The IEEE is a professional society for
those interested in electronics and electrical engineering
and includes a biomedical section |
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The
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand |
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Medical
Device Manufacturers Association |
The Medical Device Manufacturers Association
(MDMA) is a national trade association based in Washington,
D.C. that represents independent manufacturers of medical
devices, diagnostic products and health care information
systems. MDMA encourages the development of new medical
technology that improve patient care and fosters the availability
of beneficial innovative products. MDMA presents the collective
interests of its members before federal agencies of the
US Government that develop or implement policies affecting
the medical device industry. |
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National
Assocation for Medical Equipment Services |
Dedicated to the home medical equipment
industry (see American
Association for Homecare, above). |
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National
Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care |
The National Association for Medical
Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC) is a US organization
of physicians whose mission is to educate its members
and address regulatory, legislative and payment issues
that relate to the delivery of healthcare to patients
with respiratory disorders. |
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National
Board for Respiratory Care |
Credentialing board for respiratory
therapists |
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Society
of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) |
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Sociedad
Espanola de Neumologia y Cirugia Toracica (SEPAR) |
Spanish Society of Thoracic Medicine
and Surgery |
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Respiratory
Therapy Society of Ontario |
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Scottish
Respiratory Site |
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World
Health Organization (WHO) |
An agency of the United Nations, WHO
promotes technical cooperation for health and related
concerns among nations |
