PresentsThe Jimmy A Young
Memorial Lecture
Sunday, July 18, 20108:30 to 9:30 AMMarco Island, FL
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The NBRC has sponsored this lecture series in honor of Jimmy A. Young since 1978. The NBRC honors his memory and many contributions he made to respiratory care through this annual program.
Jimmy Albert Young, MS, RRT1935 –1975
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• Jimmy Albert Young, MS, RRT was one of the profession’s most outstanding and dedicated leaders– 1935 – born in South Carolina– 1960 – 1966 – served as Chief Inhalation Therapist at the Peter
Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston– 1965 – earned the RRT credential, Registry #263– 1966 – 1970 – served in many roles including Director of the
Program in Respiratory Therapy at Northeastern University in Boston
– 1970 – became Director of the Respiratory Therapy Department at Massachusetts General Hospital
– 1973 – became the 22nd President of the American Association of Respiratory Care
– 1975 – was serving as an NBRC Trustee and Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee when he passed away unexpectedly
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The New Decade – Challenges and Opportunities
in Credentialing
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Presenters• Lori M Tinkler MBA
– NBRC Associate Executive Director• Gregg L Ruppel MEd RRT RPFT FAARC
– NBRC President• Robert C Shaw Jr PhD RRT FAARC
– NBRC Assistant Executive Director and Psychometrician
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Five-Step Process• This is the only way a new NBRC
specialty examination can be started• The steps
– Viability study– Personnel study– Job analysis study– Test specification development– Criterion-related validation study
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2000 TO 2009A Reflection
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2000• Transitioned six credentialing programs to
administrations by computer– On-line application submission– Year-round availability with self-scheduling of
administration appointments– Release of examination outcomes on the day of each
administration
• Conducted job analysis studies– Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist– Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
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2001
• Developed study guide and self assessment examinations– Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist– Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
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2002
• Implemented policies for a continuing competency program
• Conducted job analysis studies– Certified Respiratory Therapist– Registered Respiratory Therapist– Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
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2003
• Conducted criterion validation and test bias studies for multiple-choice examinations– Certified Respiratory Therapist– Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Developed study guide and self assessment examinations– Certified Respiratory Therapist– Registered Respiratory Therapist– Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
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2004
• Conducted criterion validation and test bias study– Clinical Simulation Examination
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2005
• Conducted a viability study for a potential new specialty examination– Sleep Disorders Specialist
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2006• Conducted job analysis studies
– Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist– Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
• Conducted a personnel study for a potential new specialty examination– Sleep Disorders Specialist
• Conducted a viability study for a potential new specialty examination– Adult Critical Care
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2007• Conducted job analysis studies
– Certified Respiratory Therapist– Registered Respiratory Therapist– Sleep Disorders Specialist
• Conducted a personnel study for a potential new specialty examination– Adult Critical Care
• Developed study guide and self assessment examinations– Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist– Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
• Managed credential renewal for the first therapists, specialists, and technologists under the continuing competency program
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2008
• Conducted criterion validation and test bias studies for multiple-choice examinations– Certified Respiratory Therapist– Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Developed the first test forms for the sleep disorders specialist program
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2009
• Launched the sleep disorders specialist program
• Conducted job analysis studies– Neonatal Pediatric Specialist– Adult Critical Care
• Developed study guide and self-assessment examinations– Sleep Disorders Specialist
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Summary of Studies
• 12 job analysis studies• 5 criterion validity and test bias studies• Added two specialty examination
programs– 2 viability studies– 2 personnel studies
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Summary of Policy Changes
• Implemented – Associate degree entry– continuing competency program– three-year limit on RRT eligibility
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All of the accomplishments of the last 10 years happenedbecause of the volunteer work of the NBRC Board:
American Thoracic Society 5 physician representativesAmerican Society for Anesthesiology 5 physician representativesAmerican College of Chest Physicians 5 physician representativesAmerican Association for Respiratory Care 15 respiratory therapists
1 public advisor
Who Does the Work?
Board Work Load• 2 week-long meetings each year to develop
items for test forms– 20 meetings total for the decade– 31 trustees and 9 staff averaged 4 days per meeting
for a total of 320 per year
• 1 week-end meeting each year for the Executive Committee of the Board
• Numerous hours of homework and conference calls
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Resources Consumed to Accomplish this Work
• Time – Volunteers and the employers who make
these people available• Money
– Fees to take examinations, maintain active status, and renew credentials• Examination fees have not increased since 2000
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Responsibilities of a typical board member
• Pamela L. Bortner, MBA, RRT, FAARC– Examination committee member
• Chairperson for the Clinical Simulation• Member for the Adult Critical Care
– Standing committee member• Admissions• Nominations• Examination Committee Chairmen
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Time Commitment in 2010
• Clinical Simulation – 5 full days• Adult Critical Care – 12 full days• Nominations – ½ of a day• Admissions – ½ of a day• Examination Committee Chairmen – ½ of
a day
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The New Decade – Challenges• Maintain high standards for credentialing,
balancing healthcare cost reductions AND quality improvement
• Provide examinations that meet states’ needs to protect the public AND promote excellence in Respiratory Care
• Promote respiratory care credentials in healthcare workplaces
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The New Decade – Opportunities• Develop credentialing examinations for
areas of specialty practice in respiratory care as they emerge
• Adapt content of examinations to– reflect evidence-based respiratory care– meet changing needs of healthcare
consumers– evaluate respiratory therapists in an era of
changing competencies
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“NEW” SPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS
Neonatal / Pediatric
Adult Critical Care
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What is New?
• Some items will engage judgment about ethics to select the best answer– 5 out of 150 for the adult critical care specialty – 3 out of 120 for the neonatal / pediatric
specialty
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Example from ACC
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Example from NPS
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Secondary Specifications are New for ACC
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And for NPS
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Primary Specifications for ACC
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39%
61%
ACC Item Distribution by Cognitive Level
Recall Application Analysis Total
12 45 93 150
8% 30% 62% 100%
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Primary Specifications for NPS
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62%
38%
NPS Item Distribution by Cognitive Level
Recall Application Analysis Total
9 61 50 120
8% 51% 41% 100%
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Summary
• Challenges and opportunities continue• The credentialing system continues to
evolve• The NBRC continues to build on the
hierarchical structure of the credentialing examination system
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