International Council

Code of Ethics

Mission Statement

Strategic Goals

The Council, comprised of governors from various countries, is a diverse group of worldwide health professionals forms the International Council for Respiratory Care, addressing issues affecting educational, medical and professional trends in the global respiratory care community.

Member Countries
Argentina	India	Singapore
Brazil	Italy	South Korea
Canada	Japan	Spain
Columbia	Mexico	Taiwan
Finland	Philippines	Turkey
France	Russia	USA
	Saudi Arabia

Council members

PRESIDENT

Jerome M. Sullivan, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC
Toledo, Ohio, USA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chia-Chen Chu, MS, CRT, RCP
President, Taiwan Society for Respiratory Therapy (TSRT)
Taipei, TAIWAN, ROC

Héctor León Garza, MD
President, Asociación Mexicana de Terapia Respiratoria A.C.
MEXICO

Hassan S. Alorainy, BS, RRT
Clinical Education and Research Specialist
Respiratory Care Services, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA

Douglas Maynard, Council Treasurer
Executive Director, The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA

Kazunao Watanabe, MD
Shonan Kamakura General Hospital & Day Surgery Center
Tokyo, JAPAN

ASSISTANT TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Brian Oka, RRT
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Michael Mark, BS, RRT, RN
AARC International Coordinator

COUNCIL MEMBERS BY COUNTRY

Sunil Anand, MD
New Delhi, INDIA

Arzu Ari, MS
Istanbul, TURKEY

Patrick J. Dunne, MEd, RRT

Governor for the United States of America

Fullerton, USA

Antonio Esquinas, MD, PhD, FCCP

Murcia, SPAIN

Jesús M. Espinas, RMT, RCP
Makati, Metromanila, PHILIPPINES

Gerardo Ferrero, PhD, RRT
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Kook-Hyun Lee MD
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA

Tetsuo Miyagawa, PhD, RRT
Associate Professor, Showa University, JAPAN

Gustavo Olguin, MBA, RRT
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Sergio Zuffo, RRT
Firenze, ITALY

COUNCIL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Michael T. Amato, BA

Syracuse, New York, USA

Derek Glinsman, RRT, FAARC

Loveland, Colorado, USA

Bill Kashiwazaki
Forest Hills, New York, USA

David Lu
Taipei, TAIWAN

GOVERNORS EMERITAE

Graeme A'Court, RRT
SINGAPORE

Pierre Emery
Versailles, Paris, FRANCE

Airton Stingelin Crespo, MD, FCCP
Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Taisto Hakkinen
Vanajantie, Hameenlinna, FINLAND

DECEASED

Abundio Leon Valedrrabano, MD
Governor-At-Large
Mexico City, MEXICO

Toshihiko Koga, MD
Governor for Japan
Tokyo, JAPAN

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