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Membership

ORCS membership includes:

  • Nurses
  • Physiotherapists
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Pulmonary function technologists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Social workers
  • Pharmacists
  • Dietitians
  • and others involved in various aspects of respiratory care

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Benefits of membership

  • The opportunity to help improve the quality of respiratory care
  • Reduced fees for seminars, workshops and the annual Better Breathing Conference
  • Membership in an ORCS regional group (Eastern, Greater Toronto, Northeastern, Northwestern, South Central, Southwestern and Essex/Kent)
  • Access to the ORCS Continuing Education Fund
  • Access to the ORCS Research, Fellowship and Education Awards for Advanced Respiratory Practice Programs
  • Receipt of Update and Research Review and mailings about all ORCS programs
  • The opportunity to belong to the Respiratory Health Educators Interest Group and receive its publication, Connections three times each year
  • Access to resource persons and opportunities to meet others interested in respiratory care

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Membership fees and information

Membership fees for the April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 year are $40 for health care providers and $25 for university and community college students. Membership for the Respiratory Health Educators Interest Group is an extra $15. Two-year memberships are also available. For your added convenience, you may also join or renew your membership in the Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, our counterpart at the national level. By joining CRHP when you renew your ORCS membership, you save $5 on the CRHP portion. We will remit your fee and contact information to the CRHP. For more information about the CRHP please visit http://www.lung.ca/about-propos/medical-medicales/respiratory-respiratoire/index_e.php. Please print a membership application or join or renew on-line.

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Last updated on April 16, 2010