Ohio Medical Corp
National Clinical Manager
Gurnee, IL 60031
AARC Member since 1981
AARC Activities
Vice President, Daedalus Enterprises 2011
Member, Board of Directors 2012
Chair, Bylaws Committee 2010
Chair, Audit Subcommittee 2010
Chair, Scrutinizing Committee 2008-2011
Member, AARC CEO Selection Committee 2012
Member, Bylaws Committee 2009 and 2011
Member, Finance Committee 2011
Member, Strategic Planning Committee 2012
Member, AARC Research Council, 1992-1996
Member, Management Section since 1999
Member, Perinatal/ Pediatrics Section since 2004
Member, Education Section
Member, Acute Care Section
Member, Home Care Section
PACT: Traveled to Washington, DC, nine of the past ten years to lobby for respiratory care legislative activities on Capitol Hill
HOD Activities
House Speaker-elect 2010
House Speaker 2011
Past House Speaker 2012
Chair Scrutinizing Committee 2008-2011
Member, Scrutinizing Committee 2002-2008
Member, Resolutions Committee
Member, Professional Mentorship and Volunteerism Committee
Member, Delegate Assistance Committees
Affiliate Activities
President-elect 1993—1995
President, Missouri Society for Respiratory Care, 1995—1998
Past President, 1998—2001
President, District 1, 1990—993
Board of Directors, Missouri Society for Respiratory Care, 1990—2010
Committees Chaired: District Affairs; Budget and Audit; Government Affairs. Bylaws Committee memberships: Judicial; Government Affairs; Program; Elections; Budget and Audit; District Affairs; Bylaws E.
Special representative of other appointments: MSRC Liaison to Missouri Board for Respiratory Care
Recipient of the MSRC “President's Award” for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession in 1994 and 1998
Helped write the Missouri Practice Act: Testified at the state legislature on several occasions in support of Licensure for Missouri Respiratory Care Practitioners. The Missouri Practice Act passed the House and Senate during my presidency and was signed into law by the governor weeks after I became past president.
Related Activities
American College of Chest Physicians: Vice Chair, Allied Health Steering Committee 1994—1998; Chair, Allied Health Steering Committee 1998—2000; Chair Ex Officio, 2000—2002; Member, Allied Health Section 1992 to present; Member, Respiratory Care Steering Committee, 2000-2004; Member, Program Committee, 1998—2000
American Lung Association of Missouri: Asthma Committee 1989—1996
Saint Louis Metropolitan Society for Critical Care Medicine, 1986—1990: Program Committee Member
Member American Association of Professionals in Patient Safety
Missouri Thoracic Society 1994—2000: Liaison from the MSRC and Advisor
University of Missouri: Chair, Respiratory Care Advisory Committee: 1996—2011
University of Missouri, Member, Respiratory Care Advisory Committee: 1989—present
Saint Louis Community College at Forest Park: Member, Respiratory Care Advisory Committee: 1996 to present
Society of Patient Safety Professionals: Member
Education
RRT, CPFT, FAARC
Masters in Patient Safety—work pending
BS, Business and Management, National Louis University 1994
AAS, Respiratory Therapy, Saint Louis Community College 1981
Publications
Lamb, Billy M., Ventilation Today: Breaking through Barriers: Extra pulmonary barriers to ventilator weaning, Advance For Respiratory Care Managers, Volume 10, Number 6 June 2001, pp. 16-18
Lamb, Billy M., Partnering for the Future: Models of physician-RCP collaboration, Advance For Respiratory Care Managers, Volume 6, Number 9 (October 1997) pp. 45-48. Physicians Roundtable, a Joint Venture of Advance and the ACCP
Nakanishi AK, Lamb BM, Foster C, Rubin BK. Ultrasonic nebulization of albuterol is no more effective than jet nebulization for the treatment of acute asthma in children. CHEST, Volume 111, Number 6 (June 1997) pp. 1505-1508.
Lamb BM, Rubin BK, Nakanishi AK, Smith E, Geller D. Albuterol Given by metered dose inhaler with holding chamber and mask with exhalation valve is effective for the treatment of asthma in young children, Respiratory Care Journal, Volume 41, Number 10 (October 96 p. 933, OF-96-048
Lamb BM, Rubin BK, Nakanishi AK, Foster C. Albuterol aerosolized by ultrasonic nebulizer is less effective than jet nebulization for the treatment of acute asthma in children Respiratory Care Journal, Volume 40, Number 11 (November 1995) p. 1181
Lamb BM, Foster C, Hayes J. Impact of seven day ventilator circuit changes on rates of lower respiratory tract infection in a pediatric population. A pilot study. Respiratory Care Journal, Volume 40, Number 11 (November 1995), p. 1200
What AARC or Chartered Affiliate offices/positions have you held where you believe you made a significant contribution to our profession? What is the contribution and how will you apply it to your new position if elected?
My personality type (E-N-T-J), education, work experiences, professional activities and experiences (Affiliate President, AARC House of Delegates, Administrative Director, Speaker of the House and Board Member) prepared me to be successful in a top leadership role. I am an experienced Clinician and Management Executive with over 32 years of business and leadership service. I am highly motivated and skilled at effective communication and understanding various perspectives with a proven record of improving efficiencies, improving quality and value, fostering relationships, and enhancing employee, customer, and member satisfaction.
As a leader, what do you see as the top 3 priorities for the AARC, and what steps would you take to advance those priorities?
# 1 PRIORITY: AARC MEMBERSHIP. Apathy is very prominent in our profession and we have a lot more work to do to help mitigate this trend; my approach is as follows: A) Marketing the AARC and the value of membership: we have developed great tools to utilize to promote AARC membership. B) Getting the word out by word of mouth and example is one of the most successful methods to recruiting; my current job as national clinical manager affords me the ability to regularly visit hospitals and respiratory therapists all over the USA, and I take those opportunities to promote membership and involvement in the AARC. As the profession evolves and upgrades, I want to make sure that we seize the opportunity to engage students (as we have done in the AARC House of Delegates) and keep them involved in our society. Ultimately, we must show the value and cost/benefit of being an AARC member, and membership must be associated with professionalism.
#2) PRIORITY: AARC 2015 AND BEYOND. The 2015 Project has defined and given us a great vision for our future profession and the direction we need to go. A tremendous amount of misinformation has subsequently surfaced about this endeavor. I am in strong support of President Stewart's Bridge Project to assess where we are currently and where we need to go as an organization to support the patients we serve now and in the future. I will continue to support and participate in this bridge analysis to assure that we do what is best for our profession, and most importantly our patients.
#3) PRIORITY: EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES. We must follow through on our initiative to research and upgrade all of our CPGs to current and evidence based; health care reform, Accountable Care Organizations and pending CMS initiatives mandate that we get this done to support the important care we provide. I will heavily support and participate in this activity.
Leadership development is an issue facing many organizations, including the AARC. What can the AARC do to mentor the next generation of leaders?
Continue student mentorship activities in the AARC House of Delegates. Start a similar program for new graduates in the Board of Directors meetings. Get the Word Out: States and the AARC should provide speakers at student conferences as well as non-AARC and non-state affiliate sponsored conferences to speak and to promote AARC’s activities and membership. Continue the Student Sputum Bowl and expand the student activities relative to it; explore funding to get more student teams to participate. The AARC Leadership Institute is a great initiative and I would like to see it expanded.