Meet the experts

Dorothy is a practicing respiratory therapist at the University of Ghana,  the School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. She is a preceptor and a principal research officer at the department of respiratory therapy. She supervises training students in the RT program at the University of Ghana.

Dorothy is a pioneer respiratory therapist trained in Ghana - West Africa, with a clinical observation from the Kansas University Medical Center. She received the first respiratory therapy International fellowship award from the AARC/ ARCF in 2022. She is the President of the Ghana Association for Respiratory Care (GARC). Dorothy seeks to enhance the respiratory care profession in Ghana and throughout Africa by organizing professional development workshops involving stakeholders and respiratory care advocacy.

Nancy is a respiratory therapist with 35 plus years of experience from ICU to Rehabilitation to Community, providing education and training in disease prevention, respiratory programs, and personal wellness. She has worked as a liaison and consultant with EMS and Medical Transport for nearly 20 years, providing education, training, and competencies on ventilator and tracheostomy management and safe patient transport. A pioneer and leader in population health management, her teaching strategies are evidence-based, interdisciplinary, and address clinical health outcomes holistically and with a health equity lens. Nancy currently serves as a Community Asthma and COPD Expert for the Allergy and Asthma Network.  

Dr. Duane Reed received his Doctoral degree in Education from Walden University. He completed his Master’s degree in Adult Education from Central Michigan University and his Bachelor’s degree in Advanced Respiratory Care from Weber State University.

Dr. Reed is the respiratory care program director at Southern Crescent Technical College. His clinical experience entails over 20 years as a respiratory care practitioner at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, working in critical care areas of surgical, cardiac, medical, and neurointensive care units. Over the last ten years, Dr. Reed has contributed to educational publishing companies as a clinical editor and senior reviewer.

Additionally, Dr. Reed owns Pulmonary Education Consultants, LLC, a company providing respiratory care educational materials and tutoring services. He has authored study cards in areas of mechanical ventilation, which are nationally published, helping respiratory therapists around the country.