Conestoga Respiratory Therapy Federation

The CRTF promotes health and wellness while providing education about the RT profession and Conestoga program. Interested in getting involved?

Club activities include social events, team building activities, industry-related seminars and community charity drives. This club is dedicated to promoting the Respiratory Therapy (RT) program and profession by raising awareness of respiratory health and wellness. Some of the club activities include organizing events for RT week, charity drives, community days, and team building initiatives. Cont

04/25/2025

Conestoga news: Stethoscope ceremony celebrates achievements of Respiratory Therapy students Conestoga College is a leading Canadian Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

04/25/2025

Well done Sebastian Nitz and students from the Waterloo Interprofessional Health and Community Collaborative! Thank you Karl Weiss, Pam Hall, Karen Singleton and all the faculty who supported this learning.

See link for full story: https://blogs1.conestogac.on.ca/news/2025/04/students_join_realistic_simula.php

04/05/2025

Congratulations Keera! 👏🎈

Congratulations Keera on earning the TD award for Interprofessional Practice.

Photos from Respiratory Therapy Program-Conestoga College's post

04/05/2025

Congratulations to the Walker Wood Foundation winners! 🎉

04/03/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 graduates who were presented with awards during this years’ stethoscope ceremony!

04/03/2025

Congratulations Jenna!!! 🎉🎉

04/03/2025

Congratulations Lauren!!! 👏🎉

03/24/2025

As the semester ends, we’d like to formally introduce & give a big congratulations to the new CRTF executive members! We can’t wait to see what’s in store for the next school year! 🎉🫁

03/12/2025

Congratulations alumna Jamie McLellan on earning the 2024 Hamilton Health Sciences Innovation Award!!!

03/09/2025

Karl Weiss, professor and simulation educator from the School of Health & Life Sciences, has been presented with a 2024 Aubrey Hagar Distinguished Teaching Award.
https://ow.ly/Gefc50VcV8P

Photos from Conestoga Respiratory Therapy Federation's post

03/08/2025

The CRTF is excited to announce a series of speaker events coming up in the next few weeks! Please read below to learn more about our guest speakers & the topics they will be presenting.

Each guest speaker event will be approximately 1 hour in length.

Snacks & drinks will be provided! We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the guest speaker events! 📚👏

Transition from SRT ➡️ GRT ➡️ RRT
Camilla Orellana Larach, RRT
- Date: March 13th
- Time: 3:30-4:30pm
- Location: 2E26
Camilla (Cam) is a previous Conestoga RT graduate currently working in the NICU at McMaster Children’s Hospital. She will be discussing the transition from working as an SRT during clinical placements, to graduating as a GRT & becoming an RRT.

The 3 Wishes Project
France Clarke, RRT
- Date: March 20th
- Time: 3-3:45pm
- Location: 3E05
France is a critical care research coordinator & 3 Wishes Project Coordinator at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. She will be discussing the 3 Wishes Project in greater depth & her role as an RRT.

Information about the 3 Wishes Project:
The 3 Wishes Project is designed to provide compassionate end-of-life care in the ICU setting. It focuses on fulfilling at least 3 final wishes for patients to celebrate their life & provides support to those who are grieving.
Link to read more about this project: https://3wishesproject.com