Patrick J. Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC, is a career respiratory therapist with more than 40 years of clinical practice, the past 20 in respiratory home care. Prior to entering home care, Dunne was an educator and program director at the community college level. He is a past president of both the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Association for Respiratory Care. He currently serves AARC as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Council for Respiratory Care and as a member of the 2010 Program Committee. Dunne is a nationally recognized authority on the impact of health care reform on the practice of respiratory care.