I have been the director of the professional phase (junior and senior years) of the respiratory therapy program at the University of Mary since 1990. Between 1974 and 1990 I was the director of two respiratory therapy programs in Kansas, at Hesston College, Hesston, and at the Wichita State University, Wichita. My office is at the St. Alexius Medical Center campus where the physical facilities for the professional phase of the program are located.
Professional and Community Interests
- Program development, evaluation and accreditation
- Writing for publication
- Singing: member of First Presbyterian Church Choir
Education
Ph.D. Teaching and Learning, Higher Education
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
M.Ed. Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
B.S. Environmental Health Sciences
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
A.S. Respiratory Therapy
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Professional Memberships and Activities
- American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
- North Dakota Society for Respiratory Care (NDSRC)
- American College of Chest Physicians-Allied Health Member (ACCP)
- Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC): Committee Member and Program Referee; Secretary, 2008
- AARC House of Delegates-ND Delegate
- Editorial Board, Respiratory Care Education Annual, AARC Education Section Professional Journal, 1992 - Present
- Manuscript Reviewer for Respiratory Care, the Scientific Journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care
Professional Credentials
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (R.R.T.), National Board for Respiratory Care
- Licensed, State of North Dakota, North Dakota State Board of Respiratory Care (NDSBRC)
Publications
- Beachey, WD (2007). A comparison of problem-based learning and traditional curricula in baccalaureate respiratory therapy education, Respiratory Care, 52(11):1497-1506.
- Beachey, WD (2007). Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology; Foundations for Clinical Practice, ed 2, St. Louis, Mosby-Elsevier
- Beachey WD (1998). Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology; Foundations for Clinical Practice St. Louis, Mosby
- Thom G, Beachey WD (1998). Workbook to Accompany Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology: Foundations for Clinical Practice, St. Louis, Mosby
- Beachey WD (2003). Acid-Base Balance (Chapter 12); Regulation of Breathing (Chapter 13) in Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, ed 8, Elsevier-Mosby, St. Louis
- Beachey WD (2000). Breathing control in chronic hypercapnia [editorial], RT: Journal for Respiratory Care Practitioners, 13(4):12-14
- Beachey WD, Olson DE (1990). Quantifying ventilatory reserve to predict respiratory failure in exacerbations of COPD, Chest, 97:1086-1091
- Beachey WD (1988). Multicompetent health professionals: needs, combinations, and curriculum development, Journal of Allied Health, 17:319-329
- Beachey WD (1988). Multicompetency needs in respiratory are: results of a survey of respiratory therapy alumni and hospital administrators, Respiratory Care, 33:348-353
Speaking Engagements and Papers Presented
- Speaker, ND Society for Respiratory Care: "Pulmonary, Cardiovascular and Renal Interactions," Bismarck, ND, April, 2008
- Speaker, ND Society for Respiratory Care; “Exercise Testing: Differentiating Cardiac and Pulmonary Impairments,” Bismarck, ND, April, 2000
- Speaker, ND Society for Respiratory Care; “Acid-Base Balance and Electrolyte Balance; what is the Connection?” and “Clinical Decision Making Using Hemodynamic Monitoring Data,” Minot, ND, April, 1998
- Speaker, ND Society for Respiratory Care, “Renal Regulation of Acid-Base Balance," Jamestown, ND, September, 1993
- "Quantifying Ventilatory Reserve to Predict Respiratory Failure in COPD," American Association for Respiratory Care, Anaheim, California, December 4, 1989
- "Multicompetent Health Professionals: Needs, Combinations, and Curriculum Development," Second National Multi-skilled Health Practitioner Conference, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, May 9, 1989
- "Multicompetency Needs in Respiratory Care," American Association for Respiratory Care, Summer Forum, San Francisco, California, July 2, 1988
- Lecturer, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, Health Care Outreach Program: Nursing Continuing Education Programs: “Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation,” and “Respiratory Drugs,” 1986, 1987
- Lecturer, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Lawrence, Kansas, Division of Post Graduate Education, Continuing Medical Education Seminar for Physicians and Nurses: “Arterial Blood Gases and COPD,” September, 1984
Undergraduate Courses Taught
- Clinical Cardiopulmonary Physiology
- Critical Respiratory Care
- Research in Respiratory Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy in Alternate Sites
- Respiratory Therapy Professional Seminar
- Respiratory Therapy Senior Specialty
Graduate Courses Taught
- Independent Study Supervisor
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