Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.09 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions

51.0908 - Respiratory care therapy/therapist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. These programs include courses in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • inhalation therapy
  • respiratory care therapist
  • respiratory care therapy
  • respiratory technologist
  • respiratory technology
  • respiratory therapist
  • respiratory therapy

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • respiratory therapy assistant(51.0812)
  • respiratory therapy technician(51.0812)