Anesthesia Assistant 
The role of the Respiratory Therapist (RT) in the operating room is one that has existed for a great many years. More recently the position has evolved at a number of sites into a formalized job title of “Anesthesia Assistant” or AA and there are training programs at a number of colleges within the province. The CRTO is supportive of RTs working as AAs and have developed a position statement on the matter. To read the full position statement, please click here.