May is just around the corner, and that means asthma is once again taking its place on the national and international stage. The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) will be celebrating Allergy and Asthma Month here in the U.S., and World Asthma Day is coming up May 1. As we have for several years now, the AARC will be providing free asthma screenings on Capitol Hill during Asthma Awareness Day, which this year is scheduled for May 2. Working with colleagues from the Allergy & Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, AARC representative Tom Striplin, MEd, RRT, is coordinating the event, which will give respiratory therapists the chance to network with key Congressional staff and even some legislators, who will come by to get tested and learn more about the need to raise awareness of asthma and the role respiratory therapists play in caring for people with the condition. On the world stage,