Ozone and Your Patients' Health

Ozone and Your Patients' Health is a short, evidence-based training course designed for family practice doctors, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, asthma educators and other medical professionals who counsel patients about asthma and respiratory symptoms. This course is a short, evidence-based training that:

• Describes the physiological mechanisms responsible for the lung function changes and symptoms caused by exposure to ground-level ozone
• Describes the relationships observed between ground-level ozone and other adverse health effects
• Discusses in detail the effects of ozone exposure on patients with asthma
• Helps health care providers advise their patients about exposure to ozone
• Provides practical Patient Education Tools to help patients understand what triggers their symptoms and how to alleviate them

This Enduring Material activity, Ozone and Your Patients' Health, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.50 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins December 15, 2011. Term of approval is for two years from this date with the option of yearly renewal. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.