A key goal of the MaineHealth AH! Program is to improve the clinical care of asthma by supporting the consistent use of nationally developed guidelines in the diagnosis and management of asthma.
To support this effort, the AH! Program created this flip chart summarizing current recommendations for asthma care. The AH! Asthma Health Program efforts have been fueled by a multidisciplinary group of clinicians representing nursing, respiratory therapy, public health, primary care physicians, pulmonary and allergy/immunology subspecialists. This chart was adapted from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, 2007. Some recommendations reflect the local expert opinion of the AH! Asthma Health Program clinicians.
These guidelines were developed for healthcare professionals who provide asthma care to patients.
To order a spiral bound copy, contact Donna Levi at levid@mainehealth.org