CHEST 2010 Conference
American College of Chest Physicians
12th Annual ACCP Community Asthma and COPD Coalitions Symposium
CHEST 2010
Wednesday and Thursday November 3-4, 2010
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The agenda and presentations are now available from the 12th Annual ACCP Community Asthma and COPD Coalitions Symposium, CHEST 2010 Conference.
Every year, the American College of Chest Physicians gathers experts from around the globe to learn about the latest clinical breakthroughs, technologic innovations, and practice management issues. During the conference, attendees participated in a two day Symposium focusing solely on asthma and COPD management. Download these valuable resources to learn the latest information on asthma care and to discover effective asthma management strategies.
- Asthma and COPD in 2010 – Jay Peters, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
- Health Care Reform: Implications for Lung Health – W. Brendle Glomb, MD, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Health Information Technology in Asthma Control, Electronic Asthma Action Plans – Gail Brottman, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
- Environmental Protection Agency Designated Programs A Community-wide Network of Care to Reduce the Burden of Asthma - Patricia Peretz, WIN for Asthma, New York Presbyterian HospitalControlling Asthma in Genesee County, Michigan - Jan Roberts, Genesee County Asthma Network Healthy Home, Healthy Child: The Westside Children's Asthma Partnership - Melissa Gutierrez, Sinai Urban Health Institute
- Asthma Coalitions in Canada KRespiratory Training and Educator Course - Kelly Ablog Morrant, Canadian Lung Association The COPD Lower Mainland Initiative: Standardizing COPD Care Across 3 Health Authorities - Erin Toplak, Lower Mainland Initiative
- Addressing Asthma Disparities: A Community Based Approach – LeRoy Graham, MD, Not One More Life
- COPD in Hawaii Hawaii COPD Coalition, Making a Difference with Very Limited Resources - Valeria Chang, Hawaii COPD Coalition Project SUCCESS: Spirometry Urged Cessation Through Counseling, Education & Sustained Support - Luke Lam, John A. Burns School of Medicine in connection with Project SUCCESS The Burden of COPD on Hawaii: Recommendations for Future Intervention - Earl Bradbury, Hawaii Department of Health
- Coalition Building & Organizational Challenges – Shan Magnuson, Sonoma County Asthma Coalition, California
- Community Health Workers Improve Asthma Outcomes: Processes, Challenges and Lessons Learned – Tyra Bryant Stephens, MD, Community Asthma Prevention Program of Philadelphia
- Meeting the Challenge: Sustaining Community Coalitions in a Shifting Environment – Joel Massel, Chicago Asthma Conortium
- COPD Networking Session – Scott Cerreta, American Lung Association in Arizona
- Grant Writing: Steps to Success – Rhonda Williams, American College of Chest Physicians
- National Resources in Asthma Education – Tracey Mitchell, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Managing COPD: The ACCP Tobacco Dependence Toolkit – Frank T. Leone, MD, University of Pennsylvania