CHEST 2013 Conference

15th Annual American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Community Asthma and COPD Coalitions Symposium

15th Annual ACCP Community Asthma Coalitions Symposium
CHEST 2013
Sunday and Monday, October 27–28, 2013
Chicago, IL

Every year, ACCP 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 management. Download these valuable resources to learn the latest information on asthma care and to discover effective asthma management strategies.

Presentations

• Welcome From EPA
• Evaluating Partnerships: An Illinois Example: Nancy Amerson, M.P.H., Illinois Asthma Program, Illinois Department of Public Health
• Community Health Workers: Bringing Asthma Control Home: Jim Krieger, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Seattle & King County
• Asthma: Core Information 2013: Jay Peters, M.D., Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center | Session Handout
• Healthy Homes and Environmental Interventions: Catherine Baker, AIA Chicago
• Interventions to Improve Health Care Providers Adherence to Guidelines: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Report: Sande Okelo, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
• Coalitions and Innovations in Asthma Control: Comprehensive Approach to the Management of Asthma: Noreen M. Clarke, Ph.D., Director, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan
• Policy and Reimbursement Issues: A Comprehensive Approach to Asthma Management--The Changing Climate: W. Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Medical Director, Texas Health and Human Services Commission