Training Materials

Severe asthma can cause people to live in a way to avoid worsening symptoms. Patients facing the challenges of self-management may not understand differences in treatment response or why some treatments can become less effective over time. This can lead to a patient actively deciding not to use treatment or not to follow treatment recommendations, making asthma control more difficult. New agents for severe asthma can help patients better manage their asthma.

Join us for the interactive education, “Breathe Easier with Severe Asthma: The Role of Current and Future Therapies in Reducing Exacerbations and Gaining Control of Your Symptoms.” An expert allergist-immunologist, a patient with asthma, and a representative from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America discuss multiple drivers involved in asthma inflammation, current management strategies, and the role of newly available biologic injectable therapies (treatments that use substances made from living organisms to treat disease).

Among the topics discussed include:

• How to reduce asthma triggers in your home
• Asthma inflammatory subtypes
• Epithelium alarmins and their role in asthma
• What is a cytokine cascade?
• What is inflammatory cycle?
• What will my HCP do to identify the asthma phenotype I have?
• How do I know if I qualify for a new agent, like tezepelumab?
• Side effects of new therapies

The American Lung Association (ALA) recently released a new video, “How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Lungs.” It is available in English and Spanish from ALA's Clean Air at Home page on Lung.org. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and share it with your partners.

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While it's easy to see when you need to dust or sweep, it's harder to know when the air in your home needs cleaning. In fact, the indoor air you breathe can be hazardous to your health without any telltale signs. Indoor air can be even more polluted than the air outdoors. Don't let the air in your home threaten your family's health, especially if someone in your family has asthma or another lung disease. Let ALA show you how to protect them.

A multiyear study conducted by the Chemical Insights Research Institute of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) found that, when in use, 3D printers release a complex mixture of pollutants into the air. These emissions include volatile organic compounds and very small particles called ultrafine particles, which can cause occupant discomfort and health issues.

There are strategies to mitigate these emissions and make use of this innovate technology in classrooms. To promote these strategies, Chemical Insights is offering a wall poster highlighting how to safely use 3D printers in schools. To request a free printed 18” x 24” poster, please email chemicalInsights@ul.org.