Above 6th Grade

Following a brief, targeted educational intervention, pediatricians reported a significant increase in knowledge about environmental triggers of asthma and a willingness to incorporate exposure history questions and remediation recommendations in their routine practice. These improvements persisted at a 3-6 month follow-up interval compared to baseline levels. The findings were published in Clinical Pediatrics. The study was conducted by NEEF's Pediatric Asthma Faculty Champions using a standardized PowerPoint presentation based on NEEF's Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers www.neefusa.org/health/asthma/asthmaguidelines. 

Improving Pediatrician Knoweldge About Environmental Triggers of Asthma--Roberts JR, Karr C, de Ybarrondo L, McCurdy LE, Freeland KD, Hulsey TC, Forman J. Clinical Pediatrics 2013 June; 52(6):523-30 

For Health care professionals: CRCE courses, kiosk setup for patient education, patient instruction handouts and smartphone apps.

For Asthma and COPD patients - training videos, real time practice with the onscreen instructor, recording and sharing their techniques with physicians for further review and recommendation

Listen to a 36-minute panel discussion about reducing the burden of asthma. Panelists provide insights into ways for parents and caregivers to help their children control asthma symptoms.

The discussion is hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Impact DC.

Moderator:

Dr. Stephen Teach, Children's National Medical Center

Panelists:

Tracey Mitchell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. James Kiley, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Suzanne Beavers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention