Education/Outreach Materials

Program faculty will teach participants to holistically approach the education of patients and families with asthma. Core topics discussed are asthma prevalence, goals of therapy, pathophysiology, controlling factors that contribute to severity,pharmacotherapy, medication administration, symptom monitoring, co-morbidities,and optimizing education. Application of core topics is reviewed though interactive case studies. Participants should have an interest in improving the care of patients with asthma and improving the abilities of caregivers. This seven part series includes: -The burden of asthma in the United States -Assessment and monitoring -Control of environmental factors -Medications -Inhalation devices -Education for a partnership in care -Case studies CEUs are available for Respiratory Therapist and Nurses

Here in one location, you can find resources including clinical guidelines, patient education and self-management materials, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking cessation and tobacco materials.

Many of the resources are available in both English and Spanish, and some in other languages, including Chinese. Also included are a variety of multimedia tools such as videos and interactive web sites. There are even links to asthma-related training courses where continuing education credits are available.

This interactive exhibit features Poets, Olympic Athletes, to Nobel Laureates and Film makers who have battled Asthma. It also covers the history of Asthma over time and has many video links that chronicle the efforts to understand the disease. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, in collaboration with the NIH, NHLBI, NIAID.