This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.
1.25 CME 1.25 ABIM MOC 75 MINS $0 FEE
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Provider Statement
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Support Statement
This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.
Activity Description
Asthma is poorly controlled in up to 50% of patients. This is often due to failure to avoid triggers, inadequate use of anti-inflammatory medications, as well as inconsistencies between patients’ perceptions of control and actual symptoms. However, increasing evidence suggests that an estimated 5% to 10% of patients have severe asthma subtypes for which standard therapy is ineffective. Guidelines from the European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society propose that certain characteristics, such as eosinophilic airway inflammation, could be used to guide health care professionals in tailoring an individualized treatment approach for severe asthma phenotypes. In this recorded symposium, experts discuss asthma phenotypes and their implications for treatment as well as evaluate pertinent clinical data on therapies that target key immunologic mediators in severe asthma. Faculty also discuss methods to assess and improve medication adherence. The program concludes with the Wheel of Knowledge, an interactive gaming segment designed to reinforce topics addressed in the preceding didactic presentations.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity is family physicians, internists, and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with asthma.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant may be better able to:
- Describe common classifications of asthma phenotypes and their implications for therapy.
- Describe the clinical consequences of poor adherence and improper inhaler use in patients with asthma.
- Incorporate strategies for improving adherence and proper inhaler use in patients with asthma
Activity Chair
Michael S. Blaiss, MD
Executive Medical Director
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Physician (Allergy/Asthma)
Good Samaritan Health Clinic East Gwinnett
Norcross, GA
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Faculty
Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary
Director, Airways Clinical Research Center
Member, Vice Chair of Research Group
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Asthma and COPD Clinic
Ben Taub Hospital
Houston, TX
Neil S. Skolnik, MD, FAAFP
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Associate Director
Family Medicine Residency Program
Abington Jefferson Health
Abington, PA
Reviewers
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Ronald A. Codario, Jr., MD