Summary
This webcast will address recent advances in asthma treatment which allow for greater individualization of therapy, particularly for patients with difficult-to-treat and severe asthma. Available therapies are highly effective for asthma management, yet for a number of reasons, in practice, asthma is often not optimally controlled. This webcast will help clinicians recognize how to identify asthma phenotypes to guide therapeutic decision making, incorporate the most recent GINA guidelines into practice, and identify patients with moderate to severe asthma that require more aggressive care, including biologic therapy.
This webcast was recorded live at the Emerging Challenges and Clinical Updates Live Virtual Broadcast and is being used with the permission of the presenters.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
- Recognize different phenotypes, asthma severity, and modifiable and non-modifiable factors that contribute to poor asthma control in order to make personalized treatment decisions
- Select guideline-directed therapy and patient management strategies, including referral when appropriate, based on individualized characteristics in patients with difficult-to-treat or severe asthma
- Utilize shared decision-making, including use of clear and concise asthma education strategies to improve patient empowerment and engagement, symptom control, and to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits
Speaker
Njira Lugogo, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Asthma Program Director
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Moderator
Neil Skolnik, MD
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Associate Director
Family Medicine Residency Program
Abington Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, PA
COURSE SUMMARY
Cost: Free
Start Date: 10/29/2021
Expiration Date: 10/28/2022
Target Audience: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, and other clinicians
Format: Webcast
Estimated Time To Complete CME Activity: 1.0 hour
Credits:
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
1.0 AANP Contact hour which includes 0.75 pharmacology hours
Hardware/Software Requirements: Any web browser