Name: Asthma Educator Institute June 2022
Start: 07/06/2022 03:00 PM +00:00
End: 10/06/2022 10:00 PM +00:00

Welcome to the virtual Asthma Educator Institute. You are joined by many other healthcare professionals, public and community health workers and asthma educators to learn about asthma guidelines-based care and prepare for the certified asthma educator exam (optional). We have an expert panel of faculty lined up to present these important asthma topics that follow the current NHLBI EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines. We hope you find this course beneficial and engaging for your professional development as an asthma educator.
Need help navigating the Hubilo platform? Check out the navigation guide <a href="https://action.lung.org/site/TR?pg=informational&amp;fr_id=22908&amp;type=fr_informational&amp;sid=12890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here </a>or reach out to Lisa.Gebhard@Lung.org.
<a href="https://action.lung.org/site/TR?pg=informational&amp;fr_id=22908&amp;type=fr_informational&amp;sid=12890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hubilo/Platform Navigation Guide</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s3pwJfC7h7jx0oLvrgVcCLwjnKQNu_2s/view?usp=sharing">Asthma Overview video1</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzJ7zQQPBxj4HWgg_nVcnHAOltDiEVR8/view?usp=sharing">Asthma Overview video 2</a>
<a href="https://www.lung.org/getmedia/db83d857-3642-4ec0-a120-405d44f98711/considerations-for-conducting-spirometry-during-and-after-covid19-07062020-(002).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Considerations for Conducting Spirometry During &amp; After COVID-19</a>
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/should-you-have-air-ducts-your-home-cleaned" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Information on Air Duct Cleaning</a>: See the "Summary" and "Unresolved Issues of Duct Cleaning: Does duct cleaning prevent health problems?" (EPA source)

AEI Materials & Resources

&nbsp; &nbsp;The American Lung Association is welcoming primary care clinics to join its Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma quality improvement program. &nbsp;The American Lung Association&rsquo;s Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma program works with primary care clinics and medical providers to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for their patients with asthma. &nbsp;The program is focused on improving the health of people with asthma starting from childhood throughout their lives. &nbsp;
&nbsp; This free program is proven to improve a clinic&rsquo;s quality of asthma care, improve health outcomes of their patients with asthma, improve quality indicators/metrics, and capture legal and appropriate reimbursement.  This nationally recognized program has proven successful in more than 450 clinics in 15 states.&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp;Initial published results revealed a significant improvement in <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983490/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">six key guidelines based indicators</a> including severity rating, patient self-assessment, controller medications, spirometry testing to confirm the diagnosis of asthma, written asthma action plans, and patient asthma education. &nbsp;Additional results published demonstrate a 37% and 47% reduction in asthma-related <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02770903.2020.1741611?journalCode=ijas20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emergency department visits and hospitalizations</a>, respectively. This program has also shown a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983490/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$1:$2.40 return on investment</a> to the healthcare system.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; In addition to being available at no charge to primary care clinics, the Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma allows providers and other healthcare professionals to earn Maintenance of Certification Part 4 credits, as well as CME and CEU credits. &nbsp;More information is available at <a href="https://www.lung.org/professional-education/health-systems-improvement/enhancing-asthma-care-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lung.org/EnhancingAsthmaCare</a>.&nbsp;

Enhancing Asthma Care for Children

Unanswered Speaker Questions

The American Lung Association&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/asthma-education-advocacy/open-airways-for-schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open Airways For Schools&reg;</a> is a school-based curriculum that educates and empowers children through a fun and interactive approach to asthma self-management. It teaches children with asthma ages 8 to 11 how to detect the warning signs of asthma, avoid their triggers and make decisions about their health.
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Open Airways for Schools

The American Lung Association&rsquo;s project, Promoting Asthma Friendly Environments through Partnerships and Collaborations, will use proven effective strategies outlined in the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/pdfs/EXHALE_technical_package-508.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC EXHALE</a> technical package to improve asthma control in populations. By engaging a network of asthma control programs, healthcare professionals, public health and professional health organizations, local, state and federal governments, and non-governmental organizations, the Lung Association will increase knowledge and adoption of strategies that improve asthma morbidity and mortality in communities with the highest burden of asthma.

Six Strategies to Better Asthma Control

The American Lung Association <a href="https://www.lung.org/help-support/better-breathers-network" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Better Breathers Network</a> is a nationwide, online patient support program providing lung disease management tools and access to virtual support groups. Anyone can join the Better Breathers Network. Signing up for the network is free and will provide you direct access to <a href="https://www.lung.org/help-support/better-breathers-network/resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">education</a>, support and connection to others also living with chronic lung disease.

Support for Patients with Lung Disease

<a href="https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/asthma-education-advocacy/kickin-asthma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kickin' Asthma</a> is an asthma self-management education program that empowers and teaches children ages 11-16 (grades 6-10) how to detect the warning signs of asthma, avoid their triggers, and make decisions about their health. The program is taught by an American Lung Association-trained facilitator. After attending a three-part blended learning training that takes between 3-4 hours, each facilitator is provided with a facilitator guide to deliver the structured curriculum in a school or community-based small group setting.&nbsp;

Kickin Asthma

<a href="https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/asthma-education-advocacy/breathe-well-live-well" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breathe Well, Live Well</a>
Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for nearly 20 million adults in the United States. There is no cure for asthma, but the good news is it can be managed and treated so that adults living with asthma can live a normal, healthy life.&nbsp;
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The American Lung Association is committed to supporting those affected by asthma. We offer a variety of resources from basic information about the disease to behavior change health education programs. Breathe Well, Live Well&reg; is one such community driven health education program. The Breathe Well, Live Well program serves as the Lung Association's core program for adult asthma education. The evidence-based curriculum is based on national best practices for asthma care. The program is for adults who want to learn to take control of their asthma and feel better. It is the only program available nationwide that has shown to result in less severe asthma, fewer respiratory problems, and a better ability to stick to treatment plans.
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Become a Facilitator!
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The Breathe Well, Live Well&reg; Facilitator Training will prepare you to facilitate adult asthma education using the American Lung Association&rsquo;s award-winning resource, &ldquo;Breathe Well, Live Well: The Guide to Managing Your Asthma at Home and Work.&rdquo; The Facilitator Training is a 2-hour online module that includes the basics of asthma as well as preparation to facilitate adult asthma self-management education.

Breathe Well Live Well

Learning Objectives:
&bull;Provide an overview of the newly updated 2020 Asthma Management Guidelines
&bull;Discuss perspectives and solutions for providers and patients
&bull;Identify the barriers and gaps that exist
&bull;Discuss resources, tools and solutions for guidelines-based care
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Cindy Trubisky

Welcome + EPR3 Asthma Guidelines: 2020 Focused Update Overview

Learning Objective:&nbsp;Discuss steps in the development, implementation and evaluation of an asthma management plan.

Allen Dozor

Asthma Action Plan: Management Plan Development

Learning Objective:&nbsp;Identify factors contributing to acute and chronic asthma.

Amy Ansehl

Factors Contributing to Asthma Exacerbations

Learning Objectives:&nbsp;
Identify components of asthma program evaluation and professional best practices
Identify factors that contribute to the successful completion of the AE-C exam.&nbsp;

Agenda

Speakers14 Speakers

Amy Brown

Deborah A

Iryna Bodnar

Matthew Sharpe

Andrew Foderaro

Sankaran Krishnan

Damien Fisher

Cindy Trubisky

Allen Dozor

Amy Ansehl

Thomas Lamey

Amy Ansehl

Alexandra Kranidis

Mai Le

Booth8 Booth

AEI Materials & Resources

Enhancing Asthma Care for Children

Unanswered Speaker Questions

Open Airways for Schools

Six Strategies to Better Asthma Control

Support for Patients with Lung Disease

Kickin Asthma

Breathe Well Live Well

Agenda

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Amy Brown

Deborah A

Iryna Bodnar

Matthew Sharpe

Andrew Foderaro

Sankaran Krishnan

Damien Fisher

Cindy Trubisky

Allen Dozor

Amy Ansehl

Thomas Lamey

Amy Ansehl

Alexandra Kranidis

Mai Le

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AEI Materials & Resources

Enhancing Asthma Care for Children

Unanswered Speaker Questions

Open Airways for Schools

Six Strategies to Better Asthma Control

Support for Patients with Lung Disease

Kickin Asthma

Breathe Well Live Well

Speakers14 Speakers

Booth8 Booth