2011 Fall Educational Meeting


ASTHMA MANAGEMENT:
CURRENT TOPICS FOR PRACTITIONERS AND
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Addressing Asthma in Special Populations: Tools to Help Patients with Common Co-morbidities Better Manage their Asthma


Tuesday, October, 11, 2011 ~ 8:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast ~ 7:30 - 8:00 a.m.

University Center
525 S. State Street, Chicago
Driving Directions/Public Transportation/Parking Information

AUDIENCE

This meeting is intended for all asthma stakeholders including doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, community health educators, representatives of community based organizations, and all others interested in asthma.

PROGRAM GOAL

The goal of this educational meeting is to further the mission of the CAC, which is to improve the quality of life for people with asthma in Chicago through networking, information sharing, education, and collaboration.


PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Describe smoking cessation tools for patients and families with asthma
  • Discuss the current considerations for obese children with asthma
  • Describe the keys to unlocking the cycle of asthma and depression
  • Discuss evidence-based interventions for pregnant patients with asthma

AGENDA

OPENING REMARKS AND STATEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Joel Massel, JD, Executive Director, Chicago Asthma Consortium

SMOKING CESSATION TOOLS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH ASTHMA
Mark Yoder, MD, Rush University Medical Center

CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR OBESE CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA
Molly Martin, MD, MAPP, Rush University Medical Center

NETWORKING BREAK

THE KEYS TO UNLOCKING THE CYCLE OF ASTHMA AND DEPRESSION
Madeleine Shalowitz, MD, MBA, Director, NorthShore University HealthSystem Department of Pediatrics' Section for Child and Family Health Studies; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PREGNANT PATIENT WITH ASTHMA
Sean Forsythe, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center

Faculty Disclosure Summary

CMEs/CNEs/CEs

Doctors
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Chicago Asthma Consortium. The ACCP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The ACCP designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an
accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on
Accreditation.

3.0 contact hours are available for full participation in the meeting, including completion of the evaluation form.

Respiratory Therapists
The Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, an approved continuing education sponsor by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, has approved this activity for 3.0 Continuing Education (CE) hours for respiratory therapists.