2011 Spring Educational Meeting

ASTHMA MANAGEMENT:
CURRENT TOPICS FOR PRACTITIONERS AND
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Healthcare Reform Update
&
What's New in Allergy and 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 how healthcare reform will impact the management of asthma and allergy.
• Discuss the atopic march from eczema to asthma.
• Describe the association of upper airway disease and asthma.
• Discuss considerations for the detection and treatment of allergy.

AGENDA

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

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: HEALTHCARE REFORM - ITS IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA AND ALLERY
Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN)

THE ATOPIC MARCH: FROM ECZEMA TO ASTHMA
Aaron Donnell, MD, Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy, SC

Networking Break

ASSOCIATION OF UPPER AIRWAY DISEASE AND ASTHMA
Raoul Wolf, MD, Professor and Chief, Section of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
University of Chicago and LaRabida Children's Hospital

CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF ALLERGY
Juanita Mora, MD, Associated Allergists and Asthma Specialists, Ltd. 

 Faculty Disclosure Summary 

CMEs/CNEs/CEs 

Doctors
The American College of Chest Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The American College of Chest Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  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.

This activity has been approved for 3.0 contact hours.

Respiratory Therapists
The Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago is an approved continuing education sponsor by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.  3.0 continuing education hours of credit will be awarded upon completion of the program.