Asthma Management Update: Current Topics for Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals
New Meeting Format - Breakout sessions for Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Registration 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900, Chicago
Detailed Driving Directions (to self-park garage)
Meeting Goal
- Improve the quality of life for people with asthma in Chicago
Meeting Objectives
- Describe long-acting beta agonists (LABA) utilization in light of the recent FDA safety announcement
- Review spirometry diagnostic testing
- Identify the latest therapeutics for patients with asthma
Target Audience
General Physicians, Pediatricians, Allergists, Pulmonologists, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists, Public Health Professionals, and Community Advocates
Meeting Agenda
OPENING REMARKS AND STATEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Stephen H. Samuelson, MPA, Chair, CAC Professional Development Task Force and Executive Director, Mobile C.A.R.E. FoundationLABA USAGE - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
TREATING ASTHMA IN 2010: OLD DATA, NEW CONTROVERSY
(Practitioner Breakout)
Sharon R. Rosenberg, MD, MS, Co-director, Northwestern Asthma-COPD
Program, Instructor of Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY
(Allied Health Professional/Community Breakout)
Todd A. Lee, PharmD, PhD, Senior Investigator, Hines VA Hospital and
Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
SPIROMETRY - PUTTING IT TO PRACTICE
SPIROMETRY - PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE
(Practitioner Breakout)
Robert C. Cohn, MD, Former Chairman, Department of Pediatrics and Associate
Chief of Staff for Medical Operations, MetroHealth Medical
SPIROMETRY TESTING: USEFUL AND EFFECTIVE
(Allied Health Professional/Community Breakout)
Craig Leonard, MA, RRT, CPFT, Coordinator, Professional Practice &
Development, Department of Respiratory Care, Northwestern Memorial HospitalNetworking Break
ASTHMA THERAPEUTICS: WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE
Paul Greenberger, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicinePlanning Committee
Cindy Flayton, RN, MS
Joel Massel, JD
Amy Miller, MPH
Stephen H. Samuelson, MPA
CME/CNE/CE Information
Doctors
The American College of Chest Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
ACCP Accreditation Statement and ACCP Standards Related to Conflict of Interest
Nurses
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
A maximum of 2.0 contact hours will be awarded upon completion of the program.
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.
