A Preview of the New NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
How the New Guidelines Will Change Asthma Care for
Patients, Clinicians, and Payers
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Co-hosts:
Oakton Community College and the Chicago Asthma Consortium.
Program Goals
- To introduce the asthma stakeholders in the Chicagoland area to new NHLBI Asthma Guidelines
- To provide participants with up-to-date information on the most current standard of asthma care so that they can best serve individuals in the Chicagoland area with asthma
- To inform the participants how the new guidelines will change asthma care for patients, clinicians, and payers
Faculty Presentations
A Preview of the New NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (737 KB)
Allan Luskin, MD 
Full Biography
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A Chronic Disease with Serious Consequences - Strategies for Disease Identification and Lifetime Management
Don Bukstein, MD Full Biography
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Family Practice
University of Wisconsin-Madison
CME's/CEU's
The American College of Chest Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM 
ACCP Accreditation Statement
Oakton Community College/Alliance for Lifetime Learning Continuing Education for Health Professionals designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 ANCC Contact Hours. ANCC (RN) CEU Statement
The American Lung Association of Illinois is an approved continuing education sponsor through the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations. This course has been approved for 2.0 continuing education units for Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners.
The Illinois Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This course has been approved for 0.25 continuing education units for pharmacists and technicians.
Meeting Sponsors
