Association of Asthma Educators AAE’s National Asthma Educator Certification and Recertification Review Course 2011

  • 12-17 Mar 2011
  • Carnival Cruises` Elation - Cruise from Mobile, AL, United States

Description

5-Night Cruise to Mexico from Mobile, Alabama

Target Audience
All practicing allergists/immunologist...fellows in accredited allergy/immunology training programs primary care physicians who care for allergy patients office managers, assistants or administrators asthma educators and allied health professionals in the field of allergy and immunology.

Purpose and Objectives
AAE National Asthma Educator Certification and Recertification Review Course
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the conference, participants should be able to:
Apply knowledge gained in this course to the National Asthma Educator Certification Exam
Discuss the trends in asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality.
Discuss barriers to adherence as they apply to self-assessment and self-management of asthma.
Utilize problem-based learning to develop a plan of care for a patient with persistent asthma.
Understand the four sections of the EPR-3, as they apply to the NAECB examination.

Agenda:
March 13, 2011

8:30 9:00 am Registration, Welcome and Pre-Test
9:00 10:00 am Taking the National Asthma Educator Certification Exam
10:00 11:00 am Asthma Pathophysiology and Epidemiology
11:00 am 12:30 pm History and Assessment of Asthma Control
12:30 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 2:30 pm Spirometry
2:30 4:00 pm Pharmacotherapy

March 16, 2011
8:30 10:00 am Educational Needs
10:00 10:30 am Cultural Sensitive Approaches to Asthma
10:30 11:30 am Co-Morbidities and Treatment Interventions: Behavioral, Environmental, and Pharmacological
11:30 am 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 2:00 pm Devices
2:00 2:30 pm Professional Networking, Referral and Outcomes
2:30 3:30 pm Complicated Asthma, Comprehensive Case (PBL)

Pharmacologic Management of Special Populations and Comorbidities in Asthma Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the conference, participants should be able to:
Discuss issues in prescribing for children with asthma or its co-morbidities
Describe pharmacologic management of allergic rhinitis
Explain the pharmacologic management of obesity
Discuss pharmacologic management of atopic dermatitis
Describe drug-drug and drug-herb interactions in asthma and its co-morbidities
Explain issues in management of asthma and its co-morbidities during pregnancy
Recognize pharmacologic management of asthma and GERD
Identify issues in prescribing for the elderly with asthma or its co-morbidities
Discuss pharmacologic management of asthma and sinusitis

Agenda:
March 16, 2011
8:00 8:30 am Issues in prescribing for children with asthma or its co-morbidities
8:30 9:00 am Pharmacologic management of allergic rhinitis
9:00 9:30 am Pharmacologic management of obesity
9:30 9:45 am Break
9:45 10:15 am Pharmacologic management of atopic dermatitis
10:15 10:45 am Drug-drug and drug-herb interactions in asthma and its co-morbidities
10:45 11:15 am Issues in management of asthma and its co-morbidities during pregnancy
11:15 11:45 am Pharmacologic management of asthma and GERD
11:45 am 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 1:15 pm Issues in prescribing for the elderly with asthma or its co-morbidities
1:15 2 pm Pharmacologic management of asthma and sinusitis

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