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Resources
Asthma Information
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Physician Asthma Care Education Program (PACE)
The PACE program is a two-part, interactive, multimedia educational seminar designed to improve physician use of communication and therapeutic techniques to reduce the effects of asthma on children and their families.
It also provides instruction on how to document, code, and improve asthma counseling reimbursement. PACE has been found in two rigorous studies to be highly effective. Physicians who participated in PACE spent no more time with their patients than other physicians but were more likely to inquire about patients' concerns, encourage physical activity, and set goals for treatment. Patients of participating physicians had fewer days affected by asthma symptoms and fewer emergency room visits.
Guidelines
Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma - Summary Report 2007
The EPR-3 Summary Report 2007 provides key information from the latest full report on the diagnosis and management of asthma. The summary covers measures of assessment and monitoring, education for a partnership in asthma care, control of environmental factors and comorbid conditions that affect asthma, and medications. Key tables and figures from the full report are included for easy reference.
Publications
Blueprint for Asthma-Friendly Communities
Written by RAND’s Marielena Lara, this very readable Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action (PDF) is a clear call to action for all those who form a child’s health care continuum, from schools and legislators to parents and health care providers.
Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action
Research Highlights: How to Improve Childhood Asthma Outcomes
A Blueprint for Policy Action, reprint in Pediatrics
Allies Supplement to Health Promotion Practice
The April 2006 supplement to the journal Health Promotion Practice chronicles the evolution of the Allies coalitions and offers tips on the logic and processes of coalition work. These articles assess accomplishments as well as draw lessons from the Allies coalitions' efforts to form and maintain coalitions and implement strategies.
Download a PDF of the first article from the supplement for free: Community Coalitions to Control Chronic Disease: Allies Against Asthma as a Model and Case Study. To purchase the supplement articles, please contact the SAGE Journals Customer Service department at journals@sagepub.com or by calling 1-800-818-7243.
Improving Asthma Care for Children: Best Practices in Medicaid Managed Care
This 48-page toolkit details the strategies and results of the health plans involved in the IACC initiative. Produced in July 2006 by the Center for Healthcare Strategies, the Improving Asthma Care for Children: Best Practices in Medicaid Managed Care toolkit covers subjects such as: measuring quality improvement results, outreach and intervention strategies for plan members and providers, innovative reimbursement models, and online resources. Many of the techniques can also be applied to improving asthma care for adults.
Emergency Department Demonstration Program Supplement to Pediatrics
The April 2006 supplement to the journal Pediatrics, entitled Enhancing the Role of the Emergency Department in the Identification and Management of Childhood Asthma, includes seven articles from EDDP researchers and expert commentary that call for changes in the way chronic disease is handled in the emergency department.
Patient Education
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has created materials that help people cope with their asthma. Visit the So You Have Asthma Home page for more information.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Resources
Grant Reports
Improving Asthma Care for Children
Managing Pediatric Asthma: Emergency Department Demonstration Program
Honolulu's Emergency Department-Based Education Program Improves Asthma Management in Children
Washington Hospital Opens Asthma Clinic That Reduces Emergency Department Visits, Improves Care
Government Agencies
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Accreditors
The Joint Commission
Children’s Asthma Care (CAC) Performance Measure Set (2/2007)
Professional Organizations
Consumer Groups
Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America
Other Funders
This site was created with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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