The Wisconsin Academy of Pediatrics Foundation partners with the Alliance and the Medical College of Wisconsin to coordinate and manage the Allergist Outreach Asthma Education Program for Primary Care Practices. This program is approved for 3 CME,
6 Prescribed AAFP credits and 3 Nursing Contact Hours.
Allergist-nurse teams are available to provide the program to interested primary care practice clinics. The target audience is prescribing clinicians and nurses.
- Diagnose asthma early and accurately.
- Classify asthma severity at every medical encounter.
- Use spirometry to objectively assess pulmonary function in older children.
- Prescribe daily controller medications in a written asthma action plan for patients with persistent asthma.
- Teach patients appropriate techniques to use inhalers, nebulizers, spacers and peak flow meters.
- Counsel families in environmental trigger control including smoke-free homes and mitigation of common indoor allergens.
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For more information about our asthma initiatives, please contact Kristen Grimes, Asthma Project Manager, at (414) 292-4001.
DID YOU KNOW...
Allergist Outreach Trainings - Asthma Update on the New Guidelines
Free dinner program
6:00-8:00 p.m.
• May 19 – Shawano
• May 20 – Racine
• May 20 – Wausau
• May 20 – Wisconsin Dells
• May 22 – Sheboygan
• May 22 – Madison (full)
• May 28 – Milwaukee (full)
View invitation.
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