| Target Professions: | DO, MD, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate/Assistant |
| Target Specialties: | Allergy and Immunology, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary/Respiratory Physician |
| Credits Available: | 4.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ |
This curriculum empowers emergency department physicians to recognize severe and uncontrolled asthma in patients presenting with acute exacerbations. Through practical guidance, participants will explore key clinical indicators and referral strategies to connect patients with life-changing treatments like biologics. By enhancing these critical skills, the program aims to improve care pathways and outcomes for individuals with complex asthma.
Answer the following questions to assess your knowledge of severe and uncontrolled asthma management.
This module will discuss the diagnostic classification of severe and uncontrolled asthma. Recurring ED visits are a common issue in patients with asthma.
This module will include a discussion of the adverse effects of OCS, ways to minimize reliance on their use in the ED, and guideline-oriented strategies to prevent future overuse, promoting better patient outcomes.
In this module, we will explore parameters that may be contained in an electronic health record (EHR) template to assist with asthma management in the emergency department (ED).
Answer the following questions to assess your knowledge of severe and uncontrolled asthma management.
In this 30-minute session, the Group Leader will provide a brief overview of the baseline assessment results, highlighting common areas of difficulty in recognizing severe and uncontrolled asthma.
This activity features a 38-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department with an asthma exacerbation. It discusses strategies to assess severe asthma classification and explores implications for management.
This activity features a 44-year-old man presenting to the emergency department with an asthma exacerbation. It explores strategies to assess uncontrolled asthma and its implications for management.
In light of the information reviewed and discussed during this program, please share an action plan that you will implement to improve the diagnosis and management for your patients with uncontrolled asthma.
This session will center on the institution’s newly developed referral algorithm for severe asthma and will explore how to integrate the algorithm into ED workflows.
