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Forward2016 VAM: 2815 - When Writing a Script Just Isn’t Enough: Strategies to Overcome Barriers Associated with Poor Asthma Control in Older Adults
Provide participants with evidence-based approaches to improve asthma control in older adults, with consideration for both medication and non-medication related strategies. Approaches to distinguish asthma symptoms from co-morbid illness, as well as strategies to safely and effectively manage older asthmatics with particular physical and cognitive co-morbidities, including depression and dementia, will be discussed. In addition, strategies to discuss and achieve shared goals, with consideration for financial and side-effect related concerns, will be presented. Non-medication therapeutic approaches such as pulmonary rehabilitation will also be discussed.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: 1.25
CE: 1.25
Credit must be claimed by May 31, 2018. Any credit request on or after June 1, 2018 will be subject to an administrative fee.
Target Audience
Physicians
Allergists/Immunologists
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Professionals
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
1. Describe diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the elderly asthmatic
2. Describe the effect of financial concerns and medication related side-effects on asthma management in the elderly
3. Explain how non-pharmaceutical interventions including pulmonary rehabilitation impact the elderly asthmatic
Additional Information
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Dr. Tolly Epstein, MD MS FAAAAI, University of Cincinnati, Carmel, IN
Dr. Dennis K. Ledford, MD FAAAAI, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Dr. Carol A. Saltoun, MD FAAAAI, Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Available Credit
- 1.25 AttendanceAttendance credit.
- 1.25 CECE credit.
- 1.25 CMECME credit.