2016 VAM: 4305 - Immunologic Insights into Environmental Triggers of Asthma

This session reviews new insights into mechanisms of asthma exacerbations caused by three common environmental exposures.

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 activity, participants will be able to:
1.  Identify how environmental triggers of asthma can promote frequent exacerbation phenotypes
2.  Discuss new immunologic mechanisms by which common environmental triggers promote asthma
3.  Discuss how environmental allergens can act as immunomodulators independent of their antigenicity

Additional Information

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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 1.25 CE
    CE credit.
  • 1.25 CME
    CME credit.
Course opens: 
05/31/2016
Course expires: 
05/31/2018
Cost:
$15.00
Part of: 
2016 Virtual Annual Meeting Recordings
Rating: 
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Dr. Chris Carlsten, MD MPH, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Dr. James E. Gern, MD FAAAAI, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Dr. Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, MD PhD FAAAAI, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Available Credit

  • 1.25 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 1.25 CE
    CE credit.
  • 1.25 CME
    CME credit.

Price

Cost:
$15.00
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