2024 AAE - TEAM: Approach to Holistic Asthma Care Together, Education, Advocacy and Management

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - 8:00am to Friday, July 19, 2024 - 6:00pm

The Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) is the premier national nonprofit organization devoted to excellence and raising the competency of diverse individuals who educate patients and families living with asthma. The AAE Annual Conference is the most prominent educational offering of AAE, drawing over 250 asthma educators from all professions, including: respiratory therapists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, community health workers, athletic trainers, and other healthcare professionals. The common denominator of our conference attendees is a passion for improving asthma care through asthma education. This multidisciplinary approach provides a unique opportunity to reach adverse, and influential target group. The inter-professional nature of the AAE Conference makes it unique as attendees gain new knowledge, skills, and insights to improve patient care when they return to their practice sites.

Our conference will offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, ACPE, CE, and CRCE credits. The in-person conference is July, 17, 18 & 19, 2024. AAE has responded to the needs of educators and is offering Dual Learning Tracks on Wednesday, July17. The Exhibit Hall will take place July 18 and 19, 2024 with additional sponsored activities available throughout the event. Your support, presence, and knowledge as industry professionals assists our members and attendees to manage asthma more effectively in their community and clinical programs. Attendees will share the new knowledge gained at this conference with colleagues and patients to improve asthma care within their communities Your support and sponsorship during our 2024 In-Person Conference will provide a partnership that enables the success of our event. Thank you for joining us in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Care Managers
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Medical Assistants
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Social Workers
  • School Nurses
  • Educators
  • Other health educators working in the community, ambulatory and acute care settings

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Interpret the signs and symptoms of asthma in the pediatric/adult population
  • Identify medication classes that are used to treat children and adults with asthma
  • Identify satisfactory symptom control to ensure good quality of life in allergic rhinitis (AR) management
  • Identify In both Asthma and COPD diseases the adequate treatment may reduce symptoms and number of exacerbations and improve the quality of life
  • Discuss treatment of asthma is characterized by suppression of inflammation
  • Discuss treatment of COPD is characterized by decreasing of symptoms
  • Identify emerging techniques for treatment of GERD
  • Define the tie between asthma and behavioral health issues, such as anxiety and depression, plays a role in overall health and wellness
  • Discuss ties between sleep apnea & asthma 
  • Describe the consequences of tobacco use and asthma
  • Identify a Treatment Option For Moderate To Severe Atopic Dermatitis
  • Describe prevention, detection, and treatment of respiratory diseases
  • Identify current Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) is the nation’s first comprehensive program to test and evaluate the impact of providing select evidence-based, non-medical interventions related to housing, food, transportation and directions for research in this area
  • Identify common environmental exposures that exacerbate asthma
  • Explain methods for communicating to patients and family about exposures that exacerbate to asthma
  • Discuss the bedside education program created to support families admitted with asthma exacerbations
  • Discuss needs of patients and families hospitalized with asthma exacerbations
  • Explain providing ongoing support for asthma management following hospitalization for asthma exacerbation interpersonal safety and toxic stress to high-needs Medicaid enrollees
  • Identify new evidence-based education initiatives Participants will understand the role of the Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner (ARCP)
  • Identify the need for the ARCP. Improving health and educational outcomes through Telehealth providers
  • Discuss improvements in inhaled therapy devices and gaps in teaching points
  • Explain how peanut desensitization works
  • Discuss the social determinants of health related to asthma
  • Compare current management strategies and medications for asthma
  • Discuss the latest in recommendations and research for asthma care
  • List the potential indoor and outdoor triggers of asthma
  • Characterize and elaborate on aerosols delivered from 2,000 BC to present
  • Examine and discuss unique pharmacokinetics of these early drugs
  • Discuss the creation of the modern MDI as well as mid-20th century scientific developments that revolutionized the field
  • Identify a plan for proactive asthma management as many individuals were left untreated or undiagnosed for various reasons
  • Discuss innovative approaches to monitoring and patient education as the COVID pandemic reshaped the landscape of various components of the healthcare system including asthma management
  • Describe the direct and indirect effects of low health literacy on asthma outcomes
  • Identify approaches to improve health literacy and reduce health disparities in asthma and discuss future directions for research in this area
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 21.25 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 21.25 CE
    CE credit.
  • 21.25 CME
    CME credit.
Course opens: 
08/02/2023
Course expires: 
08/31/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
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The information disclosed by the presenters and planning committee members was reviewed in accordance with the AAAAI Disclosure Policy.
All potential conflicts of interest were mitigated by the planners, faculty, and reviewers prior to their participation in the development of this activity.

Planning Committee

C. Michael Bowman, PhD MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Relevant Relationships: None

Kevin P. Collins, PhD RRT RPFT AE-C
Texas State University
Relevant Relationships: None

Cindy Cooper, RN
Association of Asthma Educators
Relevant Relationships: None

Morgan M. Evans, DNP APRN-BC AE-C
Association of Asthma Educators
Relevant Relationships: None

Karen L. Gregory, DNP APRN-BC RRT AE-C
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic and Georgetown University
Relevant Relationships: None

Traci Hardin, MPH, AE-C
Breathe Well SC, LLC
Relevant Relationships: None

Dee Mallam, RN, AE-C
Association of Asthma Educators
Relevant Relationships: None

Stefanie Rollins, APRN, AE-C
Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic
Relevant Relationships: None

Anita B. Shuler, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C
Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital
Relevant Relationships: None

Melinda Shuler, MHS, RCP, RRT, CTTS, HHS, AE-C
EBCI Tribal Option
Relevant Relationships: None

Teresa Summe, BS, RRT, AE-C
Lee Health
Relevant Relationships: None

Marcia Winston, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-PC, AE-C
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Relevant Relationships: None

 

Faculty

C. Michael Bowman, PhD, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Relevant Relationships: None

Allison J. Burbank, MD FAAAAI
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Relevant Relationships: None

Hilary Carlson, PNP
Weill Cornell Medicine
Relevant Relationships: None

Kevin Collins, PhD, RRT, RPFT, AE-C
Texas State University
Relevant Relationships: None

William L. Croft, RCP
NC Respiratory Care Board
Relevant Relationships: None

Anna M. Davidson, CPC, CPMA
Allergy Partners
Relevant Relationships: None

Clifton Dennis, AE-C, BHA, RRT
Augusta University Health- Children's Hospital of Georgia
Relevant Relationships: None

Kari Elliott, DNP-CPNP
Integris Health
Relevant Relationships: None

Maureen George, AE-C, MSN, PhD, RN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Relevant Relationships: None

Neasha Graves, MPA
UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility
Relevant Relationships: None

Karen L. Gregory, DNP, APRN, CNS, RRT, AE-C, FAARC
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic
Relevant Relationships: None

Traci Hardin, MPH, AE-C
Breathe Well SC, LLC
Relevant Relationships: None

Yuhchin Huang, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Relevant Relationships: None

Alfred J. Keith, III, BA, CRT, AE-C
CTK Clinical Consultants LLC
Relevant Relationships: None

Catherine Kier, MD
Stony Brook School of Medicine
Relevant Relationships: None

Thomas W. Lamey, PhD, RRT, AE-C
Salisbury University
Relevant Relationships: None

Jacqueline Link
American Lung Association
Relevant Relationships: None

Todd A. Mahr, MD FAAAAI
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Relevant Relationships: None

Douglas Masini, AE-C
St. Joseph's Candler Health System
Relevant Relationships: None

James McElligott, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Relevant Relationships: None

Susan M. McKillop, AE-C MSNeD BSN RN
Weill Cornell Medicine
Relevant Relationships: None

Linda Nozart, RRT
Noz Health Ed LLC
Relevant Relationships: None

Roy Pleasants, PharmD
UNC Chapel Hill
Relevant Relationships: Astra Zeneca (organizational); Boehringer Ingelheim, Teva (consultant)

Stefanie Rollins, APRN-CNP
Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic
Relevant Relationships: None

Jessica Schuman, RN BSN, AE-C, CTTS
Breathe Pennsylvania
Relevant Relationships: None

Melinda T. Shuler, CEU
EBCI Tribal Option
Relevant Relationships: None

Kylie Smith, RRT-NPS, AE-C
Children's Mercy
Relevant Relationships: None

Elisa Thompson, APRN, MSN, NP-C, AE-C
Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic
Relevant Relationships: None

Sandra I. Tovar, DNP APRN PPCNP-BC
Allergy & Asthma Center
Relevant Relationships: None

Marcia Winston, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-PC, AE-C
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Relevant Relationships: None

 

Content Reviewers

Jeffrey Chambliss
University of Texas Southwestern
Relevant Relationships: None

Amanda Louise Cox, MD FAAAAI
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Relevant Relationships: None

Samuel Gubernick, DO FAAAAI
Family Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates
Relevant Relationships: None

Anne F. Russell, MS BSN RN AE-C
Spring Arbor University
Relevant Relationships: None

 

 

 

AAAAI Disclosure Policy

Pursuant to the Code of Ethics for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and the Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the AAAAI requires disclosure of certain information from faculty members of educational activities designated for CME credit by the AAAAI. Prior to the activity, authors and reviewers are required to disclose all relationships that meet the following parameters:

  • Employment. Name of employer and job title.
  • Financial interests. All organizations, other than the employer, from which the faculty member receives annual remuneration in any amount (including grants, honoraria and consulting fees).
  • Research interests. All organizations which support research projects for which the faculty member serves as an investigator.
  • Legal Consultation Services/Expert Witness Testimony: All topics on which the faculty member provided legal consultation and/or expert witness testimony during the previous calendar year.
  • Organizational interests: All organizations, other than the AAAAI, for which the faculty member holds volunteer positions.
  • Gifts. All organizations from which the faculty member have received a gift of any amount in the last year.
  • Other interests. All interests of the faculty member that would be judged by a majority of his/her peers to be more than casual and/or likely to impact his/her ability to exercise independent judgment. This includes any financial interest in or relationship with any manufacturer of a commercial product, and any financial interest or relationship with any organization that provides commercial support to AAAAI-sponsored educational activities.

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AAAAI and the Association of Asthma Educators. The AAAAI is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) is a Provider, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #10704, for up to 21.25 Contact Hours.

Credit Claiming Period
Credit claiming for this activity will expire at 11:59 pm on June 30, 2025. Requests to claim credit on or after July 1, 2025, will be subject to an administrative fee.

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  1. Register for the activity.
  2. Review the CME and Disclosure information.
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  5. Claim your credits. Enter only the number of credits earned based on your participation in the activity.
  6. Print or save your certificate.

Available Credit

  • 21.25 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 21.25 CE
    CE credit.
  • 21.25 CME
    CME credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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