Asthma Management and Patient Education - 2 Contact Hours

Course overview

This course focuses on the content and process of individual- and family-centered asthma education. Asthma is a disease that can be controlled and managed but doing so requires involvement by the person with asthma and their family. By nature, asthma is a variable disease. Symptoms are constantly changing in response to the weather, exposure to environmental and other triggers, and changes in the individual. This variability demands frequent adjustments in the treatment plan. Recognition of early warning signs and prompt treatment are key aspects of asthma control. Optimal control can only be achieved if the person with asthma and their family are educated to make sound management decisions. Suboptimal control results in excessive and costly healthcare utilization and poor quality of life for individuals with asthma. Self-management education reduces asthma morbidity in both adults and children .