Asthma Prevention in Children

This session presents the findings of a systematic evidence review on asthma prevention and reviews the key elements of ACPM’s draft asthma prevention practice guidelines for clinicians, focusing on environmental and other preventive measures.  The authors of the guidelines discuss their systematic review of scientific evidence and their practice experience gained in a community-based project in California.  The basic elements of a separate set of consumer guidelines that support environmental and clinical prevention of asthma among young children are also discussed. Clinical and environmental experts provide reaction and comments to the guidelines as part of a discussion among session attendees.

At the end of this session, the user will be able to: 

1. Identify three criteria associated with the development of persistent asthma in infants and young children.
    

2. List three key findings on environmental interventions to prevent asthma among young children.
    

3. Articulate three key elements of advice to be provided by clinicians caring for young children with asthma regarding environmental manipulation.
    

4. Describe three key community approaches to improving asthma care among young children.

ACPM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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Session Outline

Moderator
Tom Novotny, MD, MPH, FACPM, Institute for Global Health, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)

Presenters
Gail Kennedy, MPH, Research Associate, UCSF
David Nunez, MD, Director of Asthma Programs, UCSF

Reactors
Elizabeth Tilson, MD, Wake County (NC) Human Services
Stephen C. Redd, MD, Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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