Congress Program:
What to See and What to Do in Las Vegas
Registration, Hotel
and
Travel Info:
Postgraduate Course
Asthma Disease Management Program/
Asthma Certification Preparation Course
Saturday &
Sunday, Dec. 6-7, 2003
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
SORRY, THIS COURSE IS
SOLD OUT
By pre-registration only. You DO NOT need to register for the Congress to attend this course. Registration deadline is November 14. Approved for 12.5 hours of continuing education credit (CRCE). Registration and fees, click here.
This well-established and highly successful AARC program is a 1 1/2-day course designed to assist those involved in asthma education and those interested in becoming an Asthma Educator-Certified (AE-C), a credential awarded by the National Asthma Educator Certification Board (NAECB). (Visit www.naecb.org for information on the NAECB examination, including dates/sites when the exam will be offered. Note: This course is not endorsed, cosponsored or in any way affiliated with the NAECB.) The content of the course is based on the content outline of the NAECB examination and will assist the respiratory therapist in recall, application, and analysis as it relates to specific areas of the examination. In addition to the content related to the NAECB examination, information about asthma disease management and asthma management protocols will be presented. Topics to be covered on the course include:
- Pathophysiology and epidemiology of asthma
- Pharmacologic management of asthma
- Review and interpretation of pulmonary function
- Patient history and physical assessment
- Teaching patients self-management skills and behavioral modification
- Environmental factors of asthma
- Identification and remediation
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of an asthma management plan
- Devices and adjuncts to asthma self-management
- Asthma protocols
- Identifying and measuring asthma disease management programs outcomes
At the beginning of the program, attendees will be provided with a self-scoring examination to assist them in gauging their knowledge about the topics to be presented in the course. At the conclusion, participants will have an opportunity to review their results with the program faculty. This course is designed for respiratory therapists, therefore assumes a basic working knowledge of asthma and its management.
Saturday, Dec. 6
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Registration
12:30 pm–12:55 pm
Course Overview
Thomas Kallstrom RRT FAARC AE-C
Timothy Myers RRT
1:00 pm–1:55 pm
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Asthma
Robert Cohn MD
2:00 pm–2:55 pm
Pharmacologic Management of Asthma
Joseph Rau PhD RRT FAARC
2:55 pm–3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm–4:10 pm
Asthma Triggers
Thomas Kallstrom RRT FAARC AE-C
4:15 pm–5:10 pm
Educating the Patient
Bill Galvin MS RRT
Sunday, Dec. 7
8:00 am–8:55 am
Patient History and Assessment
Robert Cohn MD
9:00 am–9:55 am
Pulmonary Function
Timothy Myers RRT
9:55 am–10:15 am
Break
10:15 am–11:10 am
Devices and Adjuncts to Self-Management
Joseph Rau PhD RRT FAARC
11:15 am–12:10 pm
Self-Management Skills and Behavior Modification
Robert Cohn MD
12:10 pm–1:15 pm
Lunch (provided)
1:15 pm–2:10 pm
Communication/Interviewing Skills
Bill Galvin MS RRT
2:15 pm–3:10 pm
Asthma Disease Management
Thomas J Kallstrom RRT FAARC AE-C
3:15 pm–4:10 pm
Asthma Protocols
Timothy R Myers RRT
4:10 pm–5:00 pm
Open Forum: Sharing Ideas, Networking, Review of
Test
5:00 pm
Adjournment