National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Resolution on Asthma Management at School

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Asthma Education

scholarly journals National Asthma Education and Prevention Program 2020 Guidelines: What’s Important for Primary Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (6 Supplement) ◽  
Author(s):  
Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Asthma Severity ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Global Initiative For Asthma ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
Global Initiative

KEY TAKEAWAYS • The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group provides updated recommendations for 6 topics related to the management of individuals with asthma. • The classification of asthma severity and asthma control, as well as the concept of utilizing a stepwise approach to pharmacologic treatment, were not updated from the Expert Panel Report 3, released in 2007. • However, important updates in preferred therapies for intermittent and persistent asthma at treatment steps 1 through 5 were suggested. • Recommendations regarding biologic therapy were not included in the 2020 update, as only evidence and US Food and Drug Administration approvals through October 2018 were considered. • The most recent 2021 Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines are not included in this review but can be used in a complementary manner to assist primary care clinicians to optimize decisions regarding the care of patients with asthma.

scholarly journals Adult Asthma Consensus Guidelines Update 2003

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (suppl a) ◽  
pp. 9A-18A ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Lemière ◽  
Tony Bai ◽  
Meyer Balter ◽  
Charles Bayliff ◽  
Allan Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inhaled Corticosteroids ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Consensus Guidelines ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Adult Asthma ◽  
Early Introduction ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Consensus Report

BACKGROUND: Several sets of Canadian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma have been published over the past 15 years. Since the last revision of the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Report, important new studies have highlighted the need to incorporate new information into the asthma guidelines.OBJECTIVES: To review the literature on adult asthma management published between January 2000 and June 2003; to evaluate the influence of the new evidence on the recommendations made in the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines and its 2001 update; and to report new recommendations on adult asthma management.METHODS: Three specific topics for which new evidence affected the previous recommendations were selected for review: initial treatment of asthma, add-on therapies in the treatment of asthma and asthma education. The resultant reviews were discussed in June 2003 at a meeting under the auspices of the Canadian Thoracic Society, and recommendations for adult asthma management were reviewed.RESULTS: The present report emphasises the importance of the early introduction of inhaled corticosteroids in symptomatic patients with mild asthma; stresses the benefit of adding additional therapy, preferably long-acting beta2-agonists, to patients incompletely controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids; and documents the essential role of asthma education.CONCLUSION: The present report generally supports many of the previous recommendations published in the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Report and provides higher levels of evidence for a number of those recommendations.

scholarly journals A Children’s Asthma Education Program: Roaring Adventures of Puff (RAP), Improves Quality of Life

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawna L McGhan ◽  
Eric Wong ◽  
Heather M Sharpe ◽  
Patrick A Hessel ◽  
Puish Mandhane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Children With Asthma

BACKGROUND: It is postulated that children with asthma who receive an interactive, comprehensive education program would improve their quality of life, asthma management and asthma control compared with children receiving usual care.OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility and impact of ‘Roaring Adventures of Puff’ (RAP), a six-week childhood asthma education program administered by health professionals in schools.METHODS: Thirty-four schools from three health regions in Alberta were randomly assigned to receive either the RAP asthma program (intervention group) or usual care (control group). Baseline measurements from parent and child were taken before the intervention, and at six and 12 months.RESULTS: The intervention group had more smoke exposure at baseline. Participants lost to follow-up had more asthma symptoms. Improvements were significantly greater in the RAP intervention group from baseline to six months than in the control group in terms of parent’s perceived understanding and ability to cope with and control asthma, and overall quality of life (P<0.05). On follow-up, doctor visits were reduced in the control group.CONCLUSION: A multilevel, comprehensive, school-based asthma program is feasible, and modestly improved asthma management and quality of life outcomes. An interactive group education program offered to children with asthma at their school has merit as a practical, cost-effective, peer-supportive approach to improve health outcomes.

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Working Group Report on the Cost Effectiveness of Asthma Care

1996 ◽  
Vol 154 (3_pt_2) ◽  
pp. S84-S95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Sullivan ◽  
Anne Elixhauser ◽  
A. Sonia Buist ◽  
Bryan R. Luce ◽  
John Eisenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Asthma Care ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Group Report ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Physician Asthma Management Practices in Canada

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 456-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Jin ◽  
Bernard CK Choi ◽  
Benjamin TB Chan ◽  
Louise McRae ◽  
Felix Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Airflow Limitation ◽  
Physician Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Consensus Recommendations ◽  
First Line Therapy

OBJECTIVES: To establish national baseline information on asthma management practices of physicians, to compare the reported practices with the Canadian Consensus recommendations and to identify results potentially useful for interventions that improve physician asthma management practices.DESIGN: National, stratified cross-sectional survey.SETTINGS: The 10 provinces and two territories of Canada, from 1996 to 1997.PARTICIPANTS: Questionnaires were sent to 4489 physicians stratified by province/territory and specialty group (family/general practice, respirology, internal medicine, pediatrics and allergy/immunology); 2605 responses were received.OUTCOME MEASURES: Methods for the diagnosis, treatment, education and follow-up of patients with asthma ('asthma management practices').RESULTS: Significant variations existed among the five specialty groups in asthma management practices. A low use of objective measures of airflow limitation to assist with diagnosis was found among some respondents (mostly family physicians). Up to 40% of physicians regarded the daily fixed dosing (three or four times a day) of inhaled, short acting beta2-agonist as 'first-line therapy' for moderate to severe asthma. A minority of physicians reported using written action plans for patients or referring them to other health professionals for asthma education. Insufficient time during appointments and a perceived lack of appropriate educational materials were frequently cited as reasons for not providing asthma education. The perceived knowledge of the Canadian Consensus recommendations varied among physicians but was lowest among nonspecialists.CONCLUSIONS: The survey showed variations in certain aspects of the management of asthma by physicians. The findings will help to target specific areas for future physician education programs and other behavioural change strategies.

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