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Creating a Medical Home for Asthma
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Training: Instructor's Guide
Session 7 - Medical Issues for Physicians and Nurses
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| Agenda | Activities I - IV |

[Note: For full text of Session 7, please download the complete file
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Agenda for Session 7 (Total time - 180 Min.)
Medical Issues for Clinicians

 

Activities

 Time

Methods
 I Update on Medications 10 min. Lecture and handouts
 II Asthma Pathophysiology - Recent Insights 50 min. Lecture and slides
III  Break 10 min.  
 IV Case Studies by Clinic Staff 110 min. Presentation and discussion

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Activity I
Update on Medications
 Purpose:
  • To provide clinicians with an update on recent developments in asthma medications
Time needed:  10 minutes
Training team:  Clinician
Materials needed: Copies of Handout 7-1 (Quick Reference: NAEPP Expert Panel Report - Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma-Update on Selected Topics 2002)
Seating arrangements: Usual arrangement for entire group

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Activity II
Asthma Pathphysiology: Recent Insights
 Purpose: To present new insights regarding treatment strategies, actions and safety of different medications, and rationale for prophylaxis
Time needed:  50 minutes
Training team:  Clinician
Materials needed:

Trainer:

  1. Projection equipment
  2. Overheads, slides, or PowerPoint presentation, as needed

Each person will need:

  1. Copy of Handout 7-1 (Quick Reference: NAEPP Expert Panel Report - Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma-Update on Selected Topics 2002)
  2. Copy of Handout 7-2 (Sample Asthma Action Plan)
Seating arrangements: Usual arrangement for entire group

 

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Activity III - Break

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Activity IV
Case Studies by Clinic Staff
Purpose: To review and discuss case studies of asthma medication use and other treatment issues that are specific to the clinic
Time needed:  110 minutes
Training team: Clinician
Suggested Materials needed:

Trainer:

  1. Overhead or LCD projector
  2. Overheads, as needed

Each person will need:

Copy of Handout 7-3 (Case Studies) for specific case study, if compiled and distributed by case study presenter(s)

Seating: Usual arrangement for entire group

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