Asthma Conference Goals:

Target Audience:

AGENDA:

7:45 am to 8:30 am         Registration

8:30 am to 8:40 am            Opening Session (Speaker TBA)

8:40 am to 9:00 am            Overview of Asthma in the Inland Empire,

                                             Thomas Hernandez, MAEd, CHES

                                             Health Education Specialist I, Child and Family Health Services

                                             County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health

Gain a better understanding of the scope and impact of asthma in the Inland Empire.

                                             At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

o        have an increased awareness of the prevalence of asthma within San Bernardino County's various demographic populations

o        have an understanding of the increasing number of hospitalizations due to asthma or asthma-related illnesses as reported within San Bernardino County

o        be able to discuss  the best practices and current successful methods being used within San Bernardino County to close the gap between asthma disparities

                                             Who should attend this session:  All attendees.

 

9:00 am to 10:10 am          Understanding Health: The Patient's View,

                                             Sue Gengler DrPh, CHES

                                             Health Education Manager, Inland Empire Health Plan

This session will give you specific tools to help you more effectively communicate with different cultures.

                                             At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

o        have an increased understanding of the impact of cultural factors on provider-patient interaction.

o        list one positive impact of cultural competency on clinical outcomes.

o        list one suggestion to increase the effectiveness of provider-patient communication.

Who should attend this session: All attendees, particularly those providing treatment to minority populations.

 

10:10 am to 10:40 am        Break/View Exhibits

 

10:40 am to 11:25 am        Asthma and Allergy Breathmobiles®,

                                             Craig Jones, MD, President of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America,

Director, Allergy Immunology LAC + USC Healthcare Network

This session will explain what the purpose of the Breathmobile® is and how it operates.

Who should attend this session:  All attendees, particularly school nurses and other school personnel who are interested in learning more about the Breathmobile®.

 

11:30 am to 12:15 pm        Breakout Sessions:

Come and tour the Breathmobile® to be used in treating children in San Bernardino County.

Who should attend this session:  School nurses, school personnel,physicians, and medical office staff

Hemet Valley Medical Center, Respiratory Department

Learn different ways to educate patients about asthma.

Who should attend this session: All who are interested in providing asthma education to patients.

This session will provide you with a better understanding of Inhaled Steroids.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

o        describe the reasons for prescribing inhaled steroids in children with asthma

o        describe the effects of inhaled steroids on growth in children

o        describe methods to reduce the risks of side effects from inhaled steroids

Who should attend this session:  All interested attendees, particularly physicians and their medical staff.

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm          Lunch-Hot Topics  View Exhibits         

 

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm             Keynote Speaker, Richard D. O'Connor, MD                             

Staff Physician, Division of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Director, Department of Clinical Research; Director Department of Quality Management Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University of California  San  Diego                                            

Asthma Treatment 2007: The Emphasis is on Control

This session will provide attendees information on the newly released guidelines on the treatment of asthma and how this will impact treating asthmatics.

Who should attend this session: All attendees, particularly physicians and physician assistants who treat children with asthma.

 

2:35 pm to 3:20 pm            Breakout Sessions:

Attendees will learn the importance of properly teaching patients how to use the different devices that dispense asthma medications and asthma managements devices.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

o        instruct patients on how to correctly use MDI's and DPI's.

o        understand the importance of using a spacer with MDI's.

o        instruct patients on the use and care of the nebulizer.

o        demonstrate to patients how to use a peak flow meter and the importance of using this as an asthma management tool.

Who should attend this session: All attendees who need to learn more about asthma devices.

                                          Marie Soria, HES, Coordinated Asthma Referral & Asthma Education (CARE) Program

                                          Gerardo Gomez, Assistant Project Coordinator, Long Beach Alliance For Children With Asthma (LBACA)

                                          Delores Simms, Community Health Worker, LBACA

                                          TBA, Community Health Worker, American Lung Association of California

                                          This session will provide attendees to learn about three Home Visitation Programs and learn about patient outcomes when this type of intervention is chosen.  Learn how the new Home Visitation programs and how you can refer children with asthma to these programs.

Who should attend this session: School nurses and medical office staff.

Come and tour the Breathmobile® to be used in treating children in San Bernardino County.

Who should attend this session:  School nurses, school personnel, physicians, and medical office staff

The PACE program is a multifaceted seminar to improve physician awareness, attitudes, ability and application of communication and therapeutic skills for asthma.  It is collaborative project of the University of Michigan Schools of Public Health and Medicine and has been evaluated and proven effective in improving long-term patient asthma outcomes.  We encourage you to bring questions and cases that have been problematic to share with the group. 

At the end of the session, participants will:

o        attain increased skills to educate and counsel families on asthma management.

o        improve their therapeutic skills in treating childhood outcomes.

o        have increase knowledge to help improve asthma patient outcomes

o        improve their communication skills

o        have an outline the various components of cultural diversities

Who should attend this session: Physicians and Physician Assistants who treat patients with asthma.  It is strongly encouraged that you bring your Medical Assistants and other office staff to attend this conference, particularly the MA training.

This session will provide attendees an overview about asthma and provide them with patient's education tools in the office setting.

Who should attend this session: Medical Assistants and other office staff that interact with asthma patients.

This session will help attendees identify strategies to effectively address asthma in the school setting.

Course Objectives:

o        Identify best practices for asthma management at school.

o        Be familiar with tools, forms, asthma programs, and resources.

o        Be familiar with goals and objectives of the Asthma Friendly School Initiative.

Who should attend this session:  School nurses, health aides, and other school personnel,

Come and tour the Breathmobile® to be used in treating children in San Bernardino County.

Who should attend this session:  School nurses, school personnel, physicians, and medical office staff

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm            Closing Remarks and drawing from completed, stamped cards