Resources for Best Practices in Asthma Patient Care

1. National Guidelines for Asthma Patient Care:

• NHLBI National Health Lung and Blood Institute Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3)
  
  
• New EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines Summary
• Summary Report 2007 NAEPP EPR-3 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma,
  Figure 18. Estimated Comparative Daily Dosages for Inhaled Corticosteroids

2. Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Medical Providers:

• The Not One More Life program and the CHEST Foundation have jointly released several free CME education modules aimed at helping clinicians reduce health disparities in patients with asthma. 
  
  
• National Jewish Medical and Research Center: Case Simulations "Regaining Control of Severe Asthma"; developed by Expert Faculty (3/09). Requests for credit must be received no later than March 6, 2010.
  
  
• US Centers for Disease Control: ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Environmental Triggers of Asthma; illustrates environmental exposures to allergens, air pollutants, environmental tobacco smoke and workplace exposures that both cause and exacerbate asthma
  
  
• National Environmental Education Foundation Pediatric Asthma Initiative; designed environmental questionnaires to administer to
  asthma patients.
  
  
• National Asthma Educator Certification Board; the NAECB exam is a voluntary testing program used to assess qualified
  health professionals' knowledge in asthma education.
  
  

3. National Respiratory Health Professional Organizations:

• National Jewish Medical and Research Center; Physician Line
  
  
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
  
  
• American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
  
  
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American (AAFA)
  
  
• American Thoracic Society (ATS)
  

5. Asthma & Nutrition Resources:

• Bibliography Article on magnesium and asthma
  
• Slideshow

Additional Resources:

• Order Asthma Action Plans (English, Spanish, Chinese & Vietnamese)
• Find Patient Resources for Asthma Management