program overview
Program Description
Primary care practitioners play a major role in the management of asthma, providing diagnosis, patient education, and management plans. But when the asthma remains uncontrolled, management can be challenging. On this podcast, Corinne Young, FNP-C, president of the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers speaks with asthma expert, Ann Hefel, FNP-C, of Children's Hospital Colorado about what clinicians have in their therapeutic toolbox to help patients with moderate to severe disease whose asthma remains uncontrolled despite adequate therapy.
In Partnership With the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers

Format
Podcast
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Construct treatment plans for patients with uncontrolled asthma based on disease- and patient-centered factors
- Implement techniques to increase treatment adherence for improved patient outcomes
Target Audience
NPs and PAs

Details
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Practicing Clinicians Exchange is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
ANCC Credit Designation
Nursing contact hours: 0.50, which includes 0.50 hours of pharmacology credit
AAPA Credit Designation
Practicing Clinicians Exchange has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until October 18, 2021. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
IPCE Credit DesignationThis activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
The opinions or views expressed in this CE/CME activity do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of Practicing Clinicians Exchange or any educational supporter.
All faculty and planners participating in continuing education activities sponsored by Practicing Clinicians Exchange are required to disclose to the audience any relevant support or substantial relationships with providers of commercial products and/or devices discussed in this activity and/or with any commercial supporters of the activity. In addition, all faculty are required to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in this activity. The faculty and planning committee have been advised that this activity must be free from commercial bias, and based upon all the available scientifically rigorous data from research that conforms to accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
Ms Hefel has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Ms Young has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
None of the members of the PCE staff have any relevant relationships to disclose.
Participants wishing to earn CE/CME credit must:
- Listen to the content in its entirety
- Relate the content material to the learning objectives
- Complete the post-test and evaluation form
Successful completion of the post-test is required to earn CE/CME credit. Successful completion is defined as a cumulative score of at least 67%.
The estimated time to complete this activity is 0.5 hours.
Release date: October 19, 2020
Expiration date: October 18, 2021
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