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Audience: This activity is intended for
healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.
This activity is supported by an
educational grant from Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals
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804-747-5316.
Summary
Asthma is a
significant illness in terms of costs, morbidity, and mortality.
Although clinical practice guidelines have been around for several
years, numerous studies have shown that adoption of these guidelines
is not optimal. An update of the National Asthma Education and
Prevention Program (NAEPP) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Asthma guidelines was published in the summer of 2007.
The major changes to the guidelines include breaking down
recommendations into more age groups (0-4, 5-11, 12 and older),
redefining how to assess disease control, and recommending allergy
and specialist evaluation for many patients. Some changes to the
medication recommendations were also made. Programs to help
practitioners adopt the asthma management guidelines should help
managed care save significant health care expenses.
Objectives
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Faculty: |
Dennis Spangler, MD,
Principal Partner, Atlanta Allergy Associates |
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Disclosure:
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Dr. Spangler serves as a
consultant to Alcon, sanofi-aventis, Teva and UCB. NAMCP
CME committee determined this did not present a conflict
of interest in regards to the content of his
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Accreditation & Designation
The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I
creditsTM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been
approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia
Nurses Association (VNA) VNA is accredited as an approver of
continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this
activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.
This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed
Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification
requirements.
This activity is supported by an
educational grant from Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals
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