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Course # 3039 • Asthma: Diagnosis and Management

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Course Objective:

Learning Objectives:

1. Summarize the history of asthma, including current definitions.
2. Describe the impact of asthma globally and nationally.
3. Identify risk factors that contribute to the development of asthma.
4. Define the pathophysiology of asthma.
5. Discuss the pathogenesis of an asthma attack in its five phases.
6. Discuss the process of diagnosing asthma, including differential diagnosis and available tests.
7. Outline the appropriate treatment and management of asthma, the medications used, and application of the various guidelines.
8. Discuss specific population considerations.
9. Explain the importance of patient education when discussing prevention and management of asthma.
10. Identify triggers of asthma attacks.

Faculty:

Sharon M. Griffin, RN, PhD, specializes in Health Education and Chronic Disease Management especially as it relates to her primary areas of study and research. She has over twenty years of healthcare experience nationwide and is an accomplished author, presenter and consultant. She frequently lectures on the subjects of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders. Dr. Griffin is the cofounder of the University Center for Assessment and Learning (UCAL) of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She enjoys writing and teaching and has been listed in Who's Who in American Nursing, Two Thousand Notable American Women, and the eleventh edition of the World Who's Who of Women, Cambridge, England.

Patricia Walters-Fischer, RN, BS, has worked in the healthcare field since 1992. Starting out as a nurse's aide, she worked her way from LVN to ASN while working in several hospital units, including ICU/CCU and adult and pediatric trauma. During her career, she worked at the busiest pediatric emergency center in the country, Children's Medical Center of Dallas Emergency Room. While there, she cared for and educated asthmatic children and their caregivers. Ms. Walters-Fischer is also an honors graduate of Washington University, St. Louis, with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Journalism and has been writing for the past ten years in local, national, and international publications.

Division Planner(s):

Jane C. Norman, RN, MSN, CNE, PhD

Faculty Disclosure

Contributing faculty, Sharon M. Griffin, RN, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Contributing faculty, Patricia Walters-Fischer, RN, BS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Division Planner Disclosure

The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

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