PeerView Family Medicine & General Practice CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast

Michael E. Wechsler, MD - The Evolving Landscape of Severe Asthma Management: Selecting Patients for Novel Treatment and Improving Adherence

04.15.2020 - By PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical EducationPlay

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Go online to PeerView.com/MYK860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this activity, experts on severe asthma discuss how to identify and diagnose patients with this condition and how novel treatments are improving patient outcomes. A patient joins the discussion to share his unique experience with severe asthma and how biologic therapy has improved his quality of life. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Diagnose and evaluate patients with asthma for symptom severity, disease phenotypes, exacerbation risk, and eligibility for biologic therapy, Employ evidence-based guidelines and the latest clinical data when selecting treatment for patients with severe asthma, Use strategies to communicate effectively with patients about self-management and to improve inhaler technique, adherence, and overall quality of life in patients with severe asthma.

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