0:11 Intro

1:05 Introducing Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS

2:09 Understanding asthma endotypes and phenotypes

5:03 The effect of SMART guideline updates

11:50 Are pulmonary & allergy specialists adopting it?

12:46 The value of biologics in asthma care

18:11 Could they interrupt the atopic march?

19:53 COVID-19 risks in asthma

23:24 Environmental and non-viral illness impacts on asthma

26:11 Research into asthma care inequities

31:47 HFA-containing metered dose inhalers

35:37 Outro

In honor of World Asthma Day, Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir of Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York visits our virtual studio to talk about all things asthma. Dr. Lovinsky-Desir, who has a deep understanding of how environmental factors impact children with asthma, touches upon inequities in asthma care, the role of climate change and COVID-19 lessons learned. She also hones in on whether biologic therapies may help interrupt pathways in the atopic march.

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