NL0205: ASTHMA AND ASTHMA CASE MANAGEMENT 6 CE hours TAKE THIS COURSE NOW !

1. Is asthma contagious?
2. What are the most common causes of asthma attacks?
3. Are asthma medicines addictive?
4. Do asthma medicines lose their effect if they are taken for a long time?
5. Are inhaled steroids dangerous?
6. What can a patient do if exercise causes asthma symptoms?
7. Will allergy shots help asthma?
8. If a child has a lot of chest colds with coughing. Could he/she have asthma?
9. What is a peak flow meter?
10. Do babies who have wheezing when they have a cold ever "outgrow" their asthma?

1. From the past to the present
2. The scope of the problem
3. How does asthma affect breathing? 
4. The importance of inflammation
5. Asthma triggers
6. The many faces of asthma - "Expected"
7. Allergic (Extrinsic) and non-allergic (Intrinsic) asthma
8. Typical symptoms of asthma 
9. Acute asthma attack
10. How is asthma treated?

1. Clearing airborne particles
2. Controlling airway caliber
3. The Action of Breathing
4. Muscles
5. Neural control
6. Parasympathetic nerves
7. Sympathetic nerves
8. The Immune System
9. Antibodies
10. Immunoglobulin E
11. Inflammatory cells
12. Inflammatory mediators
13. Development of Asthma
14. Airway Inflammation
15. Pathophysiology of the Airway in Asthma
16. Bronchial hyperreactivity
17. Bronchoconstriction
18. "Airway remodeling"

ARTICLE #6: Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2002

ARTICLE #7: Promotion of Self-Management of Asthma Utilizing the Health Buddy Device and a Case Management Approach in an Independent Primary Practice Setting

Asthma: A Serious Health Problem

• Current Practice Patterns
•  Managed Care and Chronic Illness
•  Summary

What is Case Management?

Case Management Models

1. Acute Care Case Management Model

2. Insurance Carrier Case Management Model

3. School-Based Case Management Model

4. Independent Primary Practice Case Management Model

5. Summary

The Role of Home Health Devices in Managing Chronic Illness

Proposed Case Management Model

• Multidisciplinary Team Member and Role of the Nurse Case Manager
• Program Evaluation
• Funding
• Summary

Conclusion