The New England Asthma Regional Council
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Our most recent conference, "Recent Developments in Asthma Prevention and Control: Today’s Opportunities for Health Providers and Payers", was held Thursday, June 19, 2008. With nearly 100 participants, including doctors, nurses, asthma educators, and government and private sector individuals, the conference was filled to capacity. We thank all the participants, sponsors, and co-sponsors for making this event a tremendous success! Lauren Smith - Asthma in Massachusetts: How are we doing?(Keynote Presentation) Carlos Camargo - Highlights of the 2007 NIH Asthma Guidelines David Link - Use of a Childhood Asthma Registry to Vanquish Bad Outcomes Evelin Viera - Patient-Centered Asthma Care Partnership Ismail Nabeel - Asthma in the Workplace: What's Relevant for Primary Care and Public Health Megan Sandel - The Role and Reality of the Practicing Provider Polly Hoppin - A “Business Case” for Asthma Education & Environmental Interventions Stepahnie Chalupka - The Role of the Nurse and the Community Health Educator Susan Sommer - Filling the gap:A hospital’s response Shari Nethersole / Matthew Sadof - Asthma Consensus Statement: A Health Care Provider Perspective on Working with Payers, Health Organizations, and Government to Improve Asthma Outcomes Speaker Bios: Sponsors: Asthma Regional Council, University of Massachusetts -
Lowell, Co-Sponsers: American Lung Association of New England, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter, Baystate Children's Hosptial, Boston Medical Center, Boston Public Health Commission, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pedriatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Public Health Association, New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Conference Partners: Region 1 (New England) Offices-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & U. S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Regional Council - The Medical Foundation - 622 Washington Street, 2nd
Floor - Dorchester, MA 02124 - 617-451-0049 x504 |