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!

Conference Agenda

Evaluation Summary

Powerpoint Presentations:

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:

Bio Summary

Sponsors: Asthma Regional Council, University of Massachusetts - Lowell,
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

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