RESP009 - Asthma Management: Interventions and Strategies

This course will review the elements of asthma and the aspects of properly managing patients with the disease.

Learning objectives: 

1. Define asthma and articulate its long-term affects; 
2. Identify and explain the methods used to diagnose asthma; 
3. Identify and explain the methods used to treat asthma; 
4. Describe the key components to include in the asthmatic's plan of care; 
5. Explain the factors that may inhibit an effective plan of care; 
6. Explain the economics of asthma care and treatment.

To successfully complete this course, you must attain a minimum score of 80% on the final exam and complete the course training survey.

Continuing education: 2.0 contact hours of Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC); VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.