12th Annual AZ Asthma & Allergy
Clinical Conference 

Hosted by Arizona Asthma Coalition

Saturday, September 29, 2018
7:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Please join us for the 12th Annual Arizona Asthma & Allergy Clinical Conference providing education and networking for clinicians who care for patients living with asthma and allergies.

This educational activity is designed for:

• Practicing pediatric and adult primary care providers
• Asthma specialists (pulmonologists and allergists)
• Pediatric and family nurse practitioners
• Respiratory therapists
• Pharmacists
• Nurses
• School nurses
  
• Quality assurance and case managers
• MA's and anyone else involved in the care of people with asthma to increase their knowledge of asthma best practices

PROGRAM CREDIT

1. Continuing Medical Education credits (CME) for Physicians and PA's applied for from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
2. Continuing Education (CE) for Nurse Practitioners and Nurses applied for from the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN).
3. Continuing Education (CE) for Respiratory Therapists applied for from the Arizona Society for Respiratory Care (AzSRC for Arizona RTs only).
4. General Certificates of Attendance applied for from Northern Arizona Area Health Education Center (NAHEC).

Register Now!Registration Fees - Registration deadline 9/26

• AZ Asthma Coalition Members, $85
• Non-Members, $145
• Students, $55
• Non-Member + Membership, $125
• *Commercial Vendor Booth, $1,000 (includes 2 badges)
• *Non-Profit Organizational Booth, $150 (includes 2 badges)
• *Additional Badges for Exhibitor Reps, $75

Cancellations by 9/10, full refund less $25 administrative fee.
No refunds after 9/10.

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*Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available for additional visibility and participation.

Download Vendor/Sponsor Packet

 Agenda

7:15 – 8:00—Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendor Fair

Sponsored by Accredo

8:00 – 8:10— Welcome & Introduction

Edward Carter, MD, Chair, Arizona Asthma Coalition
Matthew Rank, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital

8:10 – 9:30—Keynote
"Motivational Interviewing" by Lesley Manson, Psy.D., Assistant Chair of Integrated Initiatives, ASU

9:30 – 9:45—Break and Vendor Fair

9:50 – 10:55—General Session
"Achieving Better Control of Severe Asthma: New Understandings in Asthma Pathophysiology and Targeted Therapies" by Sandra Adams, MD, MS University of Texas Health Science Center

Sponsored by The France Foundation

11:00 – 12:00—Breakouts (Tracks A & B)

12:00 - 1:25—Lunch & Keynote
"Clinical Benefits of FeNO Monitoring in Asthma" by Ryan Burton, MS, RPFT

Sponsored by Circassia

1:25 – 1:45—Vendor Fair

1:45 – 2:45—Breakouts (Tracks A & B)

2:45 – 3:00—Break

3:00 - 4:00 -- General Session
"Access to Care: Progress, Opportunities, Barriers" by Will Humble, Executive Director, Arizona Public Health Association

Sponsorship Opportunity AVAILABLE

Breakout Tracks

Track A 
Breakout #1: 11:00 - 12:00
"A Personalized Approach to Managing Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma" by Professor Sandra Adams, MD, MS, University of Texas Health Science Center

Breakout #2: 1:45 - 2:45 
"Tobacco Cessation -- A Roadmap to System-Wide Change" by Jeanette Mallery, BS, MA, Mercy Care and Victoria Le, RN, MSN, ASHLine and Victoria Le, RN, MSN, ASHLine

Track B
Breakout #1: 11:00 - 12:00 
"Pediatric Obesity-Related Asthma: Mecanisms and Implications" by Dr. Diana Jacobson, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, PMHS, FAANP, ASU

Breakout #2: 1:45 - 2:45
"School Inhaler Program Implementation" by Ashley Lowe, Program Coordinator for Stock Inhalers for School

Arizona Asthma Coalition

7729 E Greenway Rd, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 | 480-289-5761 | laura@sossolutions.org | www.azasthma.org