Stay up to date on the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of asthma
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/guidelines-for-diagnosis-management-of-asthma
Clinical tools to assess asthma in children
https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Mental-Health/Pages/motivational-interviewing.aspx
Make an asthma visit a productive visit. Here are some tips for a 15-minute asthma visit
https://getasthmahelp.org/15.aspx
Read up on childhood asthma trends in this February 2018 CDC MMWR
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6705e1.htm
Journal article: Brief motivational interviewing as a clinical strategy to promote asthma medication adherence
https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(07)01583-7/fulltext
Helping Patients with Asthma after a Natural Disaster
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/clinicians_asthma.html
Texas Health Steps Online Courses (Free Continuing Education Credits)
Identifying and Treating Children with Asthma
https://www.txhealthsteps.com/376-identifying-and-treating-children-asthma
Exercise-Induced Dyspnea
https://www.txhealthsteps.com/138-exercise-induced-dyspnea
Tobacco
Help the parents/guardians of your patients and patient’s themselves quit tobacco.
Here are free resources for your practice
https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tobacco/materials/
Materials on vaping
http://www.scholastic.com/youthvapingrisks/
Healthcare Provider toolkit
https://www.yesquit.org/toolkit.htm
Pediatric healthcare provider toolkit
Download the PDF
Webinar on Smoking an Asthma
https://youtu.be/5CY5HSpjzwQ
Resources for Patients and Families
How to use asthma medications
https://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/patient-resources-and-videos/
Quitting Tobacco
http://www.yesquit.org