May 3rd Is World Asthma Day – Resources Available for Physicians and Patients

Asthma is one of the most prevalent, lifelong chronic disease, which afflicts more than 25 million Americans – that’s one in every 13 people. On World Asthma Day, celebrated on Tuesday, May 3, and recognized throughout the entire month, people with asthma and organizations dedicated to asthma control and education join together to increase asthma awareness and to improve care delivery of those living with asthma.

Great resources are available to physician teams and patients to assist in their asthma awareness and educational journey.

1. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Asthma Awareness Toolkit
   Care teams and patients can utilize components found in the CDC’s Asthma Awareness Month Toolkit to take control of and raise awareness about asthma including guidance on controlling asthma in schools, setting action plans in case of exacerbations, and links to podcasts and videos.
2. Asthma Resource Center
   Offered by PRECISION, this resource center is an unbranded initiative of AstraZeneca Medical Affairs dedicated to improving the identification and management of patients with uncontrolled asthma and accelerating the journey toward precision medicine in practice. PRECISION resources include a checklist for physicians to use with patients during clinic visits to help assess and manage asthma, patient resources and short videos for use with patients or caregivers, and in-depth physician tools for self-directed review.
3. American Family Physician (AFP) by Topic: Asthma
   A collection featuring the best content from the AFP, as identified by AFPeditors, on asthma and related issues, including allergens, beta agonists, chronic cough, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, inhalers, and wheezing.

To support asthma awareness, the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians will be hosting a Bite-Sized Learned Session on Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m. titled Unburdening Asthma: Simple Insights into a Challenging Problem with esteemed guest speaker Demondes Haynes, MD, MS, FCCP. This member engagement program is sponsored by AstraZeneca, a proud OAFP Partner in Health.