Sensor-based Electronic Monitoring for Asthma: a Randomized Controlled Trial Course
hosted byOptumHealth Education (OHE)Sensor-based Electronic Monitoring for Asthma: a Randomized Controlled Trial Course is organized by OptumHealth Education (OHE).
Activity opens: 08/13/2021
Activity expires: 08/13/2024
Target Audience:
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of counselors, educators, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, PAs, physicians, psychologists, social workers, therapists and other health care providers (HCPs) who have an interest in childhood asthma.
Activity Description:
There are notable racial and socioeconomic variabilities in the prevalence of childhood asthma, which affects up to nine million children nationwide, with higher prevalence, poorer outcomes and increased mortality rates noted in urban areas with low-income minority populations such as those found in Chicago and New York. The number of these cases is increasing, and emergency department visits and hospitalizations can be frequent. This activity will provide learners with an overview of the prevalence and geographic variability of pediatric asthma, in part through an analysis of data from Chicago, where this variability is especially notable. It will discuss ways to improve pediatric asthma, provide learners with updated management strategies and describe the potential of new technologies, such as sensor-based inhaler monitoring in children, to improve outcomes across diverse populations through an examination of the recent clinical trial, Improving Technology-Assisted Recording of Asthma Control in Children (iTRACC).
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Characterize the prevalence and geographic variability of pediatric asthma.
• Recognize the benefits of sensor-based inhaler monitoring in children to improve medication adherence and outcomes across racially and economically diverse populations.
• Describe the methodology and results of the clinical trial, Improving Technology-Assisted Recording of Asthma Control in Children (iTRACC), which utilized sensor based technology.
• Discuss proper management strategies for pediatric asthma.
