PPT-What does it mean to be an asthma friendly school?

Dr avani dEVKARAN Asthma WHY DOES IT MATTER Asthma is the most common longterm medical condition in children in the UK with around 1 in 11 children and young people living with asthma It is a chronic condition it can not be cured Appropriate management can improve QOL . Department of pediatrics. Definition. Asthma. is a chronic . disease . involving the respiratory system in which the . airways . occasionally . constrict, become . inflammated. , . and . are . lined with excessive amounts of . Shared Medical Appointments. Dr. Jill Batson. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma/. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects the lungs in two ways; . by narrowing of the airways in bronchospasm and with inflammation and mucous production.. . Learning strategies that contribute to successful asthma management. Presented by . :Christina Perry, PhD. Need for effective patient education. Barriers to learning. Current educational concepts . Allergic disease affects 40 million to 50 million Americans. Nearly 20-25 percent of U.S. population suffers from:. Asthma. Allergic rhinitis. Sinus infections. Eye . allergies. Skin allergies. Food allergies. Asthma Overview. Presented by:. Martha . Mullane. . CPNP . MSN AE-C. This session will cover. Definition asthma. Outline key pathophysiologic features of asthma-early and late phase inflammation and broncho-constriction. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role, in particular, mast cells,eosinophils,T lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and epithelial cells.. Mean also means “not nice”.. The opposite of nice is mean.. Things that we do or say can be mean.. This man is mean.. This man is mean to his wife.. Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. aren.Rodesano@nhs.net . CYP LTC NURSE. Aims of the AFS project. Reduce asthma attendances to ED, admissions to hospital and asthma related morbidity. Reduce ‘nos. days off school’. Promote good asthma management for children and young people.. Asthma-Friendly Schools Initiative ToolkitMaximize School Health ServicesAsthma-Friendly Schools Initiative ToolkitBuild Asthma EducationAsthma-Friendly Schools Initiative ToolkitProvide a Healthy Lea Anh Dao, MD. David I. Bernstein, MD. Ann . Allergy Asthma Immunol. . May. . 2018;120. :468-475. Occupational Exposure and Asthma. Key . Messages. Adult-onset asthma occurring as a direct result of occupational exposure (OA) is a common occurrence.. Amy Brandt, MPH — . Chronic Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist. Linda Stemnock — . BRFSS Coordinator. Chronic Respiratory Disease Section. May 14, 2013. Overview. This slide set was presented at the Indiana Statewide Asthma Conference on May 14, 2013. These slides are intended to be a resource for our partners.. the lung airways. . Symptoms . are:. . cough. , . wheeze. , . chest tightness . and . shortness of breath. , . often. worse . at night. . The most frequent form has its onset in childhood . IPCRG received funding from AstraZeneca to develop the Asthma Right Care Initiative. About these slides. Please feel free to use, update and share some or all of these slides in your non-commercial presentations to colleagues or patients. Aim of Asthma Friendly Schools Project . What is asthma? . When . young people with asthma come into contact with a trigger, the muscles around their airways become tight and the lining of the airways becomes swollen and inflamed. .