Asthma: Scope of the Problem in USAAsthma: Scope of the Problem in USA

Prevalence :22.9 million or 77.9/1,000 Prevalence :22.9 million or 77.9/1,000

persons:persons:

•• Children (5Children (5--17 y/0) have highest 17 y/0) have highest

prevalence: 5.6 million or 106.3/1,000 prevalence: 5.6 million or 106.3/1,000

Attack prevalence: 12.4 million or 54% of Attack prevalence: 12.4 million or 54% of

Americans with asthma: 42.4/1,000 personsAmericans with asthma: 42.4/1,000 persons

26.5 million days of lost work/school per yr26.5 million days of lost work/school per yr

Cost: $20 billion/yrCost: $20 billion/yr

Nat’l Ctr Health Statistics

Overlapping Missions Of AAAAI and NIH

The mission of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is the advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology for optimal patient care.

The mission of the NIH is science in the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability

Collaboration Between AAAAI and Collaboration Between AAAAI and

NIH for Building Capacity to Control AsthmaNIH for Building Capacity to Control Asthma

Collaborative Activities Between AAAAI Collaborative Activities Between AAAAI

and NIH On Asthmaand NIH On Asthma

AAAAI Meeting Exhibit SpaceAAAAI Meeting Exhibit Space

AAAAI Annual MeetingAAAAI Annual Meeting Educational Educational

SessionsSessions

J Allergy J Allergy ClinClin ImmunolImmunol PublicationsPublications

Joint Leadership MeetingsJoint Leadership Meetings

Scientific Grant Reviews For NIHScientific Grant Reviews For NIH

WEB Based Tools For Asthma WEB Based Tools For Asthma

ManagementManagement

2008 AAAAI Annual Meeting Programming 2008 AAAAI Annual Meeting Programming

Featuring NIHFeaturing NIH--Funded Asthma ResearchFunded Asthma Research

� Development and Implementation of Clinical Trials in the NHLBI Clinical Research Networks: Lessons Learned

� NHLBI Clinical Research Programs in Asthma: New Findings from Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP), Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network (CARE) and Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN)

� New Developments in Inner City Asthma: Identifying Risk Factors and Designing Preventative Strategies

PublicationsPublications

PublicationsPublications

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sites for educational and sites for educational and

research resourcesresearch resources

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WEB based asthma toolWEB based asthma tool

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What Is Asthma IQ?What Is Asthma IQ?

WebWeb--based tool to help physicians based tool to help physicians

understand & apply the new understand & apply the new

NIH/NHLBI/NAEPP asthma guidelinesNIH/NHLBI/NAEPP asthma guidelines

Designed to document and improve the Designed to document and improve the

quality of patient carequality of patient care

GARD demonstration projectGARD demonstration project

Asthma IQ Has FourMain Components

1. Asthma guideline implementation:

– Test your knowledge of the new asthma guidelines using patient data

– Assess a patient’s asthma severity & level of control, & develop asthma action plans

– Review how you meet guideline criteria & examine areas for improvement

– Create patient education tools

Asthma IQ 4 Main Components (contd.)

2. Educational tools:

– NAEPP asthma guidelines module

– CME

3. Quality improvement measures &reports

4. Data collection, reporting, & research on patient outcomes:

– Build a central repository to examine potential outcome differences based on patient and physician characteristics

SUMMARYSUMMARY

AAAAI and NIH enjoy a close collaboration AAAAI and NIH enjoy a close collaboration

on many aspects of asthma and other on many aspects of asthma and other

diseases (e.g. food allergy)diseases (e.g. food allergy)

Future goals: develop a primary care Future goals: develop a primary care

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This collaborative effort has lead to This collaborative effort has lead to

important initiatives that fulfill the missions important initiatives that fulfill the missions

of both organizations and GARD:of both organizations and GARD:

��To reduce the burden of chronic To reduce the burden of chronic

(respiratory) diseases(respiratory) diseases