Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation

• Founded upon NAEPP Guidelines
• To be used in conjunction with its clinical and pharmacological components
• Developed for providers of pediatric primary care: pediatricians, family physicians, internists, pediatric nurse practitioners, pediatric nurses, and physician assistants
• Authored by expert steering committee and peer-reviewed
• Built on scientific literature and best current practices

http://www.neetf.org/Health/asthma.htm

• Endorsed by:

Ambulatory Pediatric Association

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

• Supported by:

American Academy of Pediatrics

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

(As of 2/24/2006)

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Overview

• Developed for children 0-18 years, already diagnosed with asthma
• Applies to all settings where children spend time
• Outdoors
• Homes, schools, and daycare centers
• Cars and school buses
• Camps, relatives’/friends’ homes, other recreational or housing settings
• Occupational environments
• Available online, in hard copy, and on CD-ROM

http://www.neetf.org/Health/asthma.htm

• Educational competencies
• Environmental history form
• Environmental intervention guidelines
• Sample Patient Flyers and References
• Strategies for integrating into health care provider curricula and clinical practice
• Supplemented by online list of resources with web-links

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I. Knowledge of Environmental Triggers of Asthma

II. Identification of Environmental Triggers of Asthma

III. Environmental Intervention and Treatment

IV. Ability to Counsel Caregivers and Pediatric Asthma Patients on the Reduction of Environmental Asthma Triggers

V. Effective Communication and Patient Follow-Up Skills

VI. Advocacy

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• Quick intake form
• Administered by health care provider
• Available online as PDF and Word document
• Can be pasted into existing template
• Questions are in yes/no format
• Follow up yes answer with in-depth questions on Intervention Guidelines fact sheets

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• Two-visit concept
• Separate fact sheets:
• Dust Mites
• Animal Allergen
• Cockroach Allergen
• Mold/Mildew
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke
• Air Pollution

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• Short introduction
• In-depth questions
• Explore exposure sources
• Parents’ current practices
• Intervention recommendations
• Sample patient handouts to download
• Additional resources on initiative’s website

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James Roberts, MD, MPH (Chair) – Medical University of South Carolina

Elizabeth Blackburn, RN – Environmental Protection Agency

Allen Dearry, PhD – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Patricia deSa, MS – Kaiser Permanente

Peyton Eggleston, MD – John Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Ruth Etzel, MD, PhD – George Washington University, School of Public Health

Joel Forman, MD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Robert Johnson, MD – Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc – Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Leyla Erk McCurdy, MPhil – National Environmental Education & Training Foundation

Stephen Redd, MD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Richard M. Roth, MD – Kaiser Permanente

Dave Rowson – Environmental Protection Agency

Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH – University of Maryland, School of Nursing

Alisa Smith, PhD – Environmental Protection Agency

Laurel Talabere, PhD, RN – Capital University

Robert Wood, MD – John Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Lorrie Yoos, PhD, CPNP – University of Rochester

• Leyla Erk McCurdy
• Senior Director
• Health & Environment Programs
• Email: mccurdy@neetf.org
• Phone: 202-261-6488
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