Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition 

Working to improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities affected by asthma.

 

PVAC is a coalition of health professionals and institutions, community groups and residents, public health organizations, municipal and state agencies, academic institutions, schools, day care, housing and environmental groups committed to improving  asthma and environmental conditions that affect health in Western Mass.  

Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition
127 State St., PO Box 4895
Springfield, MA 01101-4895
United States

ph: 413.794.7600

pioneervalleyasthmacoalition@gmail.com

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Medical Grand Rounds- Asthma management for Older Adults

February 18, 2015
Baystate Medical Center

Presenters:

Dr. Sucharita Kher, "Asthma in Older Adults"  (pdf)

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Medical Director, Pulmonary Clinic, Tufts Medical Center

Dr. Matthew Sadof, PVAC & Asthma Home Visiting (pdf)

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Director, Medical Home and Primary Care Asthma Intervention Programs, Baystate Health
  • Chair, Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the problem of asthma in older adults
  • Review the challenges faced by older adults with asthma and their physicians.
  • Understand management of older adults with asthma
  • Learn about PVAC’s Asthma Home Visiting Program

Why Attend:

To educate the medical staff on healthcare reform and engage physicians to change practice.

Program Goals

The goal of this educational activity is to support efficient, effective, compassionate, patient-centered care that benefits the individual patients and the communities we serve

Baystate Health is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

PHYSICIANS

Baystate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s)TM.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Faculty Disclosure

Drs. Kher and Sadof and none of the members of the planning committee have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on, patients.

Learn About PVAC Programs for Older Adults

  • Asthma Home Visits for Older Adults
  • Presentations on Asthma Management for Older Adults at Senior Center and other venues

PVAC's Reducing Asthma Triggers in Older Adults  is funded by the Tufts Health Plan foundation.

Key Resources

  • Video demonstration of spacer/inhaler use:  English, Spanish
  • Neighborhood Health Plan: 
    asthma action plans with specific medicines

 

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Updated  2018 

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Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition
127 State St., PO Box 4895
Springfield, MA 01101-4895
United States

ph: 413.794.7600

pioneervalleyasthmacoalition@gmail.com