ECHO-Chicago: Problematic Pediatric Asthma

February 19, 2025 to May 21, 2025
Help children fight asthma!
 
Join the expert teams from University of Chicago Medicine for an immersive, case-based virtual training on the latest National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines for managing pediatric asthma. Through interactive rounds and state-of-the-art videoconferencing, this activity equips primary care clinicians with the skills and confidence to tackle even the most complex pediatric cases. Tailored for community health clinic professionals, the curriculum delivers practical tools and best practices to improve care for children in underserved communities. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise and make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives!

Target Audience

This activity is designed for primary care providers and other healthcare professionals dedicated to treating pediatric asthma.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • After this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recall how to monitor asthma symptoms adequately to control symptoms;
  • Recognize problems associated with difficult-to-treat or severe asthma;
  • Identify patients with asthma using common tests for diagnosis and assessment of severity;
  • List common comorbid conditions of asthma and differential diagnoses;
  • Discuss definitions, history, and investigations related to diagnosing and monitoring pediatric asthma;
  • Describe common treatment plans for asthma including pharmacotherapy, environmental modifications, patient and family education, and school-based interventions.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
ECHO-Chicago
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-2213
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 13.00 Participation
Event starts: 
02/19/2025 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
05/21/2025 - 9:00am
Activity opens: 
05/21/2025
Activity expires: 
08/21/2025
Session DateTopic
February 19, 2025Introduction to ECHO-Chicago, Asthma Epidemiology and Definition – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD & Megan Elios, MD
February 26, 2025Asthma Pathogenesis – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD
March 5, 2025Diagnosing Asthma – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD
March 12, 2025Principles of Treatment and Medications – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD
March 19, 2025Update in Guidelines for Asthma Care – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD
March 26, 2025SPRING BREAK – NO SESSION
April 2, 2025Spirometry in Pediatric Asthma – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD & Megan Elios, MD
April 9, 2025Asthma Management and Asthma Action Plan (SMART Therapy) – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD
April 16, 2025NO SESSION
April 23, 2025Control of Symptoms and Telemedicine – Led by Megan Elios, MD
April 30, 2025Comprehensive Treatment – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD & Megan Elios, MD
May 7, 2025Education for Patients & Families (Spacer Education) – Led by Megan Elios, MD
May 14, 2025Comorbidities: Conditions That Co-Exist With and/or Mimic Asthma – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD
May 21, 2025Community Partner Education (e.g., Schools), Asthma Nurse Manager Overview, and Series Wrap – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD & Megan Elios, MD
May 27, 2025Series Wrap-Up and Review of EXHALE – Led by Margarita Guarin, MD

*The agenda is subject to change.

Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the ECHO-Chicago curricula, visit our website.
 
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact ECHO-Chicago via email at [email protected].
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY
  Megan Elios, MD
  Clinical Associate
 


 
 
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics


  
 

Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
 
ECHO-Chicago
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