Join us for an Asthma Awareness Month Twitter chat!
May 6, 2016
Join Allergy & Asthma Network and the CHEST Foundation for a #pulmCC Twitter chat discussing severe and uncontrolled asthma on Wednesday, May 18, at 7 pm CT. This patient and caregiver-focused Twitter chat will focus on recent research, surveys and studies highlighting the impact of severe and uncontrolled asthma. Dr. Chris Carroll (CHEST Foundation board member, CHEST Social Media Advisor and pediatric pulmonologist) and Dr. Deep Ramachandran (CHEST member, CHEST Social Media Advisor and pulmonologist) will join us for the chat.
According to the Summary of Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2012, 18.7 million adults and 6.8 million children in the United States suffer from asthma. Asthma costs the United States about $56 million in medical costs, lost school and workdays and early deaths (Source: CDC Vital Signs). There are 14.2 million visits to physicians’ offices with asthma as a primary diagnosis that occur annually (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2010).
Of the 300 million patients worldwide with asthma, 5-10% have severe disease that remains difficult to control despite topical inhaler therapy. In fact, patients with severe asthma consume up to 60% of the asthma budget through unscheduled primary care visits and hospital admissions. Many patients don’t recognize that the symptoms they are experiencing could be severe asthma and feel that it’s just something they will have to live with when in reality it is treatable. There is a lack of understanding of what good asthma control is.
Topic 1: What steps have you personally taken or have you recommended to patients to ensure asthma is well-controlled?
Topic 2: What tools or resources have you found useful in managing your asthma?
Topic 3: How do you keep an asthma-friendly home?
Topic 4: How do you know if your asthma is severe? What steps should you take if your asthma becomes severe?
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