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Welcome to the Web site for the national educational program,
ATMOSPHERE™ - AsThMa OutcomeS and Patient AdHEREnce
ATMOSPHERE™ is a national educational initiative designed to engage asthma specialists
with a comprehensive continuing medical education program that focuses on the latest
clinical information, asthma guidelines, and tools to optimize and improve asthma management. |
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AVAILABLE CME CREDIT
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On-Demand CME Webinars: Earn 1.0 CME Credits for each seminar on the following topics:
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Roundtable CME Dinner Series: Join your peers in a dynamic lecture led by expert faculty in the field of asthma management.
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EDUCATIONAL NEED
Asthma represents a significant health risk and public health burden in the United States. Recent estimates show that 10% of the US population has had a diagnosis of asthma during their lifetime with almost 7% currently having asthma. Each year, an estimated 1.81 million people require treatment in an emergency department because of asthma, accounting for more hospitalizations than any other chronic illness. The cost of illness related to asthma is estimated to be around 14 billion dollars. Consequently, new strategies and therapeutic options have been recently developed to optimize treatment and overall control of asthma.
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Michael B. Foggs, MD
(CHAIRPERSON)
Chief of Allergy and Immunology
Advocate Health Centers
Advocate Professional Group
Advocate Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
Bruce G. Bender, PhD
Psychologist and Head
Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health
Department of Pediatrics
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Denver, Colorado
Ileen Gilbert, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and
Sleep Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Aidan A. Long, MB, BCh, BAO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Allan T. Luskin, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Nancy K. Ostrom, MD, CPI
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of California
San Diego, California
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Don A. Bukstein, MD
Physician
Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric Pulmonary Disease
Dean Clinic
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Jonathan Corren, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California
Los Angeles, California
Chitra Dinakar, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
University of Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Dennis Doherty, MD, FCCP
Division Chief
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
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Anne-Marie Irani, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Craig LaForce, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phil Lieberman, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
Mark O'Hollaren, MD
Physician
Allergy and Immunology
Allergy Clinic
Portland, Oregon
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NEEDS STATEMENT/TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity has been planned in accordance with the need to provide allergists, pulmonologists, and other asthma specialists with the most up-to-date guidelines in asthma management and tools to help enhance patient adherence.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The France Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT STATEMENT
The France Foundation designates each educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of The France Foundation to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. The speaker is expected to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of his/her presentation. The France Foundation has identified and resolved any and all faculty conflicts of interest prior to the release of this activity. Faculty disclosure information will be provided in the program materials.
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This educational activity is sponsored by an educational grant from AstraZeneca.
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