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2010 ACT Annual Meeting

Sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital and Texas Department of State Health-Texas Asthma Control Program

Friday 24-Sep-10 11:00 AM to Saturday 25-Sep-10 1:30 PM CDT

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Event Description

 

Accreditation/Credit Designation: Texas Children's Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Texas Children's Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

This program has been approved for a maximum of 8 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063

 

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA   

Friday       September 24, 2010

11:00AM-12:00PM         Registration
12:00PM-1:00PM           Lunch/Ozone Theatre
 
COMMUNITY BASED EFFORTS
1:00PM-1:30PM 
Texas Asthma Burden Report - Texas Department of State Health Services Miguel A Zuniga, MD, MHA, DrPh
 
1:30PM-2:00PM  Addressing the Needs of Inner City Children with Asthma: The Asthma Counselor Model  Pamela R Wood, MD
 
2:00PM-2:30PM
Building a Successful Coalition  Karen Meyerson, RN, MSN, FNP, AE-C
 
2:30PM-3:00PM
Community Based Efforts - Panel Discussion  Karen Meyerson, RN, MSN, FNP, AE-C, Barbara Langham, RN, BSN, Pamela R Wood, MD, and Teresa Blake, RN, MPH. Moderator - Harold J Farber, MD, MSPH
 
3:00PM-3:30PM
Exhibits/Poster Session
 
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
3:30PM-4:00PM
Integrating Government Partnerships for Healthy Homes Brenda Reyes, MD, MPH
 
4:00PM-4:30PM
HoustonAir Quality, Regulation and Legislation Matthew Tejada, PhD
 
SCHOOL BASED ACTIVITIES
4:30PM-5:00PM
Managing Asthma in a School Setting: The HISD Asthma Program Teresa Blake, RN, MPH and Jennifer Ochoa-Vela, CHES

Saturday  September 25, 2010

8:00AM-8:30AM
Registration/ Breakfast
 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
 
8:30AM-9:00AM            
Asthma Care Management Program and Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano: What is Effective Asthma
Care Management within the Context of an Integrated Delivery System? Barbara Langham, RN, BSN
 
9:00AM-9:30AM            
Applying Quality Improvement Processes: Improving Asthma Care within Infrastructures 
Barry Lachman, MD, MPH
 
9:30AM-10:00AM          
Evidence Based Guidelines for Pediatric Asthma: Improving Quality of Care  Charles G Macias, MD, MPH
 
10:00AM-10:30AM        
Exhibits/Poster Session
 
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA
10:30AM-11:00AM        
Advances in Medical Management of Asthma William J Calhoun, MD
 
11:00AM-11:30AM        
If You Can Treat Asthma You Can Treat Tobacco Dependence: Strategies From the American College of Chest Physicians Tobacco Dependence Treatment Toolkit, 3rd Edition Harold J Farber, MD, MSPH
 
UPDATE ASTHMA COALITION ACTIVITIES
11:30AM-12:00PM        
Building on a Foundation: Asthma Coalition of Texas Activities (ACT Tool Kit)  Barry Lachman, MD, MPH
 
12:00PM-12:30PM        
LUNCH/Networking
EDUCATION
12:30PM-1:00PM          
National Asthma Educator Certification Board AE-C:  Asthma Education and Certification - Panel Discussion Stuart L Abramson, MD, PhD, AE-C, Harold J Farber, MD, MSPH,  and Karen Meyerson, RN, MSN, FNP, AE-C. Moderator-Paul Kloppe, RRT, AE-C
 
1:00PM-1:30PM
Implementing Asthma Education in a Hospital Setting Kai Sanders, MA Ed
  
LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY
1:30PM-2:00PM
Engaging Stakeholders Sara Dreiling, MBA and Jennifer Cofer, MPH, CHES, AE-C

2:00PM-2:30PM

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HOTEL INFORMATION
 
A block of rooms have been designated for your convenience during our conference at the Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center,  6633 Travis Street, Houston, Texas 77030-1308
 
Hilton Hotel Conference Rate: $ 109 per night.
Click on the link below to make your reservation for your hotel accomodations.
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/HOUMCHF-ASC-20100922/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
You may also call the hotel's 24 HR Central Reservations line at 1-800-HILTONS or 1-800-445-8667 and ask for the group by name:  Asthma Coalition of Texas or the Group Code:  ASC on or before the cut off date of 9/03/2010.  

 
 

 Event Contact

 Event Coordinator

Gladys Casper Fozia Steinkuller, MPH
(903) 581-2242 (832) 824-5981
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Comments for 2010 ACT Annual Meeting:

Total Comments: 4
  • Gladys Casper
    Gladys on 16-Sep-10 11:12 PM permalink

    Revision to the brochure has been posted adn is available for download. Permission to copy and distribute. This program has been approved for a maximum of 8 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063

  • Gladys Casper
    Gladys on 3-Sep-10 6:15 PM permalink

    9/3/10 - Revision to the brochure has been posted and is available for download. Accreditation/Credit Designation: Texas Children's Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Texas Children's Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activit

  • Gladys Casper
    Gladys on 11-Aug-10 12:23 PM permalink

    08/07/10 - Revisions to agenda and brochure have been posted to this event. Download of updates are available and current. 08/11/10 - Texas Children's Hospital Map is available for download.

  • Gladys Casper
    Gladys on 26-Jul-10 11:27 AM permalink

    ACT 2010 Annual Meeting Agenda and Brochure are in pdf format for downloading. Permission to copy and distribute.


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2010 ACT Annual Meeting

Sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital and Texas Department of State Health-Texas Asthma Control Program

Friday 24-Sep-10 11:00 AM to Saturday 25-Sep-10 1:30 PM CDT

Speaker See tentative agenda below

Biography

Speaker bios will be posted when available.

2010 ACT Annual Meeting

Sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital and Texas Department of State Health-Texas Asthma Control Program

Friday 24-Sep-10 11:00 AM to Saturday 25-Sep-10 1:30 PM CDT

Texas Children's Hospital, Clinical Care Center Conference Center, 3rd Floor, Conference Room B (D.0360.04)

6701 Fannin
Houston Texas 77030
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2010 ACT Annual Meeting

Sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital and Texas Department of State Health-Texas Asthma Control Program

Friday 24-Sep-10 11:00 AM to Saturday 25-Sep-10 1:30 PM CDT

 
Before
17-Sep-10 8:30 AM
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