AEI Course - Charlotte, NC

The Asthma Educator Institute
Educating healthcare providers to make a difference in the lives of people living with asthma.

The Asthma Educator Institute is a two-day preparatory course for those qualified to take the National Asthma Educator Certification Board (NAECB) examination. The American Lung Association Asthma Educator Institute was developed in January of 2003 and was recently updated to reflect the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.

The curriculum covers the content outlined in the NAECB Candidate Handbook and includes case reviews, hands-on skills demonstration and practice. The course is delivered by asthma experts from your community, including Certified Asthma Educators (AE-C).

Course Objectives & Agenda

 
The overall course objectives are:

• To prepare participants to provide NHLBI and NAEPP guideline directed asthma care to patients, families and health care providers across all settings.
• To identify the various roles of the asthma educator.
• To help prepare participants to pass the National Asthma Educator Certification Board exam.
• To network with health care providers/educators and organizations surrounding asthma care and asthma care policies.

The following heath care providers are highly recommended to take this course:

• Nurses
• Respiratory Therapists
• Pharmacists
• Masters Prepared or C.H.E.S. Health Educators
• Social Worker
• AE-C’s preparing for recertification
• Athletic Trainers

The scheduled topics for the seminar are as follows:

• Education Principles for a partnership in Asthma
• Asthma Overview
• Factors Contributing to Asthma Exacerbations
• Barriers to Adherence & Compliance: Behavioral, Cultural & Other Challenges
• Asthma Medicine Devices & Demonstration
• Pharmacological Therapy
• Patient and Family Assessment
• Asthma Action Plan: Management Plan Development
• Your Role As an Asthma Educator: Professional Issues/ Professional Practices
• NAECB Exam Preparation

Faculty

TBA

CEUs

12.5 Contact Hours from Charlotte AHEC

Application has been made to the American Association for Respiratory Care
(AARC) for continuing education contact hours (12.5) for respiratory
therapists

Nurses: This educational activity (12.5 contact hours) can be applied toward
your continuing competence plan for maintaining your current licensure with
the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Registration: 

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Location:
Charlotte Area Health Education Center

Charlotte NC