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August 7, 2006
Grand Rapids, MI
8 A.M.–Noon
Amway Grand
Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe NW,
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 774-2000
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Indoor Environmental Asthma Triggers and the Respiratory Therapist

Train-The-Trainer Workshop

Do you know enough about Indoor Asthma Triggers?

Here’s your FREE opportunity to learn more and earn four Continuing Respiratory Care Education Credits.

Not only will this half day workshop prepare you on how best to implement indoor intervention for asthmatic patients and their families, but you will also earn additional CRCE credit. Please note that in order to receive the CRCE credits, you will be required to fill out a survey online. Further details will be supplied at the workshop.

Workshop attendees will receive a toolbox kit, which includes asthma-related books, CD-rom, Health Tips, and other EPA and NIH asthma-related material. The kit also will include information on asthma management as well as practical suggestions that patients and their families can use in their home environment. Respiratory Therapists can use this information as an educational tool in the emergency department, home, or hospital.

Whether you are just starting an asthma education program at your institution or you have an established asthma disease management program, this workshop provides valuable, up-to-date information on mitigating indoor environmental triggers as an essential component of comprehensive asthma management.

In this workshop, Respiratory Therapists will:

• Learn the most current information about managing indoor environmental triggers
• Learn how to incorporate information about environmental controls into asthma management
• Receive tools to aid in educating other staff, patients, and parents

Featured Programs and Speakers
Environmental Triggers: What RTs Need To Know
Thomas Kallstrom, RRT FAARC, AE-C, and Timothy Myers RRT-NPS

The Asthma Epidemic, The EPA and You
Timothy Myers RRT-NPS, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Environmental Triggers: The Science Behind the Policy
Tracy Mitchell, RRT
Environmental Protection Agency
Indoor Environmental Division

Indoor Environmental Triggers and Remediation Techniques
Thomas Kallstrom RRT FAARC, AE-C, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Comprehensive and Innovative Asthma Education/Take the Smoke-Free Home Pledge
Tracy Mitchell, RRT
Environmental Protection Agency
Indoor Environmental Division

EPA has many resources available about mold, secondhand smoke, and other asthma triggers to aid RTs in educating patients to better manage their indoor environment.
Tracy Mitchell, RRT
Environmental Protection Agency
Indoor Environmental Division

You must pre-register for these courses. Registration is open for the 2006 courses. Cancellation must be made in writing. For more information, contact American Respiratory Care Foundation, Attn: Kris Kuykendall, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063-4706. Phone: (972) 243-2272, Fax:(972) 484-2720. E-mail: Kuykendall@aarc.org.

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