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Asthma Program

Help your patients better control their asthma

The Asthma Self-Management Education Program (PDF) offers FREE in-home sessions to help Mainers to control their asthma. Patients can expect to:

  • Learn what happens during an asthma attack
  • Understand how to use their medicine
  • Create an action plan for worsening symptoms
  • Discover how to avoid asthma triggers
  • Access resources to reduce home triggers

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Asthma Management Training

Health care professionals can get guidelines and resources for asthma diagnosis and management. Provided by Respiratory Education Services, LLC. To learn more, contact:
Christine O'Connor , Certified Asthma Educator Specialist (AE-C) by email
Christine@RespiratoryEducationServices.com or call (207) 610-4582.

Asthma Management Guidelines

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute supports the development of clinical practice guidelines based on the best available science that specialists and health care providers can use to improve the care patients receive. The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines updates the asthma management guidelines from 2007.

The At-A-Glance Guide for the 2020 Asthma Management Guidelines provides a concise summary of the clinical guidelines. The Clinicians Guide to the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines summarizes the six specific areas updated in the new guidelines.

Asthma Action Plans

An asthma action plan, also called "asthma management plan", is a written plan to keep track of medications, peak flow, and steps to take in case of an asthma attack.

Studies show following a written asthma action plan can lead to fewer asthma attacks and better asthma control. If you are the parent or caregiver for a child with asthma, give their school nurse a copy of the asthma action plan, too.