Asthma Educational Webinars
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) offers a variety of free webinars for people with asthma and their caregivers. These educational programs offer information about asthma, including:
- Signs and symptoms
- Management
- Treatment options
- Resources
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Act Early to Breathe Easier with Asthma: How New Inhalers Can Reduce Symptoms and Preserve Lung Function
Watch now on demand – no registration required! Learn about managing mild-to-moderate asthma to reduce symptoms and preserve lung function. Topics discussed during this webinar hosted by AAFA and MedLive include:
- Symptoms of mild-to-moderate asthma
- Inflammation and asthma
- The role of quick-relief and preventive medicine
- Asthma self-management
A Parent’s Guide to Asthma Care at School
Learn about ways you and your child’s school staff can work together to manage your child’s asthma at school. The webinar covers the following topics:
- What should be in your asthma school toolkit
- Establishing an asthma care team
- Communications with your child’s health care provider, school nurse, and teacher
- Advocating for your child
Asthma and Climate Change
Watch our overview of the impact climate change can have on public health and people with asthma. Topics discussed during this program include:
- Asthma and health disparities
- The impacts of climate change
- Your asthma and climate change
- Common climate change myths and misconceptions
Asthma and the “Tripledemic”
If you or someone you care for has asthma, you’ll want to know about the “tripledemic” – the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19. AAFA and John James, MD, board-certified allergist, presented important information on the topic:
- What is the “tripledemic”?
- The effects of respiratory illnesses on people with asthma
- Disparities and burden of asthma
- Ways you can stay healthy
Biologics 101
Navigating the world of biologics can be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be! If you’ve tried treatments for your asthma, food allergies, eczema, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), or nasal polyps without success and wonder if biologics are right for you, watch our educational webinar on biologics. AAFA and Jessica Peck DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN presented important information on the topic:
- What is a biologic?
- Administration/delivery methods
- Roadmap to getting a biologic treatment
- Insurance coverage and prior authorization
- Financial assistance
- Practical tips (reminders, storage, self-injections, travel)
Breathe Easier with Severe Asthma: the Role of Current and Future Therapies in Reducing Exacerbations and Gaining Control of Your Symptoms
Find out more about severe asthma treatment options in this webinar by AAFA and Medlive. Topics discussed during this webinar include:
- Types of asthma
- How to reduce asthma triggers in your home
- Treatment options and side effects, including biologics
- Strategies to communicate treatment goals to your health care providers
Do Not Let Your Asthma Control You!
AAFA and Medlive hosted this two-part educational program on moderate-to-severe asthma. Topics discussed during the first session, “Moderate‐to‐Severe Asthma in Children and Adults: Why and How to Achieve Control” include:
- Learn how to identify signs of moderate-to-severe asthma
- The effects of other illnesses on asthma control
- How biologics can help
- Test your asthma knowledge during an online trivia game
Watch now on demand – no registration required!
Test your asthma knowledge in the second session of this program with a fast‐paced trivia game, “MedLive Match,” hosted by an asthma expert and a representative from AAFA. Game categories include asthma control, the role of inflammation in asthma, common conditions seen with asthma and biologic medicines.
Play now – no registration required!
Managing Allergic Asthma in Children
Allergic asthma is the most common type of asthma in children. AAFA and John James, MD, board-certified allergist, presented information to help parents learn more about allergic asthma in children and ways to manage it. Topics discussed during this webinar include:
- What is allergic asthma?
- Sign, symptoms, and triggers of allergic asthma
- Treatment and management of allergic asthma in children
RSV, Asthma, and You
AAFA and Neeta Ogden, MD, double board-certified allergist, presented information about RSV and asthma during this educational webinar. Topics discussed include:
- What RSV is and who is affected
- RSV signs and symptoms
- The link between RSV and asthma
- Prevention and treatment
What Parents Need to Know About the Allergic March
AAFA and John James, MD, board-certified allergist, presented information about the allergic march during this educational webinar. Topics discussed during this webinar include:
- What the allergic march is
- Stages of the allergic march
- The allergic march’s connection to asthma and food allergies
- If there are ways to prevent the allergic march
