In this bonus episode Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, FAAP, member of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, explains updates to the NIH Asthma Management Guidelines. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, learn about changes in practices when it comes to management and potential prevention of asthma.
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Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, FAAP, is the Associate Dean for Pediatric Faculty Affairs and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; and Director and Principal Investigator of IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia), a care, research, and advocacy program focused on under-resourced and largely minority children with asthma. Dr. Teach also serves as the Washington, D.C., Principal Investigator for the NIH/NIAID-funded Childhood Asthma in the Urban Setting Consortium. Dr. Teach’s primary academic focus is on the disparities evident in the care of inner-city children with asthma, including their over-reliance on urban emergency departments for episodic asthma care.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Dr. Teach is a section editor for UpToDate. He receives funding from NIH (NIAID< NHLBI< NICHD).
Music Credits:
"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.