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FREE WORLD ASTHMA DAY Webinar

MAY 2, 2023

1:00 PM ET/ 12:00 PM CT/ 10:00 AM PT 

Re-envisioning Asthma: A School-based and Community Partnership 

Sandra Tovar APRN, DNP, PNP-BC, AE-C

Sandra is an experienced Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with a demonstrated history of working in health care. Skilled in Nursing, Pediatrics, Health Policy, Clinical Research, Primary and Specialty Care, Nurse Practitioners, and leadership she is a strong healthcare services professional with a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing.  Sandy has worked in the field of allergy and asthma for nearly 21 years. In 2017, she completed a Quality Improvement asthma project with Edinburg Consolidated School District, community pediatricians and school nurses in south Texas.  We are grateful to Sandy for serving on the AAE Board of Directors and on AAE's Executive Committee as the Vice President. 

OBJECTIVES:

• Identify the importance of the school nurse in asthma management.
  
• Discuss the impact of environmental exposures for high-risk children with asthma.
•  Develop an interventional school-based program with evidence-based modules and tools
  
• Utilize a community-based comprehensive approach to improve asthma-related health outcomes.

ACCREDITATION DETAILS: 

Nursing :  This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the California Board of Registered Nursing. The Association of Asthma Educators is an approved provider (#13605) of continuing education in nursing. This activity meets the criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements, and the participant is awarded 1.0 contact hours.

Respiratory:  This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063, Course #  189880000