October 22nd at 11:30am (PST): Featuring Region 8’s Director, Dr. Clare A Burchenal.
Environmental Change and Asthma Vulnerability
William C. Anderson III, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Clinical Medical Director, Allergy & Immunology Section
Director, Multidisciplinary Asthma Clinic (MAC)
Co-Director, Improving Pediatric to Adult Care Transition (ImPACT) Program
Director, Asthma Self-Care Education and Transition (ASCEnT) Program
Clare A. Burchenal, MD, MPH, DCM, FAAP
General Pediatrician | Denver Health Eastside Clinic
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | University of Colorado
Director | Rocky Mountain Pediatric Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (PEHSU)
Objectives
• Describe climate related factors—heat, ozone, particulates, and allergens—and how they contribute to increased asthma vulnerability.
• Identify ways environmental change affects asthma control and exacerbation frequency.
• Evaluate disproportionate impacts of environmental exposures on vulnerable communities and how these exposures widen respiratory health disparities.