Management of Mild to Moderate Asthma

This program will include a discussion of off-label treatment and investigational devices not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States.

Asthma in the United States: A Snapshot

Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease

Payers Are Concerned About Medication Adherence

Perspectives on Payer Management of Patients With Asthma to Minimize Costs of Care

Poor Asthma Medication Adherence What's It About?

Special Challenges

Nonadherence: The Elephant in the Room

Spectrum of Assessment of Adherence

Gold Standard: Electronic Monitoring

Proper Inhaler Technique Is Critical to Adherence and Asthma Control

Better Technique Leads to Better Adherence Emphasize Avoidance of Critical Errors

Monitoring Adherence to Asthma Therapy What's in the Future?

Payer's Perspective on Electronic Monitoring

Is Electronic Monitoring a Privacy Issue? Maybe Not So Much

Confronting Nonadherence They Didn't Teach That in Medical School

Finding Time for Care Management in Practice

Concluding Remarks

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