Impact of Group Asthma Education on Asthma Control and Emergency Room Visits in an Underserved New York Community

Table 1

Session agenda.

Time	Session 1	Session 2
	Discussions and teaching goals
60 min	Introduction and educational objectives of the program; Precourse test	Recap salient points from session 1
	Short, PowerPoint presentations/videos discussing; (i) Pathophysiology of asthma; (ii) Triggers and allergens; (iii) Techniques for trigger control including infection control; (iv) Tobacco exposure and asthma	Hand on discussion of; (i) Action plan; (ii) Use of inhalers and peak flow meters
10 min	Break
10–15 min	Lunch and questions—participation of all educators
15 min	PowerPoint presentations/video clips discussing; (i) Basic pharmacology of asthma medications; (ii) Rescue versus controllers	Group discussion regarding asthma and diet (led by either a nutritionist or a pulmonologist)
45 min	Hand on teaching and patient demonstration of; (i) Inhalers and how to use them; (ii) Peak flow meters and spacers; (iii) Maintenance of asthma equipment; (iv) Group questions addressed—participation of all educators	Hand on teaching and patient demonstration of; (i) Personal action plan for each patient; (ii) Peak flow meters and spacers; (iii) Use of inhalers; (iv) Group questions addressed; (v) Posttest and review questions with the group participation of all educators
10 min		Patient written feedback of the program distribution of completion diploma group pictures