This Partners For Kids’ toolkit is designed to help health care professionals address the needs of their patients with Asthma. The toolkit includes a list of resources for providers and patients, including prescribing guidelines, educational webinars, action plans, tips for inhaler usage and more. The information is updated regularly based on current clinical guidelines, recommendations and data.
Resources for Health Care Professionals:
Prescriber Resources:
- Asthma Prescribing and Management Pathway
- Selecting an Inhaled Corticosteroid Compatible with a Spacer
- Asthma Inhaled Corticosteroid Table
- Inhaler Patient Assistance Programs
- Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab Referral Guide
- 90 Days Supply
- Asthma in Primary Care Webinar
SMART information and resources
- SMART Tip Sheet
- A practical guide to implementing SMART in asthma management
- SMART Prior Authorization Template
Data and QI Resources:
Resources for Patients & Caregivers:
- What is Asthma?
- Asthma and Sports: What Teachers and Coaches Should Know
- Asthma Control Test: Ages 4 to 11
- Asthma Control Test: Ages 12+
- Asthma Control Test Scoring Instructions
- Asthma overview video for patients and families
- Asthma Action Plan Traditional
- Asthma Action Plan SMART
- Dayton Children’s Kids Health Library Asthma Topic Center
If you have questions about these resources, please contact Angela Eberhart (eberharta@childrensdayton.org) or Marie Backus (backusm@childrensdayton.org).