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
- Asthma in Primary Care Webinar
SMART Information and Resources:
- Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy for Asthma (SMART)
- A practical guide to implementing SMART in asthma management
- SMART Prior Authorization Template
Data and QI resources:
- Asthma Quality Improvement (QI) Project
- PFK Asthma Risk Portal: Identify and Learn About Your High-Risk Asthma Patients
Resources for Patients & Caregivers:
- Asthma Action Plan
- Oral Steroid Helping Hand
- Inhaled Steroid Helping Hand
- Tips and Suggestions for Taking Asthma Medicine Helping Hand
- Mediglyphs
- Asthma overview video for patients and families
- Managing Your Child’s Asthma
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital Asthma Program Resources
If you have questions about these resources, please contact Melanie Pinnow (Melanie.Pinnow@NationwideChildrens.org) or Rajitha Venkatesh (Rajitha.Venkatesh@NationwideChildrens.org).