3-2CPS Defining and Measuring Asthma Exacerbations

Tuesday, 6 December 2011: 11:05 - 11:20
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)

David Peden , School of Medicine, Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CHAPEL HILL, NC

Learning Objectives:
After partiipatiing in this session, participants should be able to:

1. Appreciate the best validated definition of an asthma exacerbation

2. Appreciate the outcomes that will be required in NIH sponsored asthma studies

3. Appreciate the gaps in knowledge regarding defiining exacerbations of asthma