Course:	Asthma 401
ID:	A401
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When you register

After you register for Asthma 401, you receive a course package which contains 3 textbooks, 2 workbooks, reprints of medical articles, and a 3-ring binder for your handouts and notes.

Before each class

Before each class, you receive e-mails containing assignments, lists of reading materials, and the complete slide presentation that will be used in the next teleclass. The slides allows you to:

• review these materials at your leisure before attending the teleclass
• note any questions you may have
• reduce the amount of note taking you do during the teleclass
• concentrate on listening
• participate in the discussions

Class format

Each teleclass begins with a brief review of material presented in earlier classes, followed by the topic for that evening’s class. Using the slide presentation, together with lectures, case studies and personal interaction, your instructor guides you through the material.

Each class includes a question period and “open discussion” session where you are encouraged to present your ideas and experiences, seek clarification, and talk to your colleagues from around the country.

Information exchange is encouraged.

To find out what participants or graduates of Asthma 401 have had to say about this course, click here.

How a teleclass works

Teleclasses are classes you take by phone. You phone a central teleclass number to be connected to your class instructors and to the other participants. You listen, ask questions, and take part in the discussions.

Apart from registration fees, your only additional costs are the long-distance charges which your phone company will bill you (typically, about $3 an hour).

Complete information on the teleclass, together with helpful teleclass etiquette tips, is included in your registration package.

Teleclass dates

Phone us at (780) 988-6014 to get the date for the next scheduled teleclass, or click here.

Class instructors

Your chief instructor is Gaynor Govias, one of North America’s leading asthma educators. She will be joined each week by a guest instructor.

Gaynor Govias, BSc, BEd, CAI
Ms Govias is a graduate of the National Respiratory Training Centre (U.K.). She has been a Certified Asthma Instructor since 1994, and was Director and Vice Chairperson of the National Board, Allergy Asthma Information Association of Canada.

She makes presentations at national conferences, conducts national and international workshops, and provides consulting services to various organizations. A certified teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience, she has worked as a consultant in the development of teaching materials, teaching programs and workshops for both children and adults. She has over 20 years of experience in designing and administering unique medical educational programs for a variety of special groups.

She writes for The Asthma Education Quarterly, a magazine for asthma educators, and has written numerous publications and reference works for asthma educators. She is also co-author of Asthma Education: Principles and Practice, a textbook for asthma educators.

Class size

To ensure individual attention and effective personal interaction, only a limited number of persons are accepted for each class.

Course materials

Each registrant receives a comprehensive course and reference package consisting of textbooks, workbooks, reprints and other materials:

Textbooks

• The Fundamentals of Teaching: Guidelines for Asthma Educators
• Delivery Devices for Asthma Medication: Selection, Use and Care
• “When I Nod, I Mean No!”: Behavioral guidelines for health professionals working with people from other cultures

Workbooks

• Case Studies in Asthma Management: A Learning Aid for Asthma Educators
• Practice Multiple-Choice Questions for Asthma Educators

Booklets

• Environmental Triggers of Asthma
• Associated Conditions of Asthma

Other

• Asthma Quick Reference Chart
• HFA Inhalers
• Three-ring binder for notes and printed materials

Continuing Education Contact Hours

The Asthma Education Clinic is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider 14165, for 28.8 contact hours.