Asthma 401 Course on CD

Asthma 401 on CD is now available.

Our acclaimed asthma course is now available on CD in a revised and enhanced edition. Asthma 401 on CD is NAECB matrix-compliant, and intended for asthma educators who cannot attend our live Asthma 401 telecourse.

Asthma 401 on CD

If you are studying for the Asthma Educator-Certification (AE-C) examination, but are unable to attend our live Asthma 401 telecourse, Asthma 401 on CD is the ideal alternative.

Asthma 401 on CD is our self-paced asthma instruction course on audio CD. It follows the same format as our very successful live Asthma 401 course. Eight lectures cover all the topics specified by the NAECB study/knowledge matrix for asthma educators. Lectures are delivered in an unhurried, informal style that is relaxing yet covers all essential material in an easy-to-follow format. You listen to each lecture, or even to part of a lecture, at your own convenience – at home, at work, or even in your car. You learn at your own pace, when you want to, for as long as you want to.

The Asthma 401 on CD package comes complete with all the material you need. Internet access is optional. The package contains:

• 8 audio CDs with 8 lectures
• a seperate data CD containing lecture information, handouts, slides, reprints and reading material
• three textbooks
• two workbooks
• quick-reference chart for Asthma
• 3-ring binder with dividers, for your notes and printed 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 tips and cultural guidelines for health care professionals working with people from other cultures

Workbooks

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

Professional publications

• Environmental Triggers of Asthma
• Associated Conditions of Asthma
• Asthma and the Elderly
• HFA Inhalers (reprint from The Asthma Education Quarterly)
• Asthma Quick-Reference Chart

The binder comes complete with instructions on how to integrate the lectures on CDs with the materials you are required to read in preparation for each topic or unit.

Course content

Asthma 401 on CD is presented through eight lectures, each about one hour in length. The lectures cover the following topics:

• Pathophysiology and Guidelines
• Diagnosis and Monitoring
• Assessment and Differential Diagnoses
• Triggers and Exposure Reduction
• Pharmacotherapy
• Delivery Devices and Action Plans
• Conditions and co-morbidities of asthma
• Teaching the patient with asthma

Each lecture is divided into a number of tracks, one per topic. You can listen to the entire lecture on one sitting, or you can selectively listen to one or more topics. You can replay a topic as often as you need to. Detailed track listings for each CD make it easy to locate the topics or items you want.

What’s missing

With one exception, Asthma 401 on CD is identical to our live Asthma 401 telecourse. The only thing missing from Asthma 401 on CD is the interaction – the questions and answers, and discussions – between instructors and participants which occurs during the live course.

Instructor

Your instructor is Gaynor Govias, one of North America’s leading asthma educators.

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. She was a Director and Vice Chairperson of the National Board, Allergy Asthma Information Association of Canada.

She has provided consulting to North American pharmaceutical companies and training services at national asthma conferences, and has conducted workshops nationally and internationally. She is 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 presentation of workshops to both children and adults. She has over 20 years of experience in designing and administering unique educational programs for a variety of special groups.

She is a frequent contributor to The Asthma Education Quarterly, a magazine for asthma educators, and is the author of numerous publications and reference works for asthma educators. She is also co-author of Asthma Education: Principles and Practice.

For more information

Download the Asthma 401 on CD brochure. Click here to download the brochure. The brochure is in PDF form, viewable using the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download from Adobe's web site (www.adobe.com).

Continuing Education Contact Hours

The Asthma Education Clinic is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider 14165, for 20.4 contact hours.

To Order the Course

Please phone 1-888-ASTHMA6 (278-4626) to order this course, as this course is not available over the internet ordering system.

Course Fee (USD)

Asthma 401 on CD self-paced course package (includes shipping to the USA) - 2-Day Courier Service (to USA, additional fee)

$648 $83

Prices subject to change without notice.