Treating Pediatric Asthma in an Urban Setting: The latest guidelines, advances, & community efforts

Columbia pediatric specialists have a long history of researching the causes of and treatments for asthma, and partner with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in a robust community health worker program to provide education and support to patient families affected by asthma. In this webinar, our Columbia University Irving Medical Center experts discuss:
- The latest guidelines for management of asthma in young kids and teens
- How these guidelines play out in urban settings
- The innovative community level interventions that help families control their kids’ asthma
- The use of biologicals for severe asthma
Panelists include:
Ramsay Fuleihan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Director, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS
Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Pediatrics
(in Environmental Health Sciences)
Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Division
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Adriana Matiz, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Medical Director, NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Community Health Navigation
Moderated by:
Edith Bracho-Sanchez, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUIMC
Health Journalist, Host of Columbia’s “The Stuff That Matters” Podcast
This webinar is intended only to provide general information. Specific patient or clinical scenarios should be handled by patients’ practitioners based on their professional judgment, the needs of each patient and his/her unique circumstances, resources available where the patient is located, and other factors.