Center for Innovation in Chronic Disease Care

Interested in learning more about your asthma and how to manage it? Check out some of these resources – it’s an interactive and fun way to learn more about asthma and learn what other teens are doing.

Additional Resources

• Allergy & Asthma Today (PDF) – Special edition magazine for those who have asthma. On page 6, there is “My Asthma Wish List,” which enables patients to tell a physician more about their asthma and what goals / objectives would be helpful for the visit and outside the clinic.
• Quest for the Code – Explore this online game that integrates asthma education and management into a fun, interactive game.

You want your child to receive the best care so that he or she can be healthy and participate in everyday activities. Learn about what we are doing at the Asthma Innovation Lab, part of the Teen Health Center, to improve your child’s health by testing innovative ideas to empower you and your child to manage asthma. Review additional materials and resources to become more knowledgeable about asthma and ways to manage it.
 

Asthma Educational Resources

• Allergy & Asthma Network for Mothers of Asthmatics – Get answers to questions and learn what other parents are doing to overcome asthma.
• Allergy & Asthma Today (PDF) – Special edition magazine for those who have asthma. On page 6, there is “My Asthma Wish List,” which enables patients to tell a physician more about their asthma and what goals / objectives would be helpful for the visit and outside the clinic.
• National Jewish Health – Look up answers to common questions to make you more comfortable with managing your child’s asthma.
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Read about asthma tips and news headlines and learn about seasonal guides to manage your child’s asthma.
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Learn more about asthma and allergy topics.
• American Lung Association – Find news stories and information about asthma.
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – Obtain basic information about asthma – causes, diagnosis and treatment.
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center – Locate general information about asthma and living with asthma.

Quality Improvement / Pursuing Perfection Initiatives

• New Health Partnerships − Improving Care by Engaging Patients − Discover resources to become more involved in the care decision making process.

Asthma care model: We offer an algorithm for treating an asthma patient.

Asthma Research and Educational Resources

• Allergy & Asthma Today (PDF) – Special edition magazine for those who have asthma. On page 6, there is “My Asthma Wish List,” which enables patients to tell a physician more about their asthma and what goals / objectives would be helpful for the visit and outside the clinic.
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Listen to webcasts and find new research and resources for your patients pertaining to asthma.
• American Association For Respiratory Care – Search a variety of resources for providers and researchers – benchmarking to grant, coding to protocol.
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – View conferences and hot topics related to asthma and allergies.
• American Lung Association – Find out more about clinical and community research projects focused on asthma.
• Association of Asthma Educators – Access information about asthma to increase your knowledge as a provider / researcher.
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – Find information around financial impacts of asthma, clinical trials and research grants.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Access reports, programs, legislation and data relating to asthma.
• National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute Information Center – Explore practice guidelines and reports for asthma and other conditions.
• Ottawa Decision Aid Inventory – Find information about options for care and personal values to complement and facilitate the decision making process for patients and families.

Innovative and Creative Resources

• Creativity Web – Find resources to and insight on igniting creativity and innovation to any setting.

Quality Improvement / Pursuing Perfection Initiatives

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement – IHI’s initiatives related to asthma and other chronic conditions.
• New Health Partnerships – Improving Care by Engaging Patients – Information on collaborating with patients to reach care decisions and empowering patients through self-management techniques.
• Improving Chronic Illness Care – Information on quality improvement and research for chronic conditions.
• Health Care Innovations Exchange – Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, this site provides an information exchange for healthcare professionals (tools, models, successes and learned lessons).
• National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality – Information, conferences and programs related to improving healthcare quality with a focus on children.
• NHS – Institute for Innovation and Improvement – Information about quickly implementing new ideas and technology into care delivery settings.

Provider and Researcher Tools and Presentations

• Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
• Short Form Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18)
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS)
• Usability and Acceptability Survey for Text Message Reminders

Related Departments, Divisions, and Centers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

• James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
• Division of Adolescent Medicine within Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
• Teen Health Center – a multidisciplinary clinic that provides primary care to adolescents
• Chronic Care Innovation Lab: Monthly Project Report (.pdf) – Monthly progress tracking for improvement initiatives in the Asthma Innovation Lab.
• Quality Forum (.pdf)