Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve Healthcare Quality

Improving Care for Children with Asthma

Project Overview:

In April 2006, eleven primary care practice teams in Utah participated in a Learning Collaborative to improve the care they provide to children with asthma.  Practices learned how to implement proven strategies to help patients reduce and prevent asthma symptoms, maintain normal activity levels, optimize pharmacotherapy, and satisfy the patient's and family's expectations regarding asthma care.

Resources:

Presentations
Burden of Asthma in Utah Rebecca Giles
Asthma Care in the Primary Care Office Dave Folland, MD
Basics of Quality Improvement Jenifer Lloyd
Measuring for Improvement and Setting up Your Plan Kristina Marsh and Jenifer Lloyd
Asthma Audit Measures Kristina Marsh
Update on Asthma Care Derek Uchida, MD
Where do we go from here? Jenifer Lloyd
Additional Resources
Utah MedHome Portal (Pediatric Asthma Module)
Project Partners
Utah Department of Health Asthma Program



Project Faculty:

Dave Folland, MD
Derek Uchida, MD
Jan Broadbent, MD
Paul Young, MD
Rebecca Giles, MPH, CHES
Lisa Johnson
Kristina Marsh, MPH, CHES
Jenifer Lloyd, DVM, MSPH

For more information:

Contact Dana Patterson at (801)585-6480 or dana.patterson@hsc.utah.edu.