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Cabana MD, Robinson K, Plavin J. Partnering to Improve Pediatric Asthma Quality. Acad Pediatr 2022; 22:S73-S75. [PMID: 35339246 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael D Cabana
- Department of Pediatrics, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MD Cabana), Bronx, NY.
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- Children's Hospital at Montefiore (K Robinson), Bronx, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Vermont (J Plavin), Burlington, Vt
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Tosca MA, Pistorio A, Silvestri M, Marseglia GL, Ciprandi G. The comparison between children and adolescents with asthma provided by the real-world "ControL'Asma" study. J Asthma 2021; 59:1531-1536. [PMID: 34112042 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1941089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Because asthma is a disease that changes over time, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology launched a nationwide study on asthma control (the ControL'Asma study). The intent was to test the hypothesis that children with asthma could present a different pattern compared to adolescents. In the study, we compared children with adolescents in a real-world setting by analyzing the asthma control grade and other asthma-related parameters. METHODS This cross-sectional real-world study included 471 asthmatic children (<age 12) and adolescents (≥age 12), mostly male (n = 326; 69.2%), who were consecutively enrolled at 10 tertiary pediatric allergy clinics. Asthma control level was evaluated according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines, the Childhood Asthma Control Test (cACT) questionnaire for children, and the Asthma Control Test (ACT) questionnaire for adolescents, history, rhinitis comorbidity, allergy, clinical examination, lung function, and perception of asthma symptoms assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). RESULTS There was no difference between the age groups in asthma control as determined by both GINA criteria and the cACT/ACT questionnaires. However, adolescents with asthma had significantly more frequent rhinitis comorbidity (p = 0.02; OR = 2.07) and allergy (p = 0.012; OR = 3.72) than children. Asthma severity, lung function, and symptom perception were not different between age groups. CONCLUSIONS The current study showed that asthma control is not associated with age in young people. Adolescents with asthma did experience rhinitis and allergy more frequently than children. These findings reflect the progressive nature of the allergic phenotype in young patients.
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- Maria Angela Tosca
- Allergy Center, Department of Pediatrics, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Committe, Department of Direction, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Allergy Center, Department of Pediatrics, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Pediatrics Clinic, Pediatrics Department, Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Allergy Clinic, Department of Outpatients, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy
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Bender BG, Simmons B, Konkoly N, Liu AH. The Asthma Toolkit Bootcamp to Improve Rural Primary Care for Pediatric Asthma. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2021; 9:3091-3097.e1. [PMID: 33864928 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with asthma living in rural areas receive most of their care from primary care providers who have variable knowledge of evidence-based guideline management. OBJECTIVE To test the capacity of the Asthma Toolkit Bootcamp program to improve primary care provider guidelines adherence and reduce health care utilization in rural children with asthma. METHODS The Asthma Toolkit Bootcamp program provided intensive training in National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines-based asthma care, evaluated within a RE-AIM implementation science framework. All primary care practices serving pediatric patients in rural La Plata County, Colorado, received (1) online instruction, (2) full-day training, and (3) follow-up, in-practice training 1 month later. Training focused on spirometry use, severity and control assessment, medication management, asthma action plan utilization, and adoption of a standardized visit protocol. RESULTS RE-AIM evaluation determined successful enrollment of practices in La Plata County (Reach) and provider uptake of evidence-based practices including spirometry (Adoption). Pediatric asthma patients receiving spirometry increased from 22% pretraining to 86% posttraining; severity assessment from 47% to 88%; and action plans from 40% to 86%. Significant improvements in health care utilization were observed among trained practices including a 10% decrease in emergency department visits, 35% decrease in hospital admissions, and 29% decrease in oral corticosteroid prescriptions (Effectiveness). Comparison practices showed no significant reductions in health care utilization. Participating providers reported that having the training in their own community, intense practice, a team-based approach, and cost-free materials including the spirometer and patient education materials were particularly helpful. CONCLUSIONS The Asthma Toolkit Bootcamp improved pediatric asthma care given by rural providers and reduced health care utilization among their patients.
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- Bruce G Bender
- Center for Health Promotion, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo.
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- Center for Health Promotion, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo
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- Breathing Institute, Section of Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, National Jewish Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colo
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Wasserman RC, Fiks AG. The Future(s) of Pediatric Primary Care. Acad Pediatr 2021; 21:414-424. [PMID: 33130066 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pediatric primary care (PPC) arose in the early 20th century as the fusion of acute and chronic pediatric illness care with preventive elements borrowed from public and maternal and child health. Well-established and thriving by the 1930s, PPC saw major changes in childhood morbidity and mortality in the latter half of the 20th century with the recognition of the "new morbidity" of school, behavior, and social problems. At the same time, PPC experienced changes in its workforce, which became increasingly female and added nurse practitioners and physician assistants as practitioners. Independent practice, previously the dominant business model, decreased in prominence at the end of the 20th century as health systems bought practices and other sites morphed into federally qualified health centers. In the present century, electronic health records (EHRs) have brought profound changes in PPC workflows and practitioner experience. In addition, disruptive market competition such as retail clinics and corporate telemedicine providers coupled with changes in health insurance from fee-for-service to value-based payment further challenge the care model and economics of PPC. Finally, recognition of family social circumstances as major determinants of children's health presents another challenge to the status quo. As such, although one PPC future may resemble its present state, a more innovative future is likely to include clinics and practices more oriented toward and linked to communities and directed at the social determinants of health. In addition, the rise in physical, behavioral, and social problems in practice call for a growing focus on wellness, including sleep, nutrition, and activity, that promises to reorient the PPC future in productive new directions. The half-way technology of current EHR systems will ideally be spun into electronic hubs that facilitate teamwork between PPC, specialists, and community groups. Research and practice improvement strategies including involvement in "learning health systems" will be critical to making PPC effective in an evolving society. Although threatened by 21st century forces and hard-to-anticipate change, PPC is ideally positioned to build upon its core functions to create multidisciplinary teams that reach into the community, promoting a holistic wellness for children consistent with the broadest definition of health.
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- Richard C Wasserman
- Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont (RC Wasserman), Charlotte, Vt.
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, and the Possibilities Project, Roberts Center for Pediatric Research (AG Fiks), Philadelphia, Pa
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Pestka DL, Sorensen TD. Evaluating the Experience of Organizations Implementing Medication Management Services Using a Variety of Implementation Strategies. Innov Pharm 2021; 12. [PMID: 34007678 PMCID: PMC8102971 DOI: 10.24926/iip.v12i1.3610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate the experience of organizations who participated in a medication management learning collaborative and their perceptions of the different implementation strategies that were employed. Methods: Using a utilization-focused evaluation approach, qualitative interviews were conducted with former participants (clinicians, managers, or other key stakeholders) of medication management learning collaboratives organized and delivered by Alliance for Integrated Medication Management (AIMM). The purpose of the learning collaboratives was to provide structure and facilitation to accelerate the implementation of medication management services. One-on-one semi-structured interviews were carried out with a lead member of 11 different organizations that participated in an AIMM collaborative about their experience in the collaborative and the different implementation strategies that were used. Results: Three themes emerged: (1) perspectives on the implementation strategies, (2) external facilitators, and (3) additional benefits of being in the collaborative. Certain implementation strategies used by AIMM, such as coaching, were considered beneficial by almost everyone while other strategies, such as webinars, had mixed opinions. Participants also highlighted the importance of external facilitators, like dedicated time to work on implementation strategies, as well as the additional benefits like the professional development that comes from being in a learning collaborative and learning different implementation strategies. Conclusion: Implementation strategies may help accelerate the adoption and expansion of medication management services within and across organizations. The results of this evaluation shed light on the experiences of different organizations using select implementation strategies in their medication management implementation efforts. The perspectives of participants in this study may help other organizations in selecting and developing similar implementation strategies.
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- Deborah L Pestka
- Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota
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Gale R. A Statewide Approach To Improving Child Health And Health Care. Health Aff (Millwood) 2020; 39:1672-1676. [DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Rebecca Gale
- This article is part of a series on transforming health systems published with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See . Rebecca Gale is a journalist and writer based in Chevy Chase, Maryland
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Licari A, Ciprandi G, Marseglia GL, Silvestri M, Tosca MA, Anastasio E, Brambilla I, Caffarelli C, Castagnoli R, Chini L, Ciprandi R, De Vittori V, Duse M, Di Cicco ME, Indinnimeo L, Kantar A, Leone M, Marinelli G, Moschese V, Olcese R, Peroni DG, Pistorio A, Salmaso C, Zicari AM. Asthma in children and adolescents: the ControL'Asma project. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2020; 91:e2020002. [PMID: 33004772 PMCID: PMC8023065 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v91i11-s.10295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The control of asthma is the objective of asthma management. However, it is difficult to obtain in clinical practice. The Italian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology promoted the nationwide project "ControL'Asma" to investigate the real situation in a group of children and adolescents with asthma. The preliminary outcomes demonstrated that many asthmatic subjects do not achieve adequate asthma control. Moreover, asthma in Italian children and adolescents was usually more frequent in males, had an early onset and allergic phenotype with very frequent rhinitis comorbidity, uncontrolled and partly controlled asthma affected about the half of subjects. However, this project suggested that the assessment of asthma symptom perception by VAS could be a reliable tool in the asthma management.
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- Amelia Licari
- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, Allergy Clinic, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy.
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- Pediatric Clinic Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Pediatrics Unit, University"Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Paediatric Immunopathology and Allergology Unit, Tor Vergata University Hospital, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Cystic Fibrosis Center, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini-Ospedale Pediatrico, Genoa, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Division, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, St. Chiara University Hospital, Pisa, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Department of Pediatrics and NPI, University of Roma Sapienza, Rome, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Cough and Asthma Center, Istituti Ospedalieri Bergamaschi, University and Research Hospitals, Bergamo, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Maternal and Infantile Department of Pediatrics ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Milano, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatria, Università di Genova; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Allergology and Immunology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Allergy Center, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Pediatric Allergy Center, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; “ControL’Asma” Study Group.
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Ciprandi G, Marseglia GL, Ricciardolo FLM, Tosca MA. Pragmatic Markers in the Management of Asthma: A Real-World-Based Approach. CHILDREN-BASEL 2020; 7:children7050048. [PMID: 32443418 PMCID: PMC7278574 DOI: 10.3390/children7050048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bronchial hyperreactivity, reversible airflow limitation and chronic airway inflammation characterize asthma pathophysiology. Personalized medicine, i.e., a tailored management approach, is appropriate for asthma management and is based on the identification of peculiar phenotypes and endotypes. Biomarkers are necessary for defining phenotypes and endotypes. Several biomarkers have been described in asthma, but most of them are experimental and/or not commonly available. The current paper will, therefore, present pragmatic biomarkers useful for asthma management that are available in daily clinical practice. In this regard, eosinophil assessment and serum allergen-specific IgE assay are the most reliable biomarkers. Lung function, mainly concerning forced expiratory flow at 25-755 of vital capacity (FEF25-75), and nasal cytology may be envisaged as ancillary biomarkers in asthma management. In conclusion, biomarkers have clinical relevance in asthma concerning both the endotype definition and the personalization of the therapy.
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- Giorgio Ciprandi
- Allergy Clinic, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Via P. Boselli 5, 16146 Genoa, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, 10043 Turin, Italy;
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- Pediatric Allergy Center, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16100 Genoa, Italy;
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