Tools for Schools Asthma Education for School Nurses & Practitioners

June 20, 2025

This full day conference will offer professional education and resources to school nurses and practitioners in the southwestern Pennsylvania region on topics including environmental impacts and treatment of asthma, anaphylaxis and available resources. 

Target Audience

RN

Learning Objectives

At conclusion of this activity participants will be able to discuss the prevalence of asthma.

At conclusion of this activity participants will be able to discuss the causes of asthma.

At conclusion of this activity participants will be able to discuss asthma treatment with biologics.

At conclusion of this activity participants will be able to list two affects vaping has on asthma

 At conclusion of this activity participants will be able to describe and recognize an anaphylaxis reaction.

At conclusion of this activity participants will be able to list resources available to share with families of asthma patients.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 5.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/28/2025
Course expires: 
07/04/2025
Event starts: 
06/20/2025 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
06/20/2025 - 3:15pm EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing:

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 5.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 5.25 Attendance
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