Asthma ECHO

4th Thursday of each month - 12 p.m. -1 p.m. 

October 2025 - June 2026

SIU Asthma ECHO aims to improve asthma management for patients by providing healthcare providers, administrators, and executives insights on reducing hospital admissions and readmissions for Asthma and creating a network of providers in the region working together to improve care for patients with Asthma.

Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a movement to demonopolize knowledge and amplify the capacity to provide best-practice care for underserved people all over the world through three tenets:

  1. Multipoint video conferencing
  2. Best practices protocol
  3. Case-based learning

Goals of Asthma ECHO

  • To master clinically essential topics that will enhance the practitioner’s ability to identify and establish a care plan for Asthma patients accurately and more effectively control asthma; and
  • To better build professional healthcare teams that implement asthma strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality, address social determinants of health and improve linkage and coordination of care and environmental policies.

Asthma Specialty Team

  • Brent VanHam, MS, RN, CRC, CADC - Center for Rural Health and Social Services Department
  • Rachel Rahman, MD - Assistant Professor Family and Community Medicine
  • Katelyn Reed - Department of Pediatrics
  • Kaye Barnes, Program Services Specialist

Asthma Curriculum Outline 2025 - 2026

  • October 30, 2025: Introduction to the CDC's EXHALE Strategies
  • November 20, 2025: Asthma Pathology: How Asthma Affects the Body
  • December 18, 2025: Asthma Attack: Emergency Response and Linkage to Care
  • January 22. 2026: Home Visits: Trigger Reduction and Asthma Self-Management Education
  • February 26, 2026: Changing Seasons: Asthma Management, Pollen, Dust Wildfires, and Campfires
  • March 26. 2026: Sick Days: Asthma Management During Viral and Bacterial Infections
  • April 23, 2026: Asthma in Children: Treatment Planning for Schools and Sports
  • May 28, 2026: Asthma Medications: Controls, Rescue, and New Medications
  • June 25, 2026: Asthma Advocacy

Continuing Education

CONTINUTING EDUCATION: As a participant, you will you will have access to 10 (1 hour) sessions at no cost to you or your organization. Each session will include a short didactic on a specific topic related to asthma, a case presentation, and a discussion and recommendations on the case. The number of credits is dependent on the number of sessions attended. ACCREDITATION: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Illinois Department of Public Health. The SIU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical for physicians. 

CREDIT: The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with their participation in the activity. SIU School of Medicine is preapproved as a continuing nursing education provider according to Section 1300.130, subsection c), 1), B) and P) of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Nurse Practice Act. Nurses may receive a maximum of 1.0 contact hour for completing each session. SIU School of Medicine is a licensed provider for continuing education for nursing home administrators (license #139-000027), social workers (license #159-000106), clinical psychologists (license # 268-000008), professional counselors/clinical counselors (license number 197-000073), and dietitians/nutrition counselors (license #199.000121). This program offers a maximum of 1 CE hour (per session attended).

Questions? Contact our ECHO team. Once registered, you’ll receive a welcome packet from the SIU ECHO team