Beyond the Prescription: the Asthma Patient Journey

Dr. Ken Chapman, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Dr. Kim Lavoie, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, QC

Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• describe the current state of asthma control in Canada
• understand the barriers and opportunities to achieving asthma control
• be aware of the impact of psychological and lifestyle factors on the development and progression of asthma
• know techniques for motivating asthmatic patients to self-manage their disease.

This symposium was co-developed by the CTS and GlaxoSmithKline Inc and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.