Management of Severe Asthma in Canada – Insights from the CASCADE Program

Speaker
Charles Chan, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FACP
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Moderator
Irvin Mayers, MD, FRCPC
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Session Description

CASCADE is the largest Canadian data collection on the management of severe asthma with 78 Specialists enrolled and capturing 503 patients. Key highlights to be presented at the session:

1 – Assess current standard of care in severe asthma management through insights gained from CASCADE Program.

2 – Evaluate the role and further potential of biologic therapy in the management of severe uncontrolled asthma patients.

3 – Uncover opportunities in the current standard of care to improve severe asthma management as identified in CASCADE.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

• Gain insight into the current state of disease management in severe asthma among specialists
• Identify and discuss barriers for doctors and patients to access optimal therapy in severe asthma
• Discuss implications to clinical practice by reviewing data and insights on current severe asthma management among Specialists in Canada

CanMEDS Roles: Collaborator, Communicator, Health Advocate, Medical Expert, Professional

This session is co-developed by the CTS and AstraZeneca & Amgen and is planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.