Meeting Information

ClinicalCommittee

San Francisco Asthma Task Force

Clinical Committee Minutes

April 28, 2008

Present:  Gail Herrick, Nan Madden, Peg Strub, Anjali Nath, Stephanie Manfre

1. May 9^th Asthma Network Meeting
   • Anjali requested speakers email slides by FRIDAY. 
   • Peg clarified that Dr. Su will be speaking on differential diagnosis- asthma/COPD
   • Joanne Blessing Moore has been asked to speak about new meds (inhaled steroids, symbicort, advair, HFA’s)

Agenda: 8-8:30 check in/breakfast

              8:30 welcome (Peg)

              8:40-9:40 Dr. Su

              9:45-11 Jennifer Flattery

              11-12:15 Nadine Burke

              12:15-12:45 Lunch

              12:45-2 Joanne Blessing-Moore

              2-3:15 breakouts- spirometry and case studies.  Nan will do pediatric case studies, Peg adult ( Nan has case studies on powerpoint)

·        Currently 38 signed up, including clinical committee. Stephanie will send the email out again tomorrow.

·        Set up= Stephanie, Nan, Gail and Gloria will arrive at 7:30.  Nan will bring copies of the MERCK mini-guidelines. Gloria will bring sign in for CME/CEU, Stephanie will bring sign in for all participants.  

·        Peg and Nan will present full cases b/c of a concern that people may remember partial cases, and not have all the pertinent information.

·        Breakouts- Peg suggests that people rotate between case studies and spirometry.  Andi Marmor will be helping with PFT interpretation.  Jodi, Gail, and Alaina will be doing hands-on spirometry demonstrations.

2. Future Network Meetings
   • Peg mentioned that May is a bad month for meetings, it is the hayfever season, and 7 of the Kaiser staff will have to leave the network meeting at lunch.
   • Meetings once a year may be more useful, but 2x a year could also be okay, if the meetings were held in different months, perhaps March/September.  These questions can be added to the evaluation.  Will also ask how long meetings should be (1/2 day, full day). 
   • October meeting will be held at KP- could potentially get grant to pay for food costs.
   • Marie also suggests that questions be asked of participants about the feedback they have regarding asthma management in schools.  What is occurring from a clinician point of view. 
   • Stephanie pointed out that the CPMC focus groups have brought these ideas up as well with clinicians.  Marie would like focus group findings brought to the ATF- could influence future network meetings.
   • Anjali asks if we could offer to network participants to come observe SFGH asthma clinic.  People could visit on specific days.  Nan agreed with idea.

3. Sustainability

·        Anjali clarified future CAFA funding restrictions re: clinical work.

·        Peg asked what is occurring with website.  Maternal Child Health has R/R hotline and asthma information.  Are people utilizing- we should check in with them.  Dr. Ziering no longer with MCH- DR. Wolf new head- needs a check in re: asthma resources and script for calls.

      4.   Other Updates/Announcements

·        CPMC grant- focus groups/survey portion complete.  Funding need for research analysis

·        Nan’s clinic video being shot next week

·        33 certified asthma educators, Andrea Crosby taking exam on Friday.

·        Nan/Gail/Andrea pulling out of SEHC as of July or August, hoping clinic will stand on its own.

·        Gail is going to Mayo Clinic smoking cessation clinic in June.