Asthma Symposium Resources
Superior HealthPlan's Asthma Symposiums were presented by pediatric and adult asthma specialists. These events took place on November 3, 2018 in Harlingen (co-sponsored by Valley Baptist Medical Center) and December 1, 2018 in El Paso (co-hosted by The Texas Department of State Health Services). These events were held to help to ensure providers have the tools they need to deliver accurate and helpful information to members.
Asthma is the most prevalent, time-consuming and resource-intensive chronic disease in childhood and one of the most common diseases in adults. Despite comprehensive guidelines for care established more than a decade ago, many patients do not receive care that meets quality standards and controls their symptoms. The primary care setting is the front line in the diagnosis and treatment of mild to moderate asthma, with or without underlying pulmonary or atopic disease.
During the symposium, providers gained insight on:
- Guidelines and Evidence-Based Asthma Care in Pediatrics
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma in Adults
- Asthma and Allergy Diagnosis and Management
- Quality Project: URIs in the Emergency Department
- 2018 Asthma Symposium Introduction (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer - Asthma In Children: An Update (PDF)
Humberto A. Hidalgo, M.D. Associate Professor, The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical School - Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma in Adults (PDF)
John R. Holcomb, M.D., Staff Physician, Investigator - Diagnostic Research Group - Asthma and Allergic Disease - Diagnosis and Management (PDF)
Joseph D. Diaz, M.D. FACAAI, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates of South Texas - Reducing Emergency Room Utilization Rates (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer - 2018 Asthma Symposium Wrap-Up and Conclusion (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer
- 2018 Asthma Symposium Introduction (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer - Guidelines and Evidence-Based Asthma Care in Pediatrics (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer - Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma in Adults (PDF)
- Bharat Prakash, M.D., Assistant Professor Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center Transmountain Campus, El Paso
- Reducing ER Visits (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer - Asthma and Allergic Disease, Diagnosis & Management (PDF)
- Luis Antonio Gonzalez, M.D., The Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Office, El Paso
- 2018 Asthma Symposium Wrap-Up and Conclusion (PDF)
Wm Brendle Glomb, M.D., FCCP, FAAP, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Senior Medical Director, Superior HealthPlan and symposium organizer