The AARC Asthma Educator Certification Preparation Course has been assisting RTs and RNs since the NAECB debuted the AE-C examination in 2002. Over 5,000 professionals have benefited from the collection of lectures, self-assessment examinations, and CRCE post-tests based on the content of the NHLBI Expert Panel Reports (EPR).
This course assists clinicians in preparing for the Asthma Educator Certification (AE-C) examination offered by the National Asthma Educator Certification Board (NAECB) and is a general refresher course on asthma care. This course has been updated to reflect the September 2018 detailed content outline published by the NAECB.
This course is approved for 11 CRCE contact hours by the AARC.
- Compare the characteristics of different inhalation devices currently available and define patterns of acceptable inhalation technique for each
- Compare and contrast obstructive and restrictive disease
- Describe how asthma is diagnosed
- Explain current "best" practice of pharmacologic management of asthma
- Analyze current trends in the asthma epidemic
- Identify how asthma presents and its underlying causes
- Identify key skills for asthma educators
- Identify key content areas covered by the National Asthma Education Certification Board (NAECB) examination
- Identify how to assure definitive and reproducible pulmonary function testing results
- Discuss the role of the peak flow meter in the ongoing assessment and monitoring of asthma
- Identify common asthma triggers
- Compare and analyze techniques in the management of asthma triggers
- Identify psychological, social, and cultural factors that affect adherents to asthma therapy
- Discuss the expected self-management goals of asthma therapy, including written asthma action plans
- Identify co-morbid conditions that may impact asthma control
- Describe mechanisms and processes to evaluate an asthma program
- Identify common barriers to effective communication
- Identify various questioning techniques
- Identify the benefits to patient education and the impact of effective patient education on health outcomes
- Identify barriers to effective learning
- Describe strategies and techniques to improve test-taking skills