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.
With your purchase of the Asthma Educator Certification Prep Course, you will receive access to two free courses:
EPA: Indoor Asthma Triggers and the Respiratory Therapist
EPA: Allergy Skin Testing and Smoking Cessation-theExpanded Role of the Respiratory Therapist
To access the two free courses, you will need to register with the free access code EPAFREE.
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
- Describe key content areas covered by the NAECB AE-C examination
- Identify key skills for asthma educators
- Describe the difference between obstructive and restrictive disease
- Explain how to assure definitive and reproducible pulmonary function testing results
- Discuss the pitfalls of communication
- Explain various questioning techniques
- Explain current "best" practice of pharmacologic management of asthma
- Compare the characteristics of different inhalation devices currently available and define patterns of acceptable inhalation technique for each
- Explain the rationale/role and value of patient education
- Identify barriers to effective learning
- Describe strategies and techniques to improve test-taking techniques