Challenging Cases in Asthma: Optimizing Biologics in Adults (2 of 3)
Program Overview
You have a middle-aged patient with severe, steroid-dependent asthma, multiple atopic comorbidities, and who has failed biologic after biologic for asthma. What do you do? Listen to what this expert, interprofessional panel recommends for collaborative care team management of this case and others that learners have submitted for their discussion.
Allergy/immunology and pulmonology clinicians engaged in the care of patients with asthma.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
Select an appropriate biologic therapy for patients with asthma based on disease severity and phenotype
Integrate the unique roles of the interprofessional care team in the management of comorbidity and quality of life issues in patients with severe and difficult-to-treat asthma
Activity Faculty
Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc
Professor, Medicine Director, Cohen Family NJH Asthma Institute Associate Vice President, Innovation and Industry Relations
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
David M. Lang, MD
Professor, Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Chair, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Rachel DeCosta, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Department of Medicine
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO