Detroit: Our Environment, Our Health (Part II: Air)

Zoom - Virtual

A panel of Detroiters will speak about the risks and solutions around the air in the city. This webinar, moderated by Planet Detroit editor and founder Nina Ignaczak, is the second in a series examining how the health of Detroit's residents is dictated by the neighborhoods that people call home. Pre-register with the link below.

Parent Connect Call: CSHCS Coverage Expansion to age 26

Zoom - Virtual

Children’s Special Health Care Services is pleased to share that eligibility for the program has been expanded to age 26. Please join us as we invite Kristie Brandell from Children's Special HealthCare Services to speak on the expansion of coverage and what this means. There will be time after the presentation for Q & A. […]

Asthma Basics Workshop – American Lung Association

Zoom - Virtual

The American Lung Association's Asthma Basics program is now being offered as a live, virtual workshop. The program is ideal for frontline healthcare professionals, such as school nurses or community health workers, as well as individuals with asthma, parents of children with asthma, and co-workers, friends and family who want to learn more about asthma. […]

Biomarker-driven Drug Development for Allergic Diseases and Asthma – Public Workshop

Zoom - Virtual

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a 1-day public workshop, regarding development and use of biomarkers in the regulation of allergenics to treat respiratory and food allergies. This public workshop is intended to be a forum for the exchange of information and perspectives among regulators and academic investigators on the use of biomarkers […]

Lung Learning Lab – Topic: Biologics in Severe Asthma – Dr. Lugogo

Zoom - Virtual

Dr. Njira Lugogo, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, is the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine's Asthma Program Director at University of Michigan. She formerly served as the Medical Director of the Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center and Director of the Asthma Clinical Trials Group and Pulmonary Clinical Research Unit. She joined UofM’s […]

How air pollution impacts our brains – Harvard

Zoom - Virtual

The air we breathe has a direct impact on our brain. Mounting evidence links air pollution exposure to increased risk for cognitive decline and neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Poor air quality — both indoors and outdoors — also profoundly impacts our mental health, increasing risk for anxiety and depression. With the World Health […]

Save the Date! Preregister for the 2024 GOLD International COPD Conference

Join in person or online for the ninth annual GOLD International COPD Conference. This two-day, comprehensive educational meeting will provide the latest strategies and guidelines for the treatment and management of COPD. The GOLD International COPD Conference is hosted by the Temple Lung Center (TLC), in collaboration with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung […]

Social Determinants of Health: Find Yourself in the Fight with Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall

Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room, 100 Washtenaw Ave

Join the College of Pharmacy as they welcome Dr. Freda Lewis Hall, who will discuss her years of experience in addressing the social determinants of heatlh, and the many ways that people can get involved to close the health gap. Reception and light refreshments to follow. Pre-register using the link below for this in-person event. […]

What Parents Need to Know About the Allergic March – AAFA Webinar

Zoom - Virtual

Do you know about the allergic march? This is the name for the natural history of allergic diseases. This refers to how allergic diseases progress in a person over time. It usually starts in infants as dry skin. It can then progress during childhood to eczema (atopic dermatitis), food allergy, nasal allergies, and asthma. John […]

Weatherization’s Effects on Pediatric Asthma: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Zoom - Virtual

Learn about— Maximizing impact with limited funds by partnering with such programs as weatherization, whose primary interventions (i.e., air sealing and insulating homes) are not common in asthma home visiting but may be widely beneficial for asthma. Evidence from an important natural experiment in Kansas City, Missouri, on the effects of weatherization and improved thermal […]

March PO Monthly Call

Zoom - Virtual

A monthly zoom call with physician organizations discussing INHALE related updates. To be added to this call, please contact April or Sean at inhale-support@med.umich.edu.

Lunch and Learn: Assisting Patients with Tobacco Dependence

Zoom - Virtual

Objectives of Session Describe the consequences of tobacco use and asthma Review medications for treating tobacco dependence Discuss behavioral recommendations to assist patients with tobacco dependence For those who are not members of the American Asthma Educators there is a $15 fee to attend. Pre-registration is required.