INHALEarning Education Workgroup

Zoom - Virtual

A bi-weekly meeting between healthcare professionals to discuss educational initiatives related to INHALE. To join the group, please email Brenna at bdressle@med.umich.edu.

Emergency Planning for Children with Asthma and Anaphylaxis

Zoom - Virtual

Respiratory symptoms are common in both asthma and anaphylaxis. It can be a challenge to know whether someone is experiencing an asthma attack or a severe allergic reaction. In this webinar, Alice Hoyt, MD, chief allergist at the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy in Nashville, Tennessee, will discuss how to plan for asthma and anaphylaxis […]

Navigating Healthcare Webinar: How to appeal insurance denials

Zoom - Virtual

Join MI Family to Family Health Information Center (MI F2F) and the Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (Family Center) in our ongoing series: Navigating Healthcare. Getting the health care your child needs can be challenging. Oftentimes parents must learn as they go as they work with medical providers, hospitals, […]

Racism, Housing, and Asthma: A Conversation

Zoom - Virtual

Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) invite you to join a conversation on the connections between racism, housing, and asthma with three of the country’s leading practitioners and researchers in this space: Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH, University of California San […]

Not Everything that Coughs Is Asthma – AAN webinar

Zoom - Virtual

Did you know that coughing is one of the most common reasons people visit a doctor’s office? When coughing persists longer than eight weeks in adults, it’s considered a chronic cough. People with this condition often have uncontrollable coughing episodes and feel the need to cough or have a tickle in their throat beforehand. People […]

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 […]

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 […]